Shannon Corrigan

OCEANOMICS CENTRE LEAD

Dr Shannon Corrigan is an empirical biologist that uses modern genomics approaches to pursue broad research interests that include the evolutionary biology, ecology, and conservation of marine vertebrates, particularly chondrichthyans (cartilaginous fishes: sharks, rays, chimaeras).
Current research activities include leading the OceanOmics Centre team to develop eDNA as a scalable biomonitoring tool and generating high-quality reference genome resources for marine vertebrates.

Ibrahim Faseeh

Ibrahim has a strong background in quality assurance, operational management, and regulatory compliance within life science research.
Ibrahim’s primary focus is to ensure the smooth operations of OceanOmics Centre laboratories by establishing a commitment to health and safety, resource management, and sustainability.

Emma de Jong

BIOINFORMATICS LEAD 

Dr Emma de Jong is a Senior Research Fellow with expertise in bioinformatics, data science and systems biology/immunology. Emma’s current research focuses on generating high-quality reference genomes for Lutjanidae (snappers), a group of ecologically and economically important fisheries species, and using comparative genomics to map their immune gene repertoire.
By integrating genomics and immunology, her work aims to uncover how these species are equipped to respond to environmental stressors and pathogens, providing insights into their resilience in a changing climate. Emma also leads the OceanOmics Centre bioinformatics team.

Georgia Nester

Postdoctoral Research Fellow

Dr Georgia Nester is a molecular ecologist specialising in deep-sea environmental DNA (eDNA) applications at abyssal and hadal depths. She uses eDNA to survey biodiversity in some of the most remote and least-characterised marine environments, revealing species presence and community structure.
At the OceanOmics Centre, Georgia contributes to eDNA and whole genome sequencing efforts and on expanding the footprint of eDNA using novel methodologies and technological applications.

Adrianne Doran

Adrianne Doran is a molecular biologist with a background in clinical genomics. At the OceanOmics Centre, Adrianne leads the laboratory team to drive high throughput sequencing using long- and short-read sequencing technologies to construct eDNA biodiversity datasets and high-quality reference genome resources of marine vertebrates.

Liam Anstiss

SCIENTIFIC OFFICER

Liam Anstiss is a molecular scientist with a background in high throughput molecular diagnostics and environmental microbiology (biomining).
At OceanOmics Centre, his focus is on optimisation of whole genome sequencing workflows, to create reference genomes of marine vertebrates.

Ebony Thorpe

RESEARCH TECHNICIAN

Ebony is a marine science honours graduate with a background in aquaculture husbandry, parasite management, and sustainable production research. As a research technician at OceanOmics Centre, she supports deep-sea genomic and eDNA-based biodiversity surveys. With extensive at-sea experience, she plays a key role in field operations and is particularly interested in developing scalable genomic tools to better understand and protect deep-sea ecosystems.

Anna Depiazzi

Anna Depiazzi is a conservation biology graduate with a background in animal health and wildlife biology. Anna is particularly passionate about conserving local biodiversity and is excited about the integration of molecular biology and genomic techniques in conservation science. At OceanOmics Centre, she contributes to a wide range of work, from field sampling through to eDNA and whole genome sequencing.

Adam Bennett

Adam is a computer scientist and bioinformatician. Adam is working on the development of analytical software, tools and pipelines to analyse eDNA and genomic sequencing data for better measuring and understanding life in our ocean.

Lauren Huet

Lauren is a marine biologist and bioinformatician with a background in species identification and phylogenomics. At OceanOmics Centre, Lauren contributes to the generation of a high-quality reference genome library for marine vertebrates. Lauren is also particularly interested in exploring novel techniques for species identification and abundance estimates from eDNA samples.

Tyler Peirce

Tyler is a marine biologist and bioinformatician with a background in genetics and transcriptomics. He is particularly interested in improving the accessibility, reproducibility, and scalability of genomics research. At the OceanOmics Centre, Tyler develops and maintains a centralised SQL database and automates genomic data processing pipelines to support a broad range of Centre activities, including the generation of high-quality reference genome sequences, as well as organising and integrating sequencing data from different technologies and a wide range of marine vertebrate species.