Ms Elisabeth Williamson
Higher Degree by Research Candidate
PhD Candidate
School of Agriculture, Food and Wine
Faculty of Sciences, Engineering and Technology
Elisabeth Williamson is a PhD student researching how microbes in the food and guts of Australian native bees influence their health. Educated at The University of Adelaide, Elisabeth obtained a Bachelor in Applied Biology, majoring in Plant Product Innovation. She went on to be awarded first class Honours, on her project that aided the development of a method that estimates the density of honey bees using population genetics methods.
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Awards and Achievements
Date Type Title Institution Name Country Amount 2023 Fellowship DR Stranks Travelling Fellowship The University of Adelaide Australia 5000 -
Language Competencies
Language Competency English Can read, write, speak, understand spoken and peer review French Can read, write, speak, understand spoken and peer review -
Education
Date Institution name Country Title 2016 - 2020 University of Adelaide Australia Bachelor of Applied Biology (Honours) -
Research Interests
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Journals
Year Citation 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.
Scopus22019 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.
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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
March 2022: Awarded the William Macleay Microbiology Research Fund - The Linnean Society
September 2022: Awarded the Small Grants Research Scheme - The Royal Society of South Australia
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