Dr Marina Alexander

The Epigenetic Time Machine has officially launched! Out today in Nature Communications - our chromatin profiles from century-old FIXED specimens! nature.com/articles/s4146… A game-changer for museums! @erin_e_hahn @mralexandervir @c_frere @NicolaEKent

Unfortunately, #avianinfluenza has been found in wandering albatross on South Georgia. We're working closely with @GovSGSSI. HPAI H5N1 has so far been confirmed in elephant and fur seals, brown skuas, kelp gulls and Antarctic terns. Here's the latest ⬇️ bas.ac.uk/media-post/avi…

A century of species response data is sitting at our fingertips preserved in🫙#museum specimens around the world. My new work w/ @HolleleyClare @mralexandervir @c_frere & co demonstrates #chromatin profiling in specimens as old as 1905! bit.ly/43YRRjb @CSIRO @AEpiA

We're delighted to share that Professor Brett Sutton has been appointed our new Director of Health and Biosecurity. Brett joins us from his current role as @VictorianCHO where he has provided expert advice on the health and wellbeing of Victorians. More: csiro.au/en/news/All/Ne…

📢 Come join my team at @CSIRO and help build tools for sampling DNA from the air! We're looking for an enthusiastic technician with experience with DNA extractions, sequencing and qPCR. 🧬 Location: Canberra, AUS Open to AUS/NZ citizens/PR Apply: bit.ly/3opnKD1