https://www.oceanexpert.org/expert/46152

ORCID : 0000-0002-4131-9312

PhD

Research

Biological Oceanography, Marine Ecology
eDNA
Marine Biotechnology, Marine Products
Molecular Biology
Policy, Law, Economics, Management

Arctic Ocean
Indian Ocean
South Pacific Ocean
Southern Ocean

I am a marine ecologist who works on showcasing how genomic tools can be scaled and integrated in the day-to-day operations of conservation and fisheries managers to enable rapid and robust monitoring of ocean health. A focus of my work is to provide evidence-based science on how environmental DNA (eDNA) and genomic observations can become standard monitoring tools for marine ecosystem conservation.

 I am currently collaborating with the Australian Government to optimize the scalability and effectiveness of eDNA biomonitoring in marine parks and Commonwealth waters to offer near real-time insights. Utilizing a multidisciplinary research approach, I synthesize data into practical information, bridging the fields of microbiology, biogeochemistry and marine ecology in coastal and open oceanic environments ranging from tropical to temperate and polar environments. I am passionate about operationalizing field work, democratizing science and capacity building in and around the Indian Ocean rim.

 I am a Science Committee Member of the Sustained Indian Ocean Biogeochemistry and Ecosystem Research programme (SIBER), representative at the Australian Marine Science Association (AMSA) for the IIOE-2 committee, and one of the founders of the Indian Ocean Early Career network in 2015 (IIOE-2 ECSN).

Dutch
English

https://www.minderoo.org/oceanomics/