Ms Elisabeth Williamson

Ms Elisabeth Williamson

PhD Candidate

School of Biological Sciences

Faculty of Sciences, Engineering and Technology

Elisabeth Williamson is a grant-funded researcher in the Invertebrate Systematics and Biodiversity lab.

Her current postdoctoral research focuses on the evolution of sensory systems in the dark biosphere, with an emphasis on neutral evolution in subterranean beetles. This work combines RNA analysis, genomic DNA sequencing, and molecular evolution studies.

For her PhD, Elisabeth studied how microbes in the food and gut of Australian native bees affect bee health. During her Honours research, she helped develop a method for estimating honey bee density using population genetics.

  • Journals
    Year Citation
    2025 Williamson, E., Prendergast, K., Leijs, R., & Hogendoorn, K. (2025). The life cycle, nesting behaviour and diet of resin bee Megachile tosticauda (Hymenoptera: Megachilidae). Austral Entomology, 64(1), 10 pages.
    DOI Scopus1
    2025 Williamson, E. M., Hammer, T. J., Hogendoorn, K., & Eisenhofer, R. (2025). Blanking on blanks: few insect microbiota studies control for contaminants. MBIO, 16(4), 10 pages.
    DOI
    2025 Williamson, E., Hill, K., Hogendoorn, K., & Eisenhofer, R. (2025). The bacterial community associated with the solitary resin bee Megachile tosticauda throughout its life cycle. FEMS Microbiology Ecology, 101(4), 10 pages.
    DOI
    2022 Williamson, E., Groom, S., Utaipanon, P., Oldroyd, B. P., Chapman, N., & Hogendoorn, K. (2022). The reliability of honey bee density estimates from trapped drones. Apidologie, 53(6), 12 pages.
    DOI Scopus2
    2019 Williamson, E., Groom, S., & Hogendoorn, K. (2019). A new method to sample DNA from feral honey bee hives in trees. Transactions of the Royal Society of South Australia, 143(1), 92-96.
    DOI Scopus2 WoS1

  • Preprint
    Year Citation
    2024 Williamson, E., Hammer, T., Hogendoorn, K., & Eisenhofer, R. (2024). Blanking on Blanks: Few Insect Microbiota Studies Control for Contaminants - A Systematic Review.
    DOI

February 2023: DR Stranks Travelling Fellowship - The University of Adelaide

September 2022: Awarded the Small Grants Research Scheme - The Royal Society of South Australia

March 2022: Awarded the William Macleay Microbiology Research Fund - The Linnean Society

 

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