Jemma Geoghegan

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University of Otago

New Zealand

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Dr. Jemma Geoghegan is a Senior Lecturer at the University of Otago, New Zealand. Her research primarily focuses on the virome and microbial diversity across various ecosystems, including marine wildlife and coral reef fishes. Recent publications explore virus sharing among pinnipeds, the impact of viromes on wildlife conservation, and the role of geography in virus diversity among aquatic species.

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Genomic epidemiology of human respiratory viruses in New Zealand

Open Date: 2022-07-01

Close Date: 2025-07-01

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Ecological barriers and drivers of virus emergence

Open Date: 2021-01-01

Close Date: 2026-01-01

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Revealing the extent and pattern of viral host-jumping in fish on ecological timescales

Open Date: 2021-01-01

Close Date: 2024-01-01

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Genomic epidemiology of SARS-CoV-2 in New Zealand

Open Date: 2020-04-01

Close Date: 2021-04-01

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Ryan Imrie

University of Glasgow

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Lisa Shelley Argilla

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Otago Polytechnic

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Edward Holmes

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University of Sydney

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Erin Harvey

University of Sydney

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Making sense of the virome in light of evolution and ecology

Diversity and cross-species transmission of viruses in a remote island ecosystem: implications for wildlife conservation

Uncovering the faecal virome of New Zealand sea lions (Phocarctos hookeri) reveals virus sharing among geographically distinct pinnipeds

A Novel Crustavirus as a Candidate Aetiology of Tail Fan Necrosis in New Zealand Red Rock Lobsters, Jasus edwardsii

Metatranscriptomic detection of rabbit hemorrhagic disease virus 2 in karoro (southern black-backed gulls)

Limited similarity in microbial composition among coral reef fishes from the Great Barrier Reef, Australia

Oral and Faecal Viromes of New Zealand Calves on Pasture With an Idiopathic Ill‐Thrift Syndrome

Viromes of Antarctic fish resemble the diversity found at lower latitudes

Host and geography impact virus diversity in New Zealand’s longfin and shortfin eels

Virome analysis of New Zealand’s bats reveals cross-species viral transmission among the Coronaviridae

Improving the reporting of metagenomic virome-scale data

Limited cross-species virus transmission in a spatially restricted coral reef fish community

Host specificity shapes fish viromes across lakes on an isolated remote island

Transcriptome Mining Expands Knowledge of RNA Viruses across the Plant Kingdom

Tracing the international arrivals of SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variants after Aotearoa New Zealand reopened its border

Cloacal virome of an ancient host lineage – The tuatara (Sphenodon punctatus) – Reveals abundant and diverse diet-related viruses

Genetic Reassortment between Endemic and Introduced <i>Macrobrachium rosenbergii</i> Nodaviruses in the Murray-Darling Basin, Australia

Viromes of Freshwater Fish with Lacustrine and Diadromous Life Histories Differ in Composition

Phylodynamics reveals the role of human travel and contact tracing in controlling the first wave of COVID-19 in four island nations

Slippery When wet: Cross-Species Transmission of Divergent Coronaviruses in Bony and Jawless Fish and The Evolutionary History of the Coronaviridae

Tracking the international spread of SARS-CoV-2 lineages B.1.1.7 and B.1.351/501Y-V2

Transmission of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 during Border Quarantine and Air Travel, New Zealand (Aotearoa)

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Ryan Imrie

Lisa Shelley Argilla

Edward Holmes

Erin Harvey

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