Therese Miller

I am a PhD student at the University of Auckland Institute of Marine Science. My thesis aims to unveil migratory routes and spawning sites of New Zealand longfin eel, Anguilla dieffenbachii, through use of environmental DNA and RNA. A wider aim of this project is to make the use of eDNA and eRNA more broadly available to the public, particularly Pacific islands, which are particularly vulnerable to environmental degradation but often don't have the monetary means to carry out high throughput laboratory and genetic work.

February 2024