Manpreet Dhami

Such a fun study with awesome collaborators! Read the news release ahead of the paper on how fake webs yielded real eDNA hits. Happy Halloween 👻

Small potatoes in the scheme of things but pour one out for the researchers who are going from working at Manaaki Whenua and Scion (genuinely cool names) to an organisation whose initials spell 'NZ IBS'

And it’s ~50% in the next round, so brace yourselves.

I guess the water’s here to stay for a bit. 😬

The aftermath of #StateofEmergency level weather in #Christchurch points to the fact that WETLANDS WORK! #protectWetlands #NZweather

Cashmere Stream licking the edges of the road too

PhD position available - plant-microbe-pollinator interactions in Kowhai flowers! With myself & Prof Jacqueline Beggs, based at Manaaki Whenua, Lincoln. Details below, or DM me! @microbiologysociety.org @evoldir.bsky.social @aucklanduni.bsky.social @microbiologynz.bsky.social

Invasomics 2.0 is off to a fantastic start with our first Keynote @shaky-dingo.bsky.social kicking off what Ragweed adaptation facilitating its invasion! 🌱 🧬

@drhhnz.bsky.social

RIP NZ CRIs. May your legacy be of a wholesome community that values scientific excellence, the natural environment and the people of Aotearoa.

Still got time to register for the Invasomics 2.0 in Wellington! Join us to find out the latest on the use of genomics to unravel Invasion pathways, mechanisms and detections! Deets-> www.invasomics.com/invasomics2
Rego closes 24 Jan.

We have joined Bluesky! Looking forward to connecting to #eDNA researchers and enthusiasts here.

Thanks Nat ❤️

Mana Tūānuku Research Leader Fellowships awarded Ten Mana Tūānuku Research Leader Fellowships have been awarded in the 2024 inaugural round.

Congratulations to Manaaki Whenua Senior Researcher Manpreet Dhami @manpreetkdhami.bsky.social , who today has been awarded a Mana Tūānuku Research Leader Fellowship by @royalsocietynz.bsky.social 👏👏👏

@royalsocietynz.bsky.social

Manpreet Dhami 2024: Dr Manpreet Dhami of Manaaki Whenua Landcare Research has been awarded a New Zealand Mana Tūānuku Research Leader Fellowship to study if optimising the gut microbiome of captive raised endangere...

The naïve 18 year old that arrived in NZ in 2006 to study species conservation could not have imagined this outcome. The Mana Tūānuku Research Leader Fellowship has been a humbling moment. This one’s for my mentors, who saw more in me than I could. Thank you!

www.royalsociety.org.nz/what-we-do/f...

List of sovereign states by research and development spending - Wikipedia

This would be an excellent time for Labour/Greens/TPM to announce they plan to double NZ’s research funding from the current measly 1.45% of GDP to around 3%, like Western Europe. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of...

Exciting updates!!!
(1) We can now announce our third keynote speaker --> Prof Arnaud Estoup (INRAE; France);
(2) We have extended abstract submission to 15 December.

This is shaping up to be a fantastic conference! Don't foget to register: www.invasomics.com/invasomics2