ROYAL HOLLOWAY TEAM
DR ELLI LEADBEATER
PRINCIPLE INVESTIGATOR
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Elli runs the project. She oversees all field and lab work, manages collaborations and resources, and is the best person to contact if you want more information.
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IRINA PETKOVA
LAB ASSISTANT
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Irina assists with the molecular work that the project requires. She also performs behavioural assays. Irina has a new position now! She left us in October 2019 to take up a PhD position at the University of Oslo
DR FABIO MANFREDINI
PDRA
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Fabio has responsibility for the molecular axis of the project. He carries out the field experiments, molecular work and bioinformatic analysis. Fabio has a new job! From January 2020 he will hold a lectureship at the University of Aberdeen.
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KEITH MCMAHON
BEEKEEPER
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Keith has overall responsibility for our apiary. He manages our bees, catches our swarms, stocks our observation hives and extracts our honey. He knows everything there is to know about keeping bees in observation hives.
DR MATT HASENJAGER
PDRA
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Matt has runs the social networks axis of the project. He carries out the field experiments, builds the networks and collaborates with Dr Will Hoppitt to implement the NBDA models.
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ASSOCIATED RHUL PHD STUDENTS:
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ASH SAMUELSON (PhD 2014-2019)
HARRY SIVITER (PhD 2016- 2019)
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OTHER RHUL TEAM MEMBERS:
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MONIKA YORDANOVA (field assistant, 2019)
ALEX HADLEIGH (field assistant, 2018)
TOM OLIVER (field assistant, 2018)
MIRANDA BURKE (field assistant, 2017)
GREGOIRE PASQUIER (field assistant, 2017)
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OUR COLLABORATORS
DR WILL HOPPITT
DR WILL HOPPITT
MATHEMATICAL MODELLING
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Will develops the NBDA models that we need, and provides input on their implementation
DR SEIRIAN SUMNER
TRANSCRIPTOMICS
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Seirian advises on our molecular work and also contributes to our bumblebee social network analyses
DR YANNICK WURM
OTHER TEAM MEMBERS:
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Carrie Easter (PhD student, Leeds University, supervised by Will Hoppitt)
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BIOINFORMATICS
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Yannick advises on our bioinformatic analyses