Dr Eleanor Adamson

Dr Ellie Adamson

Scientific Associate

Department: Life Sciences
Division: LS Vertebrates Division

Summary

With a background in population genetics and evolution, I'm currently working to support the UK fisheries and environmental sectors, focusing on education, conservation, and sustainable food production.

Qualifications

    Degrees

  • PhD, Queensland University of Technology, Australia
  • Honours Degree (First Class), Queensland University of Technology, Australia
  • Bachelor of Applied Science (Ecology and Biodoversity), Queensland University of Technology, Australia

Employment history

    Academic

  • Scientific Associate, Natural History Museum, London, Life Sciences, United Kingdom, 2016 - ongoing
  • Visiting Lecturer & Researcher, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Penang, Malaysia, 2016 - 2016
  • Marie Curie Fellow, Natural History Museum, London, United Kingdom, 2013 - 2015
  • Visiting Researcher, Inland Fisheries Research and Development Institute (IFReDI), Cambodian Department of Fisheries & Royal University of Phnom Penh (RUPP), Cambodia, 2013 - 2013
  • Australian Endeavour Postdoctoral Fellow, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, 2011 - 2011
  • Postdoctoral Research Associate, Natural History Museums (London & Bern), United Kingdom, Switzerland, 2011 - 2013
  • Non-academic

    Fisheries Projects Officer, Fishmongers' Company, United Kingdom, 2017 - ongoing

Publications

Adamson EAS, Saha A, Maddock ST, Nussbaum RA, Gower DJ, Streicher JW (2016) Microsatellite discovery in an insular amphibian (Grandisonia alternans) with comments on cross-species utility and the accuracy of locus identification from unassembled Illumina data. Conservation Genetics Resources, 8 (4) : 541 - 551. doi: 10.1007/s12686-016-0580-5

Adamson E, Hurwood DA (2015) Molecular ecology and stock identification, In: Freshwater Fisheries Ecology, Craig JF (Eds). Wiley :

ADAMSON EAS, HURWOOD DA, MATHER PB (2012) Insights into historical drainage evolution based on the phylogeography of the chevron snakehead fish (Channa striata) in the Mekong Basin. Freshwater Biology, 57 (11) : 2211 - 2229. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2427.2012.02864.x

Adamson E (null) Influence of historical landscapes, drainage evolution and ecological traits on patterns of genetic diversity in Southeast Asian freshwater snakehead fishes. PhD Thesis.

Omar H, Adamson EAS, Bhassu S, Goodman SM, Soarimalala V, Hashim R, Ruedi M (2011) Phylogenetic relationships of Malayan and Malagasy pygmy shrews of the genus Suncus (Soricomorpha: Soricidae) inferred from mitochondrial Cytochrome b gene sequences. Raffles Bulletin of Zoology, 59 (2) : 237 - 243.

Adamson EAS, Hurwood DA, Mather PB (2010) A reappraisal of the evolution of Asian snakehead fishes (Pisces, Channidae) using molecular data from multiple genes and fossil calibration. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution, 56 (2) : 707 - 717. doi: 10.1016/j.ympev.2010.03.027

Adamson EAS, Hurwood DA, Baker AM, Mather PB (2009) Population subdivision in Siamese mud carpHenicorhynchus siamensisin the Mekong River basin: implications for management. Journal of Fish Biology, 75 (6) : 1371 - 1392. doi: 10.1111/j.1095-8649.2009.02369.x

Hurwood DA, Adamson EAS, Mather PB (2008) Evidence for strong genetic structure in a regionally important, highly vagile cyprinid (Henicorhynchus lobatus) in the Mekong River Basin. Ecology of Freshwater Fish, 17 (2) : 273 - 283. doi: 10.1111/j.1600-0633.2007.00278.x

Supervision

Master's Co-supervisor to Saha A
Co supervisor(s): Adamson E
Population genetics of Seychelles caecilian amphibians using mircrosatellites developed from next generation sequence data
University College London, London, United Kingdom

Introduction

Summary

With a background in population genetics and evolution, I'm currently working to support the UK fisheries and environmental sectors, focusing on education, conservation, and sustainable food production.

