Alejandro Trujillo-Gonzalez
Senior Research Fellow
Alejandro is a Senior Research Fellow at the University of Canberra and the Principal Scientist of the Australian National eDNA Reference Centre.
He specialises in using environmental DNA/RNA-based molecular detection methods for operational use in environmental surveillance and biosecurity. He has 11 years of experience in parasite-host interactions, parasite ecology, molecular genetics, and molecular detection techniques and for the past three years he has designed and optimised multiple molecular methods to collect and detect high priority pest species of importance to Australian biosecurity. His work is currently used by the Australian Government to inform biosecurity responses of pest species at border control, where eDNA/RNA monitoring is proving to be a highly sensitive detection method to enhance Australian Biosecurity surveillance. Alejandro continues to explore and modernise the utility of eDNA-based molecular techniques to detect invasive parasites and pathogens and pest species in biosecurity applications to accurately inform management.
Google scholar: https://scholar.google.com.au/citations?user=81KmNWkAAAAJ&hl=en
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6376-4978
UC page: https://researchprofiles.canberra.edu.au/en/persons/alejandro-trujillogonzalez
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