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Rich Edwards is a Principal Research Fellow at the University of Western Australia (UWA) Oceans Institute and leads the Minderoo OceanOmics Centre at UWA. He is leading an ambitious research program to revolutionize the use of environmental DNA (eDNA) for monitoring and protecting marine vertebrate biodiversity. Edwards oversees a multidisciplinary team of researchers at the centre, focusing on evolutionary and conservation genomics. He collaborates with various research groups across Australia to produce high-quality genome assemblies that support conservation and evolutionary biology applications. Prior to his position at UWA, he was an adjunct Associate Professor in the School of Biotechnology and Biomolecular Sciences at the University of New South Wales and worked on various projects involving statistical and computational methods in genomics, particularly on the analysis of short linear motifs (SLiMs). He has extensive experience in whole genome sequencing and assembly and has contributed significantly to multiple genomics projects involving various species. Edwards holds a PhD in genetics from the University of Nottingham and his expertise aligns with the UN Sustainable Development Goals.
University of Western Australia (UWA) Oceans Institute • Perth, Australia
Lead academic at the Minderoo OceanOmics Centre focusing on conservation genomics.
University of New South Wales • Sydney, Australia
Collaborating on various projects including genomic core research activities.
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