Manpreet Dhami
@manpreetkdhami.bsky.social
Senior Scientist, microbial ecologist at Manaaki Whenua Landcare Research. Views my own.
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Manpreet Dhami
2024: Dr Manpreet Dhami of Manaaki Whenua Landcare Research has been awarded a New Zealand Mana Tūānuku Research Leader Fellowship to study if optimising the gut microbiome of captive raised endangere...
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The naïve 18 year old that arrived in NZ in 2006 to study species conservation could not have imagined this outcome. The Mana Tūānuku Research Leader Fellowship has been a humbling moment. This one’s for my mentors, who saw more in me than I could. Thank you!
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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!
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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.
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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 👻
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Small potatoes in the scheme of things but pour one out for the researchers who are going from working at Manaaki Whenua and Scion (genuinely cool names) to an organisation whose initials spell 'NZ IBS'
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May 13, 2025 at 10:59 PM
Small potatoes in the scheme of things but pour one out for the researchers who are going from working at Manaaki Whenua and Scion (genuinely cool names) to an organisation whose initials spell 'NZ IBS'
The aftermath of #StateofEmergency level weather in #Christchurch points to the fact that WETLANDS WORK! #protectWetlands #NZweather
May 2, 2025 at 12:55 AM
The aftermath of #StateofEmergency level weather in #Christchurch points to the fact that WETLANDS WORK! #protectWetlands #NZweather
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 11:03 PM
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
Invasomics 2.0 is off to a fantastic start with our first Keynote @shaky-dingo.bsky.social kicking off what Ragweed adaptation facilitating its invasion! 🌱 🧬
February 16, 2025 at 8:22 PM
Invasomics 2.0 is off to a fantastic start with our first Keynote @shaky-dingo.bsky.social kicking off what Ragweed adaptation facilitating its invasion! 🌱 🧬
RIP NZ CRIs. May your legacy be of a wholesome community that values scientific excellence, the natural environment and the people of Aotearoa.
January 23, 2025 at 7:48 AM
RIP NZ CRIs. May your legacy be of a wholesome community that values scientific excellence, the natural environment and the people of Aotearoa.
Still got time to register for the Invasomics 2.0 in Wellington! Join us to find out the latest on the use of genomics to unravel Invasion pathways, mechanisms and detections! Deets-> www.invasomics.com/invasomics2
Rego closes 24 Jan.
Rego closes 24 Jan.
January 17, 2025 at 1:08 AM
Still got time to register for the Invasomics 2.0 in Wellington! Join us to find out the latest on the use of genomics to unravel Invasion pathways, mechanisms and detections! Deets-> www.invasomics.com/invasomics2
Rego closes 24 Jan.
Rego closes 24 Jan.
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Congratulations to Manaaki Whenua Senior Researcher Manpreet Dhami @manpreetkdhami.bsky.social , who today has been awarded a Mana Tūānuku Research Leader Fellowship by @royalsocietynz.bsky.social 👏👏👏
Mana Tūānuku Research Leader Fellowships awarded
Ten Mana Tūānuku Research Leader Fellowships have been awarded in the 2024 inaugural round.
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December 12, 2024 at 11:45 PM
Congratulations to Manaaki Whenua Senior Researcher Manpreet Dhami @manpreetkdhami.bsky.social , who today has been awarded a Mana Tūānuku Research Leader Fellowship by @royalsocietynz.bsky.social 👏👏👏
The naïve 18 year old that arrived in NZ in 2006 to study species conservation could not have imagined this outcome. The Mana Tūānuku Research Leader Fellowship has been a humbling moment. This one’s for my mentors, who saw more in me than I could. Thank you!
www.royalsociety.org.nz/what-we-do/f...
www.royalsociety.org.nz/what-we-do/f...
Manpreet Dhami
2024: Dr Manpreet Dhami of Manaaki Whenua Landcare Research has been awarded a New Zealand Mana Tūānuku Research Leader Fellowship to study if optimising the gut microbiome of captive raised endangere...
www.royalsociety.org.nz
December 12, 2024 at 11:24 PM
The naïve 18 year old that arrived in NZ in 2006 to study species conservation could not have imagined this outcome. The Mana Tūānuku Research Leader Fellowship has been a humbling moment. This one’s for my mentors, who saw more in me than I could. Thank you!
www.royalsociety.org.nz/what-we-do/f...
www.royalsociety.org.nz/what-we-do/f...
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This would be an excellent time for Labour/Greens/TPM to announce they plan to double NZ’s research funding from the current measly 1.45% of GDP to around 3%, like Western Europe. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of...
List of sovereign states by research and development spending - Wikipedia
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December 4, 2024 at 7:47 AM
This would be an excellent time for Labour/Greens/TPM to announce they plan to double NZ’s research funding from the current measly 1.45% of GDP to around 3%, like Western Europe. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of...
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Exciting updates!!!
(1) We can now announce our third keynote speaker --> Prof Arnaud Estoup (INRAE; France);
(2) We have extended abstract submission to 15 December.
This is shaping up to be a fantastic conference! Don't foget to register: www.invasomics.com/invasomics2
(1) We can now announce our third keynote speaker --> Prof Arnaud Estoup (INRAE; France);
(2) We have extended abstract submission to 15 December.
This is shaping up to be a fantastic conference! Don't foget to register: www.invasomics.com/invasomics2
We are thrilled to announce that we will be hosting the second instalment of the highly successful Invasion Genomics meeting - INVASOMICS 2.0, in Whanganui-a-Tara Wellington, New Zealand on the 17th February 2025.
www.invasomics.com/invasomics2
www.invasomics.com/invasomics2
December 6, 2024 at 3:06 AM
Exciting updates!!!
(1) We can now announce our third keynote speaker --> Prof Arnaud Estoup (INRAE; France);
(2) We have extended abstract submission to 15 December.
This is shaping up to be a fantastic conference! Don't foget to register: www.invasomics.com/invasomics2
(1) We can now announce our third keynote speaker --> Prof Arnaud Estoup (INRAE; France);
(2) We have extended abstract submission to 15 December.
This is shaping up to be a fantastic conference! Don't foget to register: www.invasomics.com/invasomics2