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Ocean Diagnostics Inc. @oceandiagnostics.bsky.social · Sep 4

📣 WE'RE HIRING! Are you a curious problem solver interested in using your mechanical #engineering skills to advance ocean innovation and conservation? Join our collaborative R&D team designing cutting-edge #eDNA and #microplastics technologies.

Apply at oceandiagnostics.com/employment

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Prof. Elizabeth Clare @profbatgirl.bsky.social · Aug 25

How about some #eDNA, bird biology and a murder mystery by Steve Burrows? A book i consulted on is now out - it's got our airborne #eDNA it in (watch for the cameo...) #WomeninSTEM #AcademicSKY 🧪 here's to my true partner in crime @jlittlefair.bsky.social - our research is now a plot point 🤣

A Deceit of Lapwings

A Deceit of Lapwings : Burrows, Steve: Amazon.ca: Books

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Dr Gary Fuller @drgaryfuller.bsky.social · Aug 11

One of the post fascinating scientific paper that I've read in months. A pleasure to discuss with the team and to write up for the @theguardian.com

Dr Joanne Littlefair @jlittlefair.bsky.social · Aug 11

Some great press coverage of our work on a national biodiversity survey conducted with airborne #eDNA, led by @otournayre.bsky.social @profbatgirl.bsky.social. Thanks for the writeup!

Dr Gary Fuller @drgaryfuller.bsky.social · Aug 8

A chance link via social media led to the first national survey of UK biodiversity using eDNA collected in #airpollution samplers.

My latest for @theguardian.com

Research by @ucl.ac.uk York University, Canada & the National Physical Laboratory.

www.theguardian.com/environment/...

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Dr Joanne Littlefair @jlittlefair.bsky.social · Aug 11

Some great press coverage of our work on a national biodiversity survey conducted with airborne #eDNA, led by @otournayre.bsky.social @profbatgirl.bsky.social. Thanks for the writeup!

Dr Gary Fuller @drgaryfuller.bsky.social · Aug 8

A chance link via social media led to the first national survey of UK biodiversity using eDNA collected in #airpollution samplers.

My latest for @theguardian.com

Research by @ucl.ac.uk York University, Canada & the National Physical Laboratory.

www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Air pollution filters help scientists produce first UK wildlife survey using eDNA

Social media post led to discovery that samplers measuring toxic particles in air can also detect fragments of DNA

www.theguardian.com

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Dr Joanne Littlefair @jlittlefair.bsky.social · Aug 1

A great FAIR (Findable, Accessible, Interoperable, Resuseable) hosted by Miwa Takahashi of CSIRO, @lynseyrharper.bsky.social @nidunn.bsky.social last Friday. Recording great metadata for #eDNA studies, #futureproof

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Dr Joanne Littlefair @jlittlefair.bsky.social · Jul 24

Some fun from the summer: collecting #eDNA using drones above grasslands and woodlands. A super interdisciplinary project led by UCL MRes student Kat Cutler with supervision from @peggybevan.bsky.social vimeo.com/1100687066

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Dr Joanne Littlefair @jlittlefair.bsky.social · Jul 3

Not easy giving a talk on conflict in science, which I was invited to do as part of a GEE Department away day, but here was my attempt describing conflict, collaboration and resolution in interdisciplinary science!

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Lynsey Harper @lynseyrharper.bsky.social · Jun 25

Interested in making #eDNA data FAIR? A workshop on 25th July at UCL will cover:

- FAIR data principles, data standards, and best #eDNA data practices
- Using FAIRe tools and guidelines to format data (fair-edna.github.io)
- Q&A / discussion

Register by 4th July at www.surveymonkey.com/r/MN8ZS3Y!

FAIR eDNA data workshop in London

Take this survey powered by surveymonkey.com. Create your own surveys for free.

www.surveymonkey.com

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Dr Joanne Littlefair @jlittlefair.bsky.social · May 15

A pleasure! Many thanks for the invite and a fabulous conference.

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Dr Joanne Littlefair @jlittlefair.bsky.social · May 15

Happy that everyone had a great time at the CBER retreat, featuring ECR research talks, PI career paths, great food and drink, and dastardly two truths and a lie with an ecological twist. And an eco haiku competition! @uclcber.bsky.social @ucl-pnl.bsky.social Thanks to my fellow organisers!

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Dr Joanne Littlefair @jlittlefair.bsky.social · May 15

What a fabulous couple of days @royalsociety.bsky.social @ukdnawg.bsky.social, with truly brilliant presentations at the cutting edge of eDNA and omics. I leave super excited to see what will emerge next!

