Ang (Angela) McGaughran
@angmcgaughran.bsky.social
Invasion genomics, eDNA, blowflies, evolution, 🧬☕🍫 etc!
Kiwi, mumma bear, avid reader;
PI of the Invasomics Lab (https://www.ang-mcgaughran.com/)
Kiwi, mumma bear, avid reader;
PI of the Invasomics Lab (https://www.ang-mcgaughran.com/)
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🚨 Publication Alert! 🚨
Curious about how thelytokous (asexual) reproduction shapes genetic diversity in a parasitoid?
My first PhD paper is now out, where we explore this fascinating system through a genomic lens.
📄 Paper link: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
@angmcgaughran.bsky.social
Curious about how thelytokous (asexual) reproduction shapes genetic diversity in a parasitoid?
My first PhD paper is now out, where we explore this fascinating system through a genomic lens.
📄 Paper link: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
@angmcgaughran.bsky.social
Using Genomic Data to Infer Evolutionary Processes in the Asexual Parasitoid Microctonus aethiopoides
In this study, we used whole-genome resequencing to investigate spatial and temporal genomic variation in the Irish strain of the asexual (thelytokous) parasitoid Microctonus aethiopoides, which was ...
onlinelibrary.wiley.com
December 26, 2025 at 11:58 PM
🚨 Publication Alert! 🚨
Curious about how thelytokous (asexual) reproduction shapes genetic diversity in a parasitoid?
My first PhD paper is now out, where we explore this fascinating system through a genomic lens.
📄 Paper link: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
@angmcgaughran.bsky.social
Curious about how thelytokous (asexual) reproduction shapes genetic diversity in a parasitoid?
My first PhD paper is now out, where we explore this fascinating system through a genomic lens.
📄 Paper link: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
@angmcgaughran.bsky.social
I am beyond thrilled to be a successful recipient of the Mana Tūānuku Research Leader Fellowship – what a way to round off 2025!
I would like to thank my wonderful network of collaborators in NZ and around the world for their support and contributions to my research over the years.
I would like to thank my wonderful network of collaborators in NZ and around the world for their support and contributions to my research over the years.
Ang McGaughran
2025: Dr Ang McGaughran of Te Whare Wānanga o Waikato – the University of Waikato will investigate how we can better predict the invasive potential of pest species
www.royalsociety.org.nz
December 19, 2025 at 1:02 AM
I am beyond thrilled to be a successful recipient of the Mana Tūānuku Research Leader Fellowship – what a way to round off 2025!
I would like to thank my wonderful network of collaborators in NZ and around the world for their support and contributions to my research over the years.
I would like to thank my wonderful network of collaborators in NZ and around the world for their support and contributions to my research over the years.
Here is the publication link for those who want a closer look: dx.doi.org/10.1002/edn3...
November 16, 2025 at 7:57 PM
Here is the publication link for those who want a closer look: dx.doi.org/10.1002/edn3...
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Such a fun study with awesome collaborators! Read the news release ahead of the paper on how fake webs yielded real eDNA hits. Happy Halloween 👻
A Conversation piece on our (@manpreetkdhami.bsky.social @sbirdy.bsky.social) quirky fake spiderweb research for eDNA biomonitoring, just out in time for Halloween. Paper forthcoming!
theconversation.com/spiders-insp...
theconversation.com/spiders-insp...
Spiders inspired biologists to create artificial webs to capture airborne DNA for biodiversity monitoring
Natural spiderwebs are good at capturing DNA from the environment, but artificial webs are cheap and provide better control – without harm to spiders.
theconversation.com
October 31, 2025 at 3:56 AM
Such a fun study with awesome collaborators! Read the news release ahead of the paper on how fake webs yielded real eDNA hits. Happy Halloween 👻
Also excited to be chatting about this tonight on www.rnz.co.nz/national/pro... - around 8.05/8.10pm if you're keen to tune in 🕸️🕸️🕸️
October 31, 2025 at 1:48 AM
Also excited to be chatting about this tonight on www.rnz.co.nz/national/pro... - around 8.05/8.10pm if you're keen to tune in 🕸️🕸️🕸️
A Conversation piece on our (@manpreetkdhami.bsky.social @sbirdy.bsky.social) quirky fake spiderweb research for eDNA biomonitoring, just out in time for Halloween. Paper forthcoming!
theconversation.com/spiders-insp...
theconversation.com/spiders-insp...
