Tag: eDNA society

  • Webinar: eDNA Women in Ocean Science

    The next free SeDNAs webinar will be all about Women in Ocean Science. We have 2 great speakers, Dr Miwa Takahashi (CSIRO / IMOS) and Dr Lara Denis Roy (UTAS) who will be talking about their research. Miwa will talk about the newly launched IMOS eDNA facility, while Lara will be discussing her Australia-wide comparison…

  • SeDNAs webinars are back!

    Great news! We are restarting our eDNA webinar series this year to share excitin new research with the eDNA community. Webinars are free and open to everyone, more information on how to attend can be found in the link below Our first webinar is by Josh Koh (DCCEEW): Explainable Multimodal Machine Learning Using Combined environmental…

  • Membership renewals

    Membership renewals for the 2025-2026 financial year are coming up. Keep an eye on your inbox and our social media for more information. Membership is open to anyone who is interested in helping create a vibrant eDNA community in our region, wants to stay up to date with the latest eDNA news, and would like…

  • Australian workshop: DNA Barcodes for the Top End

    A SeDNAs supported Workshop to Unlock the Potential of DNA-Based Monitoring in the Northern Territory Date: Thursday, 6 June 2024Venue: The Museum and Art Gallery of the Northern Territory, AuditoriumTime: 9 am – 5 pm Registration: Free! Register here Overview:This workshop aims to prioritize the DNA barcodes needed to fully realize the benefits of DNA-based…

  • Towards standardized molecular biodiversity monitoring: Topical Issue in Metabarcoding & Metagenomics

    A new topical issue in the journal Metabarcoding and Metagenomics is looking for submissions of relevant research. The issue focusses on eDNA method standardisation and is looking for research on topics such as standardisation concepts, QA/QC, evidence where standards help or hinder biodiversity monitoring, etc. The editors are interested in including work from AUS /…

  • 2nd Australia / New Zealand eDNA conference

    We are excited to announce the 2nd eDNA conference will take place in Wellington (NZ) in February 2025! The conference will be organised by the Southern eDNA Society. The organising committee has started preparation for what will undoubtedly be another an engaging event that will bring together practitioners and end-users to discuss all things eDNA.…

  • Job opportunity: Lecturer (Genetics / Evolutionary Biology) La Trobe University

    La Trobe University (Melbourne) has an open position for a Lecture in Genetics / Evolutionary Biology. Details below or via this link. The Department of Environment and Genetics at La Trobe University is seeking a highly motivated and qualified lecturer (Teaching and Research, Level B) for a continuing position to teach into the areas of…

  • Job opportunity in New Zealand: Environmental DNA Senior Scientist

    Great job opportunity for eDNA/molecular scientists at the Cawthron Institute in New Zealand. Cawthron is hiring! Cawthron Institute is looking for an environmental DNA (eDNA) Senior Scientist to join their awesome molecular surveillance team at the Cawthron Institute in beautiful sunny Nelson – top of the South Island, Aotearoa New Zealand. The role will involve…

  • Appointment SeDNAs board members

    Hello SeDNAs members, We are excited to announce the appointment of SeDNAs inaugural Board members! Congratulations to: There were 18 nominations to fill 8 board spots. Of the 143 current members we had 89 members vote in the Board election. We are pleased to be able to create this competitive process, but of course it…

  • Register for membership now!

    Please join us on our mission to foster the adoption of eDNA across Australia and New Zealand! We are a newly formed society and we welcome you. We want to promote eDNA excellence through collaboration between science, industry and community groups, to advance methods for government, private and community sectors. Membership Benefits – why join…