Miss Madison Baker

Higher Degree by Research Candidate

School of Biological Sciences

College of Sciences


I am a PhD candidate in the Gillanders Aquatic Ecology Lab with research focussed on reconstructing reproductive life histories of sharks using archival tissues (e.g., vertebrae). I am interested in Chondrichthyan (sharks, rays and chimeras) biology and ecology, their fisheries and conservation, the public education of human-shark interactions and marine science communication.

Date Type Title Institution Name Country Amount
2025 Award Michael Hall Student Innovation Award Australian Society for Fish Biology Australia -
2024 Award Michael Smyth Memorial Prize The University of Adelaide Australia -

Date Institution name Country Title
2024 University of Adelaide Australia Honours
2020 - 2023 University of Adelaide Australia Bachelor of Science (Marine Biology)

Vonow Conservation Biology Grant (Nature Conservation Society of South Australia & Biology Society of South Australia) 2024 - $3,092.00

BIOLOGY 1101: Biology I - Molecules, Genes and Cells (2025) Demonstrator


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