Events Join us today on the Livestream: Conservation on the Move! Today, Wednesday 22nd July at 6 pm AWST (11 am GMT), Ana and Nuno Queiroz (CIBIO, Universidade do Porto) with be having a live chat about their global collaborations to unravel marine megafauna movement.
Publications New paper on the future distribution of sharks around Australia Our new research on ‘Future Distribution of Suitable Habitat for Pelagic Sharks in Australia Under Climate Change Models’ has just been published in Frontiers in Marine Science. In this study led by Charlotte Birkmanis, we predicted where pelagic sharks are likely to occur in Australian waters under
Lab Updates Meet Sequeira Lab’s newest addition! Jessica Pearce has joined the Sequeira Lab to do her Masters Degree investigating shark evolution using novel genomic technologies in collaboration with Dr Matthew Fraser from UWA Oceans Institute and Assoc Prof Parwinder Kaur, Director of DNA Zoo Australia. Jessica will be sequencing the tiger shark genome and conducting a
Events Join Sequeira Lab members in a ‘Shark Tales’ Livestream tomorrow! Do you need a change from your isolation routine? Want to know more about life as a shark scientist and what it’s like to do research in the field? Well, you are in luck! The UWA Oceans Institute is hosting a livestream to bring science, education and entertainment to
Events Charlotte is competing at FameLab 2020! What do oceanic sharks, toilet paper, and stethoscopes have in common? Find out by watching our own Charlotte Birkmanis presenting in FameLab 2020! FameLab is an international science communication competition that inspires people to see the world in a new way by encouraging theatrical explanations of scientific concepts. Usually 3-minute
Publications Suitable pelagic shark habitat in Australia is mostly unprotected Sequeira Lab’s first research paper for 2020 is out on the March issue of Global Ecology and Conservation. In this paper, led by Charlotte Birkmanis
Awards We are excited to announce Ana is a Pew Fellow 2020! Ana is one of only eight researchers named to be a 2020 Pew Marine Fellow to tackle the ocean grand-challenges and develop tools to strengthen marine conservation. Through the award of the Pew Fellowship, Ana will step up her research and focus on identifying global hotspots for marine megafauna. This
Publications News&Views piece just published in Nature In the News&Views article just published in Nature, Ana writes about the ‘hot-off-the-press’ study led Hindell and Reisinger ...
Lab Updates The Sequeira Lab is hiring! We are excited to announce we are looking for a new member to join our team!
Lab Updates The Sequeira Lab has a new member! Michelle VanCompernolle will be working on an exciting project in the Galapagos Islands
Collaborations Collaborators from Europe visited Sequeira Lab! The Physicists Dr Victor Eguíluz and Dr Jorge Rodríguez (based in Spain and Italy, respectively) have just came to SequeiraLab for a short visit and to work with Dr Ana Sequeira and Dr Malcolm O’Toole.
Events Our PhD candidates present their research on beautiful Rottnest Island! Hannah Calich, Lucy Arrowsmith, and Megan Meyers had the opportunity to attend the UWA Oceans Graduate School (OGS) Rottnest Island retreat.
Lab Updates Collaboration & Conservation: two key pillars of the Lab in 2019 The Sequeira Lab has been up to a lot throughout 2019!
Field Work Megan travels to Indonesia: a trip to Saleh Bay In October, Megan took a trip to the remote village of Labuhan Jambu on the island of Sumbawa, Indonesia.
Lab Updates The Lab went on a “Weekend Getaway” The team at Sequeira Lab, along with three furry companions (dogs), took off for a lab weekend.
Lab Updates Charlotte has taken her Fresh Science to the pub! Charlotte Birkmanis wowed the crowd at Perth’s Fresh Science event, presenting her research in under a minute—with a sparkler as the timer.
Collaborations Sequeira Lab at OceanObs’19 Dr Ana Sequeira and Dr Malcolm O’Toole led a global workshop at OceanObs’19 to launch the Marine Megafauna Task Team.
Awards Our PhD candidates received Robson and Robertson Awards! We are excited to report that both Hannah Calich and Lucy Arrowsmith have received Robson and Robertson awards.
Awards Sequeira Lab PhD students presented at the Annual Marine Studies Award Charlotte Birkmanis and Lucy Arrowsmith presented their PhD research to a public audience in under 5 minutes at the Fremantle Flying Angel Club.
Conferences It was a strong showing of Sequeira Lab presentations at the AMSA conference Sequeira Lab shines at 2019 AMSA Conference in Fremantle