Spiders inspired biologists to create artificial webs to capture airborne DNA for biodiversity monitoring
Natural spiderwebs are good at capturing DNA from the environment, but artificial webs are cheap and provide better control – without harm to spiders.
theconversation.com
October 31, 2025 at 1:46 AM
A Conversation piece on our (@manpreetkdhami.bsky.social @sbirdy.bsky.social) quirky fake spiderweb research for eDNA biomonitoring, just out in time for Halloween. Paper forthcoming!
theconversation.com/spiders-insp...
theconversation.com/spiders-insp...
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NZ's govt has announced reforms to science funding
just one line about basic science in there: "Discovery-led science & research will continue to be funded. This will sit outside the pillars & is essential for maintaining vibrant curiosity-driven science system"
yea mate seems like a real priority
just one line about basic science in there: "Discovery-led science & research will continue to be funded. This will sit outside the pillars & is essential for maintaining vibrant curiosity-driven science system"
yea mate seems like a real priority
A new strategy for the science system | Ministry of Business, Innovation & Employment
The Government is changing how science, innovation and technology are funded and supported in New Zealand. The goal is a simpler and more strategic system that helps researchers turn ideas into solutions that benefit New Zealand.
www.mbie.govt.nz
October 14, 2025 at 2:55 AM
NZ's govt has announced reforms to science funding
just one line about basic science in there: "Discovery-led science & research will continue to be funded. This will sit outside the pillars & is essential for maintaining vibrant curiosity-driven science system"
yea mate seems like a real priority
just one line about basic science in there: "Discovery-led science & research will continue to be funded. This will sit outside the pillars & is essential for maintaining vibrant curiosity-driven science system"
yea mate seems like a real priority
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New preprint!
Courtship choreography is stabilised among genetically isolated populations
Check out the mesmerising courtship display of Apotropina ornatipennis (Diptera: Chloropidae)
doi.org/10.1101/2025...
with @bioblake.bsky.social, @angmcgaughran.bsky.social, @thekeithing.bsky.social, et al
Courtship choreography is stabilised among genetically isolated populations
Check out the mesmerising courtship display of Apotropina ornatipennis (Diptera: Chloropidae)
doi.org/10.1101/2025...
with @bioblake.bsky.social, @angmcgaughran.bsky.social, @thekeithing.bsky.social, et al
The courtship display of Apotropina ornatipennis (Diptera: Chloropidae) from Australia
YouTube video by Nathan
youtu.be
September 11, 2025 at 9:59 AM
New preprint!
Courtship choreography is stabilised among genetically isolated populations
Check out the mesmerising courtship display of Apotropina ornatipennis (Diptera: Chloropidae)
doi.org/10.1101/2025...
with @bioblake.bsky.social, @angmcgaughran.bsky.social, @thekeithing.bsky.social, et al
Courtship choreography is stabilised among genetically isolated populations
Check out the mesmerising courtship display of Apotropina ornatipennis (Diptera: Chloropidae)
doi.org/10.1101/2025...
with @bioblake.bsky.social, @angmcgaughran.bsky.social, @thekeithing.bsky.social, et al
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Today we’ve kicked off the Invasion Genomics course with @angmcgaughran.bsky.social
Pre-recorded lectures, hands-on tutorials, and Slack support make it easy for participants from all time zones to dive in and learn at their own pace. 🧬💻
Pre-recorded lectures, hands-on tutorials, and Slack support make it easy for participants from all time zones to dive in and learn at their own pace. 🧬💻
September 8, 2025 at 3:20 PM
Today we’ve kicked off the Invasion Genomics course with @angmcgaughran.bsky.social
Pre-recorded lectures, hands-on tutorials, and Slack support make it easy for participants from all time zones to dive in and learn at their own pace. 🧬💻
Pre-recorded lectures, hands-on tutorials, and Slack support make it easy for participants from all time zones to dive in and learn at their own pace. 🧬💻
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For the first time, our course goes fully offline with @angmcgaughran.bsky.social ! 🎉
🎥 Recorded lectures
📄 Annotated hands-on scripts
💬 1 week of Slack support
Designed for a global audience and flexible learning 🌍✨
If interested: www.physalia-courses.org/courses-work...
🎥 Recorded lectures
📄 Annotated hands-on scripts
💬 1 week of Slack support
Designed for a global audience and flexible learning 🌍✨
If interested: www.physalia-courses.org/courses-work...
