
Sophie von der Heyden
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Sophie von der Heyden
@vonderHeydenlab
Molecular Ecologist working on #Africa #marine #freshwater #biodiversity #genomics #conservation #eDNA #seagrass #capacitybuilding @ProjectSeaStore ScienceMum!


Wow, seeing my photo in the cover of @Nature is something else!

First day in the office as Director of ACDI - African Climate and Development Initiative @ACDI_UCT - looking forward to this new chapter; urgent work that requires building relations and systemic understanding @AXAResearchFund @UCT_news @HomewardBound16 @cdknetwork

@NWU_WRG students did not only dominate in numbers but also at winning prices @SASAqS_society gala dinner. Congrats to all the winners, especially to @KatieMWatson_ & Bianca Boshoff on winning the best presentation and poster. @NWU_UESM @NicoJSmit1 @WepenerVictor @vonderHeydenlab

Fantastic day @SASAqS_society with the @vonderHeydenlab! 🌱 great feedback on my seagrass restoration work as part of @ProjectSeaStore! @bio_za #teamseagrass #seagrassrestoration

SOUTH AFRICA health minister banned doggy style during sex says the style causes cancer and stroke.



Beginning with thanks to her colleagues💙, Dr Sophie von der Heyden talked about her big #eDNA survey on marine biodiversity in South Africa #edna2023japan








Let's go gigging... If you could've only chosen one of these gigs to attend 25 years ago which would you have gone to?

We're honoured to work with some of the world's leading eDNA, climate & microbiology experts who guide the @UNESCO eDNA expeditions across 25 marine #WorldHeritage sites & help ensure we make available the latest science & innovation

A slight departure from fire and savanna ecology, here's our paper on African Penguins. Investigating the changes in potential nesting habitats off the coast of Southern Africa over the last 22 000 years @ClimateSchoolSU @vonderHeydenlab @MatiesResearch tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.298…

The very first Pulp album, It, turns 40 today!!! 40 years ago, pulp released their first material at Red Rhino, and the rest is history... 🎉🎉🎉 #pulp2023

Losing another giant in the field and good friend… sad…

Disentangling population structure in marine species go.nature.com/3UGc3mY #JournalClub by @vonderHeydenlab @StellenboschUni #PopulationGenetics #PopGen