UKEOF UKDNA Working Group @ukdnawg.bsky.social · May 13

@jlittlefair.bsky.social kicks off session on novel and emerging methods for #terrestrial 🧬 monitoring with airborne #eDNA. Aquatic #eDNA development gave airborne #eDNA a running start. Proof-of-concepts in zoos provided evidence for also detecting UK species of importance #UKDNAWG25

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The Linnean Society of London @linneansociety.bsky.social · Apr 10

Our 2025 Bicentenary Medal winner, Dr Joanne Littlefair, has developed an exceptional research programme—the first studies to adapt molecular biodiversity monitoring by isolating DNA from the air, which will have major implications for conservation. @jlittlefair.bsky.social
www.linnean.org/the-...

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Dr Joanne Littlefair @jlittlefair.bsky.social · Apr 9

What an honour, thank you to the Linnean Society and my nominators!

The Linnean Society of London @linneansociety.bsky.social · Apr 9

We’re thrilled to announce the recipients of our 2025 Medals and Awards. We’ll be spotlighting each of our amazing awardees from across science, conservation and the arts over the coming days. www.linnean.org/news...
Please like, share and join us in congratulating them all!

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Dr Joanne Littlefair @jlittlefair.bsky.social · Mar 20

Thanks for a lovely day Julia!

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UKEOF UKDNA Working Group @ukdnawg.bsky.social · Mar 11

Are you a policy maker or end-user, interested to know more about #eDNA based methods for monitoring of #biodiversity, #pathogens or in #forensics? If so, check out this policy explainer published today by the @royalsociety.org royalsociety.org/news-resourc...

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Dr Joanne Littlefair @jlittlefair.bsky.social · Mar 11

Job advert here: www.ucl.ac.uk/work-at-ucl/...

UCL – University College London

UCL is consistently ranked as one of the top ten universities in the world (QS World University Rankings 2010-2022) and is No.2 in the UK for research power (Research Excellence Framework 2021).

www.ucl.ac.uk

Dr Joanne Littlefair @jlittlefair.bsky.social · Mar 11

We are hiring for a 30 month research technician position on my Future Leaders Fellowship award! This would suit an organised and proactive person with experience in environmental genetics analysis looking to join a friendly and expanding #eDNA and #biodiversity group at the new UCL East campus

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Dr Joanne Littlefair @jlittlefair.bsky.social · Mar 7

Last few days to apply for this 39month molecular ecology #eDNA postdoc position, deadline 12 March

Dr Joanne Littlefair @jlittlefair.bsky.social · Feb 12

A new opportunity to work with our expanding #eDNA and #biodiversity lab as a postdoc looking at human impacts across space and time with terrestrial airborne eDNA. UKRI Future Leaders Fellowship funded opportunity based at the @ucl-pnl.bsky.social: www.ucl.ac.uk/work-at-ucl/...

UCL – University College London

UCL is consistently ranked as one of the top ten universities in the world (QS World University Rankings 2010-2022) and is No.2 in the UK for research power (Research Excellence Framework 2021).

www.ucl.ac.uk

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Dr Joanne Littlefair @jlittlefair.bsky.social · Mar 5

Featuring the lab's research on #eDNA and #biodiversityloss at @ucl-pnl.bsky.social in the full video version!

UCL Faculty of Life Sciences @ucllifesciences.bsky.social · Mar 4

Discover how our researchers are creating real-world impact, developing innovative solutions to tackle humanity's most pressing challenges.
Watch the full video here: shorturl.at/mYLQV

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Dr Joanne Littlefair @jlittlefair.bsky.social · Feb 25

No, investigating active and passive samplers that are used for pollution monitoring in the main. I hadn't thought about how aerogels would be applied to this - do you know much about them?

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Dr Joanne Littlefair @jlittlefair.bsky.social · Feb 25

Thanks Stef!

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Dr Joanne Littlefair @jlittlefair.bsky.social · Feb 25

Thanks for the repost!

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UKEOF UKDNA Working Group @ukdnawg.bsky.social · Feb 13

We are delighted to announce that the 11th #ukdnawg conference will be hosted by the @royalsociety.org London on 13-14th May 2025.

For more information, and to register, follow the links from ukeof.org.uk/our-work/ukdna

🧬 #eDNA #biodiversity

UK DNA Working Group | UKEOF

ukeof.org.uk

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Dr Joanne Littlefair @jlittlefair.bsky.social · Feb 13

UKDNA Working Group now has a bsky account! 👋 please give them a follow #eDNA community

UKEOF UKDNA Working Group @ukdnawg.bsky.social · Feb 13

The UK DNA Working Group aims to:

1) Link researchers, developers of DNA-based monitoring methods, and end users to ensure that activities are focussed on meeting priority information needs and that knowledge is transferred effectively within the wider community...

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Dr Joanne Littlefair @jlittlefair.bsky.social · Feb 12

Presenting our vision and research for airborne #eDNA sampling assets as part of @ukri.org NERC/Defra Innovation in Environmental Monitoring grant programme, with collaborators @naturalengland.bsky.social and National Physical Laboratory

Joanne presenting a slide featuring our Innovation in Environmental Monitoring research

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