INVASION GENOMICS IN R
8th, 10th and 11th September 2025
www.physalia-courses.org
September 1, 2025 at 2:15 PM
For the first time, our course goes fully offline with @angmcgaughran.bsky.social ! 🎉
🎥 Recorded lectures
📄 Annotated hands-on scripts
💬 1 week of Slack support
Designed for a global audience and flexible learning 🌍✨
If interested: www.physalia-courses.org/courses-work...
🎥 Recorded lectures
📄 Annotated hands-on scripts
💬 1 week of Slack support
Designed for a global audience and flexible learning 🌍✨
If interested: www.physalia-courses.org/courses-work...
Our other fantastic sponsers include @wilderlab.bsky.social, @geneticsaus.bsky.social and Genomics Aotearoa!!
Thanks very much to our new sponsor, @sequench.bsky.social, who will be joining us at the upcoming NZ Molecular Ecology meeting to talk about all things eDNA!
More details here: nzmolecol5.wixsite.com/nz-molecular...
More details here: nzmolecol5.wixsite.com/nz-molecular...
Join us for the annual New Zealand Molecular Ecology Meeting, taking place in the beautiful coastal town of Raglan (26-28 November 2025)! 🧬🧬🧬
Registration closes on 30th September and abstracts are due on the 31st of October. Find out more here: nzmolecol5.wixsite.com/nz-molecular...
Registration closes on 30th September and abstracts are due on the 31st of October. Find out more here: nzmolecol5.wixsite.com/nz-molecular...
August 12, 2025 at 8:55 PM
Our other fantastic sponsers include @wilderlab.bsky.social, @geneticsaus.bsky.social and Genomics Aotearoa!!
Thanks very much to our new sponsor, @sequench.bsky.social, who will be joining us at the upcoming NZ Molecular Ecology meeting to talk about all things eDNA!
More details here: nzmolecol5.wixsite.com/nz-molecular...
More details here: nzmolecol5.wixsite.com/nz-molecular...
Join us for the annual New Zealand Molecular Ecology Meeting, taking place in the beautiful coastal town of Raglan (26-28 November 2025)! 🧬🧬🧬
Registration closes on 30th September and abstracts are due on the 31st of October. Find out more here: nzmolecol5.wixsite.com/nz-molecular...
Registration closes on 30th September and abstracts are due on the 31st of October. Find out more here: nzmolecol5.wixsite.com/nz-molecular...
Home | Nz Molecular Ecology
Join us for the upcoming 26th annual New Zealand Molecular Ecology Conference 2023 hosted by the University of Otago in Tautuku Camp between 1st and 3rd December.
nzmolecol5.wixsite.com
August 12, 2025 at 8:48 PM
Thanks very much to our new sponsor, @sequench.bsky.social, who will be joining us at the upcoming NZ Molecular Ecology meeting to talk about all things eDNA!
More details here: nzmolecol5.wixsite.com/nz-molecular...
More details here: nzmolecol5.wixsite.com/nz-molecular...
Excited for this!
We want to inform you that only four seats remain for our online course, Invasion Genomics in R with @angmcgaughran.bsky.social , scheduled for 8th, 10th, and 11th September.
www.physalia-courses.org/courses-work...
www.physalia-courses.org/courses-work...
INVASION GENOMICS IN R
8th, 10th and 11th September 2025
www.physalia-courses.org
August 11, 2025 at 7:45 PM
Excited for this!
Yes! On behalf of the organising committee, we look forward to welcoming you to Raglan in November ☺️
Join us for the annual New Zealand Molecular Ecology Meeting, taking place in the beautiful coastal town of Raglan (26-28 November 2025)! 🧬🧬🧬
Registration closes on 30th September and abstracts are due on the 31st of October. Find out more here: nzmolecol5.wixsite.com/nz-molecular...
Registration closes on 30th September and abstracts are due on the 31st of October. Find out more here: nzmolecol5.wixsite.com/nz-molecular...
Home | Nz Molecular Ecology
Join us for the upcoming 26th annual New Zealand Molecular Ecology Conference 2023 hosted by the University of Otago in Tautuku Camp between 1st and 3rd December.
