Elisabeth Williamson

Dr Elisabeth Williamson

Postdoctoral Researcher

School of Biological Sciences

College of Science

Elisabeth Williamson is a grant-funded researcher in the Invertebrate Systematics and Biodiversity lab. Having researched various model insect systems, her expertise lies in ecology, molecular evolution, symbiosis and conservation.
 
Her current postdoctoral research focuses on the evolution of sensory systems in the dark in subterranean beetles. For her PhD, Elisabeth studied the microbiomes of Australian native bees. During her Honours she contributed to the development of 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 Scopus2 WoS2
    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), e0265824.
    DOI Scopus1 WoS1 Europe PMC2
    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 Microbiol Ecol, 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 Scopus4 WoS4
    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 Scopus3 WoS3

  • 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

 

  • Position: Postdoctoral Researcher
  • Email: elisabeth.williamson@adelaide.edu.au
  • Campus: North Terrace
  • Building: Darling, floor Ground Floor
  • Org Unit: Ecology and Evolutionary Biology
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