Current and past members of the group

Group Leader – Dr Simon Goodman
I undertook my PhD in the Department of Genetics, University of Cambridge and then moved to a post-doctoral position at the University of Edinburgh. This was followed by a Research Fellowship at the Institute of Zoology, Zoological Society of London, before joining the University of Leeds in 2004.
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Visiting Fellows
- Dr Shairah Abdul Razak – Phylogenomics of pinnipeds
- Dr Linas Svolkinas – Human impacts & biodiversity conservation in the Caspian region
- Dr Laura Najera Cortazar – Conservation genomics of myotis bats in Baja Mexico
- Dr Elena Valsecchi – Marine eDNA
- Dr Lilia Dmitrieva – Caspian seal ecology and conservation
- Dr Jenny Dunn – Avian disease ecology
- Dr Leandro Patino – Galapagos giant tortoise disease ecology
PhD Students
- Katie Prosser – The philosophy of ‘de-extinction’ and its role in conservation
- Tim Brown – Conservation strategies for parasites
- Jeni Sage-Sidwell – Evolution & genomics of lactation strategies in pinnipeds
- Betty Boyse- Monitoring marine vertebrates through eDNA
- Julia Lopez Delgado – Evolutionary genomics of Galapagos iguana species
- Harrison Tan – Population dynamics and climate change risks for Caspian seals
Alumni
Past PhD students
- David Orr – Evolution & genomics of lactation strategies in pinnipeds
- Linas Svolkinas – Human impacts & biodiversity conservation in the Caspian region
- Liam Fitzpatrick – Disease Ecology of avian malaria in Galapagos
- Laura Najera Cortazar – Conservation genomics of myotis bats in Baja Mexico
- Rebecca Thomas – Molecular epidemiology of trichomonas in European turtle doves
- Leandro Patino – Galapagos giant tortoise disease ecology
- Paddy Brock – Galapagos sea lion disease ecology
- Lilia Dmitrieva – Caspian seal ecology and conservation
- Rose Cairns – The social science of conservation policy development in Galapagos
- Gillian Eastwood – Disease ecology of West Nile Virus in Galapagos
- Larisa Lee Cruz – Population biology of blue footed boobies in Galapagos
- Arnaud Bataille – Population genetics of Galapagos mosquitoes
- Alex McCarthy – Genetics of disease susceptibility for morbilliviruses in pinnipeds