Qualifications

    Degrees

  • PhD, Queensland University of Technology, Australia
  • Honours Degree (First Class), Queensland University of Technology, Australia
  • Bachelor of Applied Science (Ecology and Biodoversity), Queensland University of Technology, Australia

Employment history

    Academic

  • Scientific Associate, Natural History Museum, London, Life Sciences, United Kingdom, 2016 - ongoing
  • Visiting Lecturer & Researcher, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Penang, Malaysia, 2016 - 2016
  • Marie Curie Fellow, Natural History Museum, London, United Kingdom, 2013 - 2015
  • Visiting Researcher, Inland Fisheries Research and Development Institute (IFReDI), Cambodian Department of Fisheries & Royal University of Phnom Penh (RUPP), Cambodia, 2013 - 2013
  • Australian Endeavour Postdoctoral Fellow, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, 2011 - 2011
  • Postdoctoral Research Associate, Natural History Museums (London & Bern), United Kingdom, Switzerland, 2011 - 2013
  • Non-academic

    Fisheries Projects Officer, Fishmongers' Company, United Kingdom, 2017 - ongoing

Publications

Publications

Adamson EAS, Saha A, Maddock ST, Nussbaum RA, Gower DJ, Streicher JW (2016) Microsatellite discovery in an insular amphibian (Grandisonia alternans) with comments on cross-species utility and the accuracy of locus identification from unassembled Illumina data. Conservation Genetics Resources, 8 (4) : 541 - 551. doi: 10.1007/s12686-016-0580-5

Adamson E, Hurwood DA (2015) Molecular ecology and stock identification, In: Freshwater Fisheries Ecology, Craig JF (Eds). Wiley :

ADAMSON EAS, HURWOOD DA, MATHER PB (2012) Insights into historical drainage evolution based on the phylogeography of the chevron snakehead fish (Channa striata) in the Mekong Basin. Freshwater Biology, 57 (11) : 2211 - 2229. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2427.2012.02864.x

Adamson E (null) Influence of historical landscapes, drainage evolution and ecological traits on patterns of genetic diversity in Southeast Asian freshwater snakehead fishes. PhD Thesis.

Omar H, Adamson EAS, Bhassu S, Goodman SM, Soarimalala V, Hashim R, Ruedi M (2011) Phylogenetic relationships of Malayan and Malagasy pygmy shrews of the genus Suncus (Soricomorpha: Soricidae) inferred from mitochondrial Cytochrome b gene sequences. Raffles Bulletin of Zoology, 59 (2) : 237 - 243.

Adamson EAS, Hurwood DA, Mather PB (2010) A reappraisal of the evolution of Asian snakehead fishes (Pisces, Channidae) using molecular data from multiple genes and fossil calibration. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution, 56 (2) : 707 - 717. doi: 10.1016/j.ympev.2010.03.027

Adamson EAS, Hurwood DA, Baker AM, Mather PB (2009) Population subdivision in Siamese mud carpHenicorhynchus siamensisin the Mekong River basin: implications for management. Journal of Fish Biology, 75 (6) : 1371 - 1392. doi: 10.1111/j.1095-8649.2009.02369.x

Hurwood DA, Adamson EAS, Mather PB (2008) Evidence for strong genetic structure in a regionally important, highly vagile cyprinid (Henicorhynchus lobatus) in the Mekong River Basin. Ecology of Freshwater Fish, 17 (2) : 273 - 283. doi: 10.1111/j.1600-0633.2007.00278.x

Teaching and students

Supervision

Master's Co-supervisor to Saha A
Co supervisor(s): Adamson E
Population genetics of Seychelles caecilian amphibians using mircrosatellites developed from next generation sequence data
University College London, London, United Kingdom