nzmolecol5.wixsite.com
July 31, 2025 at 10:12 AM
Yes! On behalf of the organising committee, we look forward to welcoming you to Raglan in November ☺️
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We’ve got an exciting line-up of online courses in September with amazing instructors
@oskolkov.bsky.social @angmcgaughran.bsky.social @cegamorim.bsky.social @arunsethuraman.bsky.social @passdan.bsky.social @amandatron89.bsky.social @jbyoder.org @colincarlson.bsky.social @ambarbosa.bsky.social
@oskolkov.bsky.social @angmcgaughran.bsky.social @cegamorim.bsky.social @arunsethuraman.bsky.social @passdan.bsky.social @amandatron89.bsky.social @jbyoder.org @colincarlson.bsky.social @ambarbosa.bsky.social
July 22, 2025 at 12:29 PM
We’ve got an exciting line-up of online courses in September with amazing instructors
@oskolkov.bsky.social @angmcgaughran.bsky.social @cegamorim.bsky.social @arunsethuraman.bsky.social @passdan.bsky.social @amandatron89.bsky.social @jbyoder.org @colincarlson.bsky.social @ambarbosa.bsky.social
@oskolkov.bsky.social @angmcgaughran.bsky.social @cegamorim.bsky.social @arunsethuraman.bsky.social @passdan.bsky.social @amandatron89.bsky.social @jbyoder.org @colincarlson.bsky.social @ambarbosa.bsky.social
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📣 New paper! 📣
We summarise the outputs of last year's @sednasociety.bsky.social Airborne eDNA Workshop & chart a path for airborne eDNA as a transformative tool for #biodiversity, #biosecurity & #conservation.
🔗 tinyurl.com/4a8vb6ja
#eDNA #airDNA #SeDNAS
We summarise the outputs of last year's @sednasociety.bsky.social Airborne eDNA Workshop & chart a path for airborne eDNA as a transformative tool for #biodiversity, #biosecurity & #conservation.
🔗 tinyurl.com/4a8vb6ja
#eDNA #airDNA #SeDNAS
July 16, 2025 at 7:06 AM
📣 New paper! 📣
We summarise the outputs of last year's @sednasociety.bsky.social Airborne eDNA Workshop & chart a path for airborne eDNA as a transformative tool for #biodiversity, #biosecurity & #conservation.
🔗 tinyurl.com/4a8vb6ja
#eDNA #airDNA #SeDNAS
We summarise the outputs of last year's @sednasociety.bsky.social Airborne eDNA Workshop & chart a path for airborne eDNA as a transformative tool for #biodiversity, #biosecurity & #conservation.
🔗 tinyurl.com/4a8vb6ja
#eDNA #airDNA #SeDNAS
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I have serious concerns about Colossal Biosciences, Canterbury Museum & Ngāi Tahu Research Centre pursuing moa de-extinction, incl whether informed widespread engagement w/ Ngāi Tahu rūnanga & South Island iwi was done (many are against de-extinction) www.sciencemediacentre.co.nz/2025/07/09/m... 1/3
Moa "de-extinction" plans announced - Expert Reaction
An overseas company has announced plans to "bring back" the South Island giant moa.
Colossal Biosciences, working with Ngāi Tahu Research Centre and Canterbury Museum, says it expects to "resurrect" t...
www.sciencemediacentre.co.nz
July 9, 2025 at 7:42 AM
I have serious concerns about Colossal Biosciences, Canterbury Museum & Ngāi Tahu Research Centre pursuing moa de-extinction, incl whether informed widespread engagement w/ Ngāi Tahu rūnanga & South Island iwi was done (many are against de-extinction) www.sciencemediacentre.co.nz/2025/07/09/m... 1/3
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🚨 New Format. Global Access. 🌍
Are you ready to take your skills in invasion genomics to the next level—wherever you are in the world?
💡 Explore how genomics can help decode the adaptation & environmental responses of invasive species with @angmcgaughran.bsky.social
shorturl.at/m9T9L
Are you ready to take your skills in invasion genomics to the next level—wherever you are in the world?
💡 Explore how genomics can help decode the adaptation & environmental responses of invasive species with @angmcgaughran.bsky.social
shorturl.at/m9T9L
INVASION GENOMICS IN R
8th, 10th and 11th September 2025
www.physalia-courses.org
June 5, 2025 at 8:29 AM
🚨 New Format. Global Access. 🌍
Are you ready to take your skills in invasion genomics to the next level—wherever you are in the world?
💡 Explore how genomics can help decode the adaptation & environmental responses of invasive species with @angmcgaughran.bsky.social
shorturl.at/m9T9L
Are you ready to take your skills in invasion genomics to the next level—wherever you are in the world?
