Our researchers

IBFC Director

^{Expertise: eDNA, population genetics, phylogeography, freshwater conservation}

Senior Researcher 
in Genomics

^{Expertise: conservation genetics, evolutionary genetics, bioinformatics.}

Senior Researcher
in Fisheries Genetics

^{Expertise: Salmonid biology and management, population genetics, phylogeography.}

Researcher in Genetics

^{Expertise: Molecular ecology, methods development for molecular genetics.}

Researcher & Lecturer 
in Forestry and Social Ecology

^{Expertise: Forestry and integrated land management, social science methods, forest and tree health, nature and education.}

Researcher & Lecturer 

in Data Science

^{Expertise in: Network analysis, mathematical modelling, data visualisation, R and Shiny.}

Research Development Facilitator
Researcher in Archaeology

^{Expertise in archaeology, heritage outreach and interpretation.}

Researcher 
in Environmental DNA

^{Expertise: Molecular ecology, freshwater ecology, environmental management and decision-making.}

Researcher 
in Wildlife Ecology

^{Expertise: Species interactions, population ecology, molecular ecology, camera trapping, wildlife management.}

Marie Sklodowska-Curie 
Global Research Fellow

^{Expertise: Evolutionary biology, genomics, conservation genetics.}

KTP Associate
Product Development Engineer

^{Expertise: Engineering and technology}

Research Assistant

^{Expertise: Molecular genetics, water chemistry.}

Research Assistant

^{Expertise: Microbiology, laboratory skills and maintenance.}

Research Assistant & Lecturer 
in Environmental Science

^{Expertise: Knowledge exchange, freshwater biodiversity conservation, Scottish salmon management.}

Research & Innovation
Support Administrator 

PhD student

^{Project: Genomic analysis of population connectivity in the Scottish marine protected areas network to inform nature conservation.}

PhD student

^{Project: The spatial scale of adaptive population differentiation in Atlantic salmon - local adaption in smolt migration.}

PhD student

^{Project: Development of a robust, standardised protocol for monitoring the distribution, abundance, and ecology of the freshwater pearl mussel, M. margaritifera.}

PhD student

^{Project: Investigating the impacts of beavers on migratory fish and conservation priority mammals.}

MRes student

^{Project: Exploring the microbiome in Scottish freshwater pearl mussels - a metabarcoding analysis using third generation nanopore sequencing.}

MRes student

^{Project: Smolts through the system; a comprehensive investigation of salmon smolt migration through the Awe hydro scheme.}

Visiting Professor

Visiting Professor

Visiting Professor

Senior Research Associate

Senior Research Associate

Senior Research Associate

Research Associate