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Sara Ferreira

University of OtagoORCID 0000-0003-3976-7834Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Approach:experimental assay· 3 Research Focus:differential expression· 2 Assay:DNA methylation· 2 Assay:metagenomics· 2 Research Focus:benchmarking· 1 Research Focus:cell-cell communication· 1 Research Focus:deconvolution· 1 Research Focus:ecology & biodiversity· 1

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Gert‐Jan JeuneniD· 4 shared Neil J. GemmelliD· 4 shared Jackson M. TreeceiD· 3 shared Miles D. LamareiD· 3 shared Benjamín Durán‐VinetiD· 2 shared Monika ZávodnáiD· 2 shared Stefano MarianiiD· 2 shared Anna ClarkiD· 1 shared

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EcologybioRxivPreprintSep 24, 2026

A streamlined proof of concept CRISPR-based environmental biosurveillance platform for the detection of closely related invasive rats

Benjamín Durán‐Vinet, Antoinette J. Piaggio, Nicholas Foster…·Neil J. Gemmell

The paper presents a CRISPR-based biosurveillance platform for detecting invasive rats, achieving species-specific discrimination and high sensitivity.

DOI 10.64898/2026.09.24.753988

ratDNA methylation

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EcologybioRxivPreprintJun 7, 2025

Recovering historical fish eDNA from museum-preserved Antarctic filter feeders via non-destructive metabarcoding.

Gert‐Jan Jeunen, Sadie Mills, Marc A. Bailie…·Neil J. Gemmell

This study evaluates non-destructive eDNA extraction from ethanol preservatives in Antarctic filter-feeding museum specimens, finding that ethanol filtration performs as well as tissue biopsies for metabarcoding fish eDNA.

DOI 10.1101/2025.06.07.656140

non-human primatemetagenomics

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Molecular BiologyMolecular Ecology ResourcesPeer-reviewedJul 25, 2024

Unlocking Antarctic molecular time-capsules - recovering historical environmental DNA from museum-preserved sponges

Gert‐Jan Jeunen, Sadie Mills, Miles D. Lamare…·Neil J. Gemmell

The paper recovers historical environmental DNA (heDNA) from Antarctic sponge specimens to reconstruct past fish biodiversity and community composition.

6 citations

DNA methylationexperimental assay

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Molecular BiologyMolecular Ecology ResourcesPeer-reviewedJan 4, 2023

Assessing the utility of marine filter feeders for environmental DNA (eDNA) biodiversity monitoring

Gert‐Jan Jeunen, Jasmine S. Cane, Sara Ferreira…·Miles D. Lamare

The paper compares eDNA sources from water, bivalves, sponges, and ethanol to assess their utility for biodiversity monitoring, finding sponges are reliable while bivalves are not.

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metagenomicsstatistical model

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