Dr Heather Ritchie

Research Scientist 👩‍🔬🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 @RZSS WildGenes

Using genetic data 🧬 to protect biodiversity 🐧🐒🦥🐣

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[Kara Dicks @kara_dicks]

London Calling closed out with just over 800G of sequencing data for 10 endangered species! Wow!

Looking forward to seeing these genomes used to help conservation.

@NHM_London @rzss @nanopore
#nanoporeconf

[Kara Dicks @kara_dicks]

Over 400Gb of sequence data already for our 10 endangered species! Wow!

LC Day 2 has wrapped but our https://t.co/TxEcgAPWLz sequencing will continue into Day 3….

#nanoporeconf

[Oxford Nanopore @nanopore]

As part of ORG. one we're sequencing 10 endangered species in celebration of 10 year of London Calling and MinION.

The data generated during London Calling will help with the conservation of these species. #nanoporeconf #AnythingAnyoneAnywhere

[Oxford Nanopore @nanopore]

Earlier today Heather Ritchie-Parker told us about how her team at the Royal Zoological Society of Scotland have been working with ORG. one to assemble reference genomes and inform conservation strategies #nanoporeconf

[Kara Dicks @kara_dicks]

We’re sequencing the genomes of 10 endangered species with https://t.co/TxEcgAPWLz live at London Calling! 🦁🦛🐛🐧🦆🐆🦌

Thanks to @NHM_London and @rzss for making this possible and helping to generate useful genomic data to support conservation efforts! #nanoporeconf

[Royal Zoological Society of Scotland @rzss]

Our RZSS WildGenes team recently presented at the Population Genetics Group at @univofstandrews 🧬

The attendees of the annual UK meeting of population and evolutionary geneticists heard more about our work with capercaillie, wildcats and Northern rockhopper penguins 👇

[Caroline Hu @HuWantsToKnow]

Seeking scientist volunteers! Want to practice science communication and help author a ✨comic✨ about your research? I need collaborators for this spring's cohort of SciComm & Comics art students! Please share widely. #STEMeducation #Science #sciart

[Dr Heather Ritchie @HevRitchie]

Closing today 👇

[Dr Heather Ritchie @HevRitchie]

🚨Job Alert 🚨

Interested in genetic data and how it informs conservation? 🧬🪰🐈

Then come work in the RZSS WildGenes team! 👩‍💻

Closing date 22 October 2023 🔔

Advert below 👇

[Wellcome Sanger Institute @sangerinstitute]

The Pine Hoverfly is as rare as the Scottish Wild Cat in Britain, but thanks to dedicated conservation efforts by @rzss and others, it's back from the brink.

A newly released #genome is helping to ensure that these efforts are a permanent success
🌲🪰

https://t.co/RvfZ1wsDD1

[Dr Heather Ritchie @HevRitchie]

🚨Job Alert 🚨

Interested in genetic data and how it informs conservation? 🧬🪰🐈

Then come work in the RZSS WildGenes team! 👩‍💻

Closing date 22 October 2023 🔔

Advert below 👇

[EvolDir @evoldir]

Fwd: Job: RZSS_EdinburghZoo.ResAssist.ConservationGenetics https://t.co/XUqp5jX0TX

[Royal Zoological Society of Scotland @rzss]

By translating genetic data into conservation management, RZSS WildGenes is determined to protect genetic diversity 🧬

Dr Heather Ritchie-Parker recently presented her work on endangered Northern rockhopper penguins at @IPC_penguins. Find out more 👉 https://t.co/qBGn0t0jpe

[Dr Heather Ritchie @HevRitchie]

🚨 Job Alert 🚨

🧬 Do you enjoy working in a genetics lab?

🐧 Interested in conservation?

👩‍🔬Come join the @rzss WildGenes team as our Genomics Technician!

📅 Closing date May 4th

Details below 👇
https://t.co/h8eMsNSBBd

Please share and RT

[Royal Zoological Society of Scotland @rzss]

This week we welcomed Audrey Brisseau from our conservation partner @IcasWild to @EdinburghZoo and @HighlandWPark!

We're proud to support their pioneering work which helps to protect giant anteaters and giant armadillos in Brazil 💙

Discover more 👉https://t.co/dvLqJ33h9S

[Royal Zoological Society of Scotland @rzss]

RZSS WildGenes have undertaken the first global assessment of genetic diversity for the critically endangered addax. The study will inform conservation efforts to help secure a future for this threatened Saharan antelope.

Find out more👉 https://t.co/VaxB1ct2Mt
📷 Marie Petretto

[Tilly (Matilda) S Scott @TillySScott]

These are to scale!

Genome and body size are linked in amphipods. Deep-sea amphipods tend to be large, but Eurythenes is a giant. The one pictured here is from the Peru-Chile ocean trench, and makes the Scottish amphipods look tiny. 1/2

[Dr Heather Ritchie @HevRitchie]

A real privilege to get to work with such incredible students!

🧬🦋🐛🪱🐞🐝🪰🪳🦗🐜🧬

[Royal Zoological Society of Scotland @rzss]

RZSS WildGenes scientists work globally to inform conservation, conduct training and perform capacity building 🌍

Recently, Dr Heather Ritchie-Parker ran a workshop at the Royal University of Phnom Penh in Cambodia to share expertise on techniques for conservation genetics 👇

[Royal Zoological Society of Scotland @rzss]

RZSS WildGenes scientists work globally to inform conservation, conduct training and perform capacity building 🌍

Recently, Dr Heather Ritchie-Parker ran a workshop at the Royal University of Phnom Penh in Cambodia to share expertise on techniques for conservation genetics 👇

[Royal Zoological Society of Scotland @rzss]

To protect, value and love nature around the world, sometimes you have to start small… really, really small. INSECT DNA small!

Samples from @HighlandWPark helped @darwintreelife map the entire genetic makeup of one of the tiniest animals in our care – the pine hoverfly 🪰🧬

[Helen Taylor @HelenTaylorCG]

If you have a PhD with conservation genomics experience, love working on weird/amazing animals, and live in or would like to live in Brazil, then this could be the postdoc for you! Spread the word! #conservationpostdoc

[Dr Heather Ritchie @HevRitchie]

Deadline today to apply to come work in the team!

[Kara Dicks @kara_dicks]

🚨 Job klaxon 🚨 Passionate about #conservation and genetics?

@rzss WildGenes has an opportunity for a Research Assistant to join our team... bioinformatic... pop gen... reintroductions... giraffes🦒... and more!

Deadline Feb 28 - Further details👉 https://t.co/CX6tA8Bcch