Research Interests
Forensic BiologyDr Teresa Tiedge
ARC Grant-Funded Postdoctoral Research Fellow
School of Biological Sciences
College of Sciences
Eligible to supervise Masters and PhD (as Co-Supervisor) - email supervisor to discuss availability.
Dr Teresa M. Tiedge is an ARC-funded postdoctoral researcher between the Australian Centre for Wildlife Genomics at the Australian Museum (Sydney) and Adelaide University, where she is developing new DNA methodologies to combat wildlife crime in Australia.
Her research experience includes the forensic analysis of human and non-human DNA using traditional short tandem repeat (STR) analysis and next generation sequencing. Teresa’s PhD work concentrated on developing a wet-laboratory workflow and analysis of environmental DNA (eDNA) from mock geologic evidence, focusing on the bacterial, fungal, plant, and arthropod communities within soil and dust.
| Year | Citation |
|---|---|
| 2026 | Tiedge, T. M., Love, K. R., & Meiklejohn, K. A. (2026). Dye-based qPCR assays for the separate quantification of total bacterial, fungal, arthropod, and plant DNA. PLOS ONE, 21(3), 20 pages. |
| 2026 | Meiklejohn, K. A., Scheible, M. K. R., Layne, T., Tiedge, T. M., Love, K., Hietpas, J., . . . Stern, L. A. (2026). Assessing the value of bacteria, plants, fungi and arthropods characterized via DNA metabarcoding for separation of forensic-like surface soils at varied spatial scales. Forensic Science International: Genetics, 81, 103379. |
| 2026 | Badgett, S. L., Tiedge, T. M., Parker, T. B., Love, K. R., Flack, N. K., & Meiklejohn, K. A. (2026). Probabilistic genotyping of non-human DNA mixtures: Using MaSTR™ to analyze mixed canine STRs genotyped with DogFiler. Forensic Science International: Genetics, 83, 103436. |
| 2025 | Tiedge, T. M., Rabasco, J. T., & Meiklejohn, K. A. (2025). DNA Metabarcoding Using Indexed Primers: Workflow to Characterize Bacteria, Fungi, Plants, and Arthropods from Environmental Samples. DIVERSITY-BASEL, 17(2), 18 pages. WoS4 |
| 2025 | Tiedge, T. M., Love, K. R., & Meiklejohn, K. A. (2025). Utilizing eDNA from bacteria, fungi, plants, and arthropods associated with mock geologic evidence for sample-to-sample comparisons and study site separation: A feasibility study. FORENSIC SCIENCE INTERNATIONAL-GENETICS, 78, 14 pages. WoS2 Europe PMC1 |
| 2024 | Tiedge, T. M., & Meiklejohn, K. A. (2024). Assessing three soil removal methods for environmental DNA analysis of mock forensic geology evidence. JOURNAL OF FORENSIC SCIENCES, 69(1), 52-59. WoS5 Europe PMC3 |
| 2022 | Holland, M. M., Tiedge, T. M., Bender, A. J., Gaston-Sanchez, S. A., & McElhoe, J. A. (2022). MaSTR™: an effective probabilistic genotyping tool for interpretation of STR mixtures associated with differentially degraded DNA. International Journal of Legal Medicine, 136(2), 433-446. |
| 2021 | Tiedge, T. M., Nagachar, N., Wendt, F. R., Lakhtakia, A., & Roy, R. (2021). High-throughput DNA sequencing of environmentally insulted latent fingerprints after visualization with nanoscale columnar-thin-film technique. Science & Justice, 61(5), 505-515. |
| 2020 | Gray, S. L., Tiedge, T. M., Butkus, J. M., Earp, T. J., Lindner, S. E., & Roy, R. (2020). Determination of human identity from Anopheles stephensi mosquito blood meals using direct amplification and massively parallel sequencing. Forensic Science International: Genetics, 48, 102347. |
| 2020 | Nagachar, N., Tiedge, T. M., Lakhtakia, A., McCormick, M. N., & Roy, R. (2020). Development of environmentally insulted fingermarks on nonporous forensically relevant substrates with conformal columnar thin films. Canadian Society of Forensic Science Journal, 53(4), 149-172. |
| 2020 | Tiedge, T. M., McAtee, P. D., McCormick, M. N., Lakhtakia, A., & Roy, R. (2020). Massively parallel sequencing and STR analysis from partial bloody fingerprints enhanced with columnar thin films. Forensic Science International: Genetics, 49, 102369. |
| Date | Role | Research Topic | Program | Degree Type | Student Load | Student Name |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Co-Supervisor | Illegal wildlife trade | - | Doctorate | Full Time | Miss Emilee Cooper |
| Date | Role | Committee | Institution | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 - ongoing | Member | NSW Branch | Australian and New Zealand Forensic Science Society | Australia |
| Date | Role | Membership | Country |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 - ongoing | Member | Society for Wildlife Forensic Science | Australia |
| 2025 - ongoing | Member | Australian and New Zealand Forensic Science Society | Australia |
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