Academic and Research Staff
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Ros Gloag
Senior Lecturer I undertook my PhD (Zoology) at the University of Oxford investigating the evolutionary ecology of parasitic birds. I followed this with short postdocs at Oxford and the Australian National University, also working on avian ecology and evolution.
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Nadine Chapman
I am passionate about bees and working with the beekeeping industry on applied projects. I co-lead Plan Bee, Australia’s honey bee genetic improvement program, bringing modern animal breeding methods to the beekeeping industry so that we can have healthier more productive bees, which is imperative for a sustainable honey bee industry and the more than…
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Emily Remnant
I am a geneticist and evolutionary biologist investigating how insects respond to changes in their environment. I use genetics and genomics to study genes involved in resistance to chemical insecticides, and to investigate the impact of viral diseases on beneficial insects like honey bees. I use laboratory and bioinformatics techniques including next generation sequencing, metagenomics,…
Postgraduate Research Students
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James Damayo
James is a PhD candidate, under the supervision of Emily Remnant and Alyson Ashe. His PhD project focuses on using RNA interference (RNAi) to identify the host specificity of replicating viruses in the parasitic mite Varroa destructor, and its honey bee host, Apis mellifera. He also is investigating the molecular mechanisms of Varroa destructor’s antiviral…
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Rebecca McKee
Rebecca is a PhD student supervised by Dr. Emily Remnant and Assoc. Prof. Alyson Ashe. She completed her Honours project in 2022 with the BEE Lab, characterising the miRNAs (short RNA regulators of gene expression) of Varroa destructor, an ectoparasitic mite of the western honey bee (Apis mellifera) and a major threat to honey bee…
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Elizabeth Cansdale
Elizabeth studied for her undergraduate degree a Bachelor of Science, majoring in Microbiology at the University of New South Wales. She has also spent time working in molecular diagnostics, sustainable land management, and urban spatial analysis. She is currently studying for a Master of Environment and Agriculture, doing a research placement under the supervision of…
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Genevieve Law
I am interested in the evolution and speciation of bees, particularly stingless bees (Apidae: Meliponini), which are native to Australia and are important ecological and agricultural pollinators. In my honours project (2022) and now my PhD (started July 2023) with the BEE lab, I am investigating whether the theory of mitonuclear coevolution can help explain…
Honours and Undergraduate Research Students
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Shelley Young
Shelley is a 2024 Honours student under the supervision of Dr Emily Remnant and Dr Alyson Ashe. Her project is investigating the role of small RNAs (siRNAs and miRNAs) in honey bee immune regulation during viral infections of deformed wing virus (genotypes A and B) or black queen cell virus.
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Rui Shi
Rui is an Undergraduate Honours student under the supervision of Emily Remnant and Thomas White. Her project investigates the potential resistance of Small Hive Beetle to insecticide (Fipronil).
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Charlotte Ling
Charlotte is an undergraduate honours student under the supervision of Dr Ros Gloag. She is investigating the ecological dynamics and behavioural responses between stingless bees (Tetragonula carbonaria) and their associated mites.
BEE Lab HDR Alumni
- Inez Vlasich-Brennan, 2023. Thermal biology of Australian native stingless bees (Tetragonula sp.).
- Thomas Hagan, 2022. Evolution and ecology of invasive honey bees.
- Francisco Garcia Bulle Bueno, 2021. Native bees as alternative crop pollinators: Reproductive behaviour of Tetragonula carbonaria.
- Amanda Norton, 2021. Disentangling the Relationship Between Deformed wing virus, the Honey Bee Host (Apis mellifera) and the Viral Vector, the Ectoparasitic Mite Varroa destructor.