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Australian Centre for Ancient DNA
School of Earth & Environmental Sciences
THE UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE
SA 5005
AUSTRALIA
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Prof Alan Cooper, Federation Fellow, Director

Ph: +61 8 8303 5950 | Fax: +61 8 8303 4364 | Darling Building, Rm 209b
Research Area: ancient DNA, evolution, palaeoecology, biogeography, palaeontology, molecular clocks

Dr Jeremy Austin, Deputy Director

Ph: +61 8 8303 4557 | Fax: +61 8 8303 4364 | Darling Building, Rm 209a
Research Area:
ancient DNA, phylogeography, conservation genetics, phylogenetics

Dr Marta Kasper, Lab Manager

Ph: +61 8 8303 5565 | Fax: +61 8 8303 4364 | Darling Building, Rm 205c

Dr Wolfgang Haak, Senior Research Associate
Research Area:
ancient human DNA, phylogeography, prehistory, human evolution

Ph: +61 8 8303 5565 | Fax: +61 8 8303 4364 | Darling Building, Rm 205c

Dr Kefei Chen, ARC Senior Research Associate

Ph: +61 8 8303 5565 | Fax: +61 8 8303 4364 | Darling Building, Rm 205c
Research Area: ancient DNA, phylogenomics, evolution, phylogeography, phylogenetics, epigenetics.

Dr Jessica Metcalf, ARC Senior Research Associate

Ph: +61 8 8303 5565 | Fax: +61 8 8303 4364 | Darling Building, Rm 205c
Research Area: evolution, phylogeography, population genetics, and climate envelope models

Maria Lekis, Office Administration

Ph: +61 8 8303 3952 | Fax: +61 8 8303 4364 | Darling Building, Rm 209a

Dr Kyle Armstrong, Research Assistant

Ph: +61 8 8303 8242 | Fax: +61 8 8303 4364 | Darling Building, Rm 205b
Research Area: phylogeography, taxonomy, landscape genetics, conservation, bioacoustics

PhD Candidates

Sarah Bray

Ph: +61 8 8303 8245 | Fax: +61 8 8303 4364 | Darling Building, Rm 205d
Project: The evolution and genetic diversity of ancient bears.

Nic Rawlence

Ph: +61 8 8303 8245 | Fax: +61 8 8303 4364 | Darling Building, Rm 205d
Project: Population genetic demographics of moa during the Pleistocene and Holocene in New Zealand.

Trevor Worthy

Ph: +61 8 8303 8242 | Fax: +61 8 8303 4364 | Darling Building, Rm 205b
Project: Waterbirds of the Oligocene-Miocene periods of Australia and New Zealand. Supervisors: Alan Cooper, Mike Lee (SA Museum), Walter Boles (Australian Museum Sydney)

Vicki Thomson

Ph: +61 8 8303 8245 | Fax: +61 8 8303 4364 | Darling Building, Rm 205d
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Clio Der Sarkissian

Ph: +61 8 8303 8245 | Fax: +61 8 8303 8245 | Darling Building, Rm 209d
Project: Ancient Human Population Genetics
Computational application of rate curve and palaedemographic reconstruction to the dating of early human migrations and population movements from modern and ancient DNA sequences. Study of their relationship to environment and climate as well as to key cultural changes. This project is also part of the 'Genographic Project'

Craig Costion

Ph: +61 8 8303 5148 | Fax: +61 8 8303 4364 | Darling Building, Rm 205a
Project:

Christina Adler

Ph: +61 8 8303 5148 | Fax: +61 8 8303 4364 | Darling Building, Rm 205a
Project: