Dr Tom Jenkins
Postdoctoral Research Fellow
t.l.jenkins@exeter.ac.uk
Hatherly C15
Hatherly Building, University of Exeter, Prince of Wales Road, Exeter, EX4 4PS, UK
Overview
I am a postdoctoral research scientist with interests in molecular ecology, genomics, population connectivity and web development. I am particularly interested in the application of whole genome sequencing data as evidence to support decisions by conservation managers and policy. I have worked for both academia and public sector organisations on a diverse range of projects and organisms, including in population genomics and evolutionary biology of marine invertebrates (lobsters and soft corals), coralline red algae and bats, and in developing software to visualise bacterial clades that cause disease in agricultural animals.
Qualifications
2018 PhD Biological Sciences, University of Exeter
2014 MRes Biodiversity Informatics and Genomics, Imperial College London
2013 BSc Marine Biology (Hons), Swansea University
Career
Jul 2023 – Present Postdoctoral Research Fellow, University of Exeter
Apr 2022 – Jun 2023 Bioinformatician & Software Developer, Animal and Plant Health Agency
Feb 2021 – Mar 2022 Senior Data Analyst, Natural England
Dec 2018 – Jan 2021 Postdoctoral Research Associate, University of Exeter
Oct 2014 – Oct 2018 PhD Research Scientist, University of Exeter
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Research
Research projects
Evolutionary responses of bats to climate and environmental change
Whole genome resequencing of maerl-forming species in western Europe
De novo genome assembly of the European lobster
Development of web-based tools for genomics and admixture analysis
Research grants
- 2019 British Ecological Society (UK)
Genetic diversity and connectivity of maerl beds in the UK and western Europe. - 2019 The Genetics Society
Training grant for bioinformatics course in genome-wide association analysis. - 2018 The Genetics Society
Heredity fieldwork grant for soft coral sampling.