Tag: science

  • PISCeS III Conference – Pathway to Increasing standards and competency of eDNA Surveys

    The international conference “Pathway to Increase Standards and Competency of eDNA Surveys” (PISCeS) is being held once again at the University of Guelph between June 15 and 17, 2026, with a reception on the evening of June 14th. Academia, regulators, industry, NGO’s, and Indigenous partners are invited to join in a discussion on public policy,…

  • Connecting Currents: Building Global Collaboration Across eDNA Societies

    This webinar will bring together leaders from emerging eDNA societies—including SeDNA, the Japanese eDNA Society, the emerging EU eOmics initiative and the MTS eDNA Committee—for a conversation about shared goals, regional perspectives, and opportunities for collaboration. Speakers include Anastasija Zaiko (Sequench + SeDNAs president), Hiroki Yamanaka (Ryukoku University), Merhad Hajibabaei (University of Guelph), and Florian…

  • Call for abstracts: International Coral Reef Symposium

    Get ready for the International Coral Reef Symposium in Auckland—now less than ten months away. Our session, “eDNA as a monitoring tool in coral reef environments,” forms part of Theme 5 on large-scale reef monitoring and assessment. We welcome presentations showcasing how eDNA and eRNA can advance biodiversity surveys, species detection (including nuisance, indicator, and…

  • Job opportunity: eDNA Data Specialist

    An exciting job opportunity has opened up to work with CSIRO. Link to full job description. Applications close November 30th 2025. Summary: Description: Environmental DNA (eDNA) is an exciting frontier, changing the way we explore, measure and understand our oceans. But, to have maximum effect, Australia’s marine eDNA data will need to be accessible and…

  • PhD opportunity: Pushing the limits of eDNA in deep-sea environments

    We’re looking for a motivated student to join the The University of Western Australia OceanOmics Centre (UWA Oceans Institute) for a PhD focused on pushing the limits of eDNA in deep-sea environments. This project will identify and fill critical gaps in reference genomic data, then use these insights to develop and validate #deepsea specific metabarcoding…

  • 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…

  • PhD opportunity: Developing practical eDNA methods for estuarine ecosystems

    An exciting PhD opportunity for domestic or international students is available in a joint project with Southern Cross University and the NSW Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development (Fisheries). The project will investigate how eDNA metabarcoding methods can be improved to better understand estuarine health and how they can inform management agencies about the…

  • PhD opportunity: Insects as Recorders of Biodiversity and Reservoirs of Disease

    PhD: Insects as Recorders of Biodiversity and Reservoirs of Disease: Using metagenomics to study wildlife and disease risk on northern Australian islands Charles Darwin University (CDU) is offering an exciting PhD project aligned with two distinctive research programs on the biosecurity of northern Australia and the biodiversity of offshore islands. The PhD will use cutting-edge…

  • Webinar recording: Josh Koh – Machine Learning

    The recording of the latest SeDNAs webinar with Josh Koh (DCCEEW): Explainable Multimodal Machine Learning Using Combined environmental DNA and Biogeographic Features for Ecosystem Biomonitoring is now freely available to watch. Link to the recording here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JITVFaY7siw The next webinar will feature Lara Denis-Roy and Maarten De Brauwer and is scheduled on Friday 21st November…

  • Job opportunities: 2 Postdoctoral Fellowships at CSIRO

    CSIRO, Australia’s national science agency, is currently recruiting two eDNA Postdoctoral Fellows. Applications close on October 5th. More information and links below. CSIRO Postdoctoral Fellowship in eDNA Modelling: CSIRO Postdoctoral Fellowship in experimental eDNA: