Henriette Theron
Laboratory Technician
Born in South Africa and growing up in four different countries (South Africa, Iran, United Arab Emirates and Australia), Henriette completed a Bachelor of Environmental Science and an Honours in Applied Science at the University of Canberra.
During her Bachelor studies she majored in four different areas – Water Science, Environmental Genetics, Applied Ecology and Integrated Environmental Management, respectively. Henriette’s Honours project used a combination of lab-based and office-based technologies to compare the evolution of the Major Histocompatibility Complex gene region of the Brush-tailed Rock Wallaby against that of other Australian Marsupials.
Henriette joined the EcoDNA team as a lab technician. She currently helps with various lab-based projects that use either single-species or multiple-species molecular approaches to inform the presence or absence of native (Rakali, Cassowary, Crocodile) and invasive species (various insects, amphibians and mammals) from eDNA and gDNA samples.
Apart from her exciting role as part of the EcoDNA team at UC, Henriette has an avid interest in wildlife, books, music, sport as well as training dogs.
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We are a multidisciplinary team providing DNA-based solutions, training and products to support the uptake of eDNA in biosecurity and biodiversity applications.
EcoDNA acknowledges the Ngunnawal people, traditional custodians of the lands where we are situated. We wish to acknowledge and respect their continuing culture and the contribution they make to the life of Canberra and the region. We also acknowledge all other First Nations Peoples on whose lands we gather.
Email: ecoDNA@canberra.edu.au
Address: Building 7, Level D, University of Canberra, Bruce ACT 2617 Australia
Accreditation number: 21138
Accredited site number: 25428