💡 Explore how genomics can help decode the adaptation & environmental responses of invasive species with @angmcgaughran.bsky.social
shorturl.at/m9T9L
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Can attest that this will be a great team to work with 😍
PhD position available - plant-microbe-pollinator interactions in Kowhai flowers! With myself & Prof Jacqueline Beggs, based at Manaaki Whenua, Lincoln. Details below, or DM me! @microbiologysociety.org @evoldir.bsky.social @aucklanduni.bsky.social @microbiologynz.bsky.social
April 30, 2025 at 11:10 PM
Can attest that this will be a great team to work with 😍
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New genomic & genetic insights into Mendel’s pea genes, including previously uncharacterised alleles
159 years after Mendel published his work, this is a real delight (especially for a geneticist)
🧪
@nature.com
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
159 years after Mendel published his work, this is a real delight (especially for a geneticist)
🧪
@nature.com
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Genomic and genetic insights into Mendel’s pea genes - Nature
Characterization of the genetic architecture underlying the 7 pairs of contrasting traits studied by Mendel and the over 70 additional agronomic traits in pea (Pisum sativum) reveals their m...
www.nature.com
April 24, 2025 at 5:38 AM
New genomic & genetic insights into Mendel’s pea genes, including previously uncharacterised alleles
159 years after Mendel published his work, this is a real delight (especially for a geneticist)
🧪
@nature.com
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
159 years after Mendel published his work, this is a real delight (especially for a geneticist)
🧪
@nature.com
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Reposted by Ang (Angela) McGaughran
Registrations are now open for the new 3-day course "Invasion Genomics in R" with @angmcgaughran.bsky.social in September!
If interested: www.physalia-courses.org/courses-work...
If interested: www.physalia-courses.org/courses-work...
INVASION GENOMICS IN R
8th, 10th and 11th September 2025
www.physalia-courses.org
March 17, 2025 at 3:22 PM
Registrations are now open for the new 3-day course "Invasion Genomics in R" with @angmcgaughran.bsky.social in September!
If interested: www.physalia-courses.org/courses-work...
If interested: www.physalia-courses.org/courses-work...
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It actually exists! A few copies of my new book just arrived. Nice to see it in person, finally.
If you've ever wondered about the ecology or evolution of an invasive population, this one's for you. #evobio 🌏 #bioinvasions #ecoevo
If you've ever wondered about the ecology or evolution of an invasive population, this one's for you. #evobio 🌏 #bioinvasions #ecoevo
March 17, 2025 at 4:53 AM
It actually exists! A few copies of my new book just arrived. Nice to see it in person, finally.
If you've ever wondered about the ecology or evolution of an invasive population, this one's for you. #evobio 🌏 #bioinvasions #ecoevo
If you've ever wondered about the ecology or evolution of an invasive population, this one's for you. #evobio 🌏 #bioinvasions #ecoevo
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Excited to have this one published!
Carrion-breeding flies of Australia and New Zealand: A review and key to adults.
We summarise over a century of information on the ecology and physiology of the many beautiful carrion flies 🪰
An enormous effort led by Nikolas Johnston
doi.org/10.1111/aen....
Carrion-breeding flies of Australia and New Zealand: A review and key to adults.
We summarise over a century of information on the ecology and physiology of the many beautiful carrion flies 🪰
An enormous effort led by Nikolas Johnston
doi.org/10.1111/aen....
Carrion‐breeding flies of Australia and New Zealand: A review and key to adults
Carrion-breeding flies are diverse with over 70 species in the Australasian/Oceanian region, predominantly from the families Calliphoridae and Sarcophagidae. These flies play crucial roles in ecosyst....
doi.org
March 14, 2025 at 1:55 AM
Excited to have this one published!
Carrion-breeding flies of Australia and New Zealand: A review and key to adults.
We summarise over a century of information on the ecology and physiology of the many beautiful carrion flies 🪰
An enormous effort led by Nikolas Johnston
doi.org/10.1111/aen....
Carrion-breeding flies of Australia and New Zealand: A review and key to adults.
We summarise over a century of information on the ecology and physiology of the many beautiful carrion flies 🪰
An enormous effort led by Nikolas Johnston
doi.org/10.1111/aen....
Reposted by Ang (Angela) McGaughran
@angmcgaughran.bsky.social is evaluating #airDNA in comparison to water sampling
AirDNA seems to have higher variability and there's an effect of distance, suggesting signals can be localised
#SeDNA2025
AirDNA seems to have higher variability and there's an effect of distance, suggesting signals can be localised
#SeDNA2025
February 20, 2025 at 2:59 AM
@angmcgaughran.bsky.social is evaluating #airDNA in comparison to water sampling
AirDNA seems to have higher variability and there's an effect of distance, suggesting signals can be localised
#SeDNA2025
AirDNA seems to have higher variability and there's an effect of distance, suggesting signals can be localised
#SeDNA2025