Professor Rob Ogden

Director of Conservation Science / Director of ECOS / Head of Conservation Genetics

Tel: +44 131 6517428
Email: rob.ogden@ed.ac.uk
Web: University of Edinburgh Research Explorer Profile
Web: Conservation Science Group Homepage
Web: Google Scholar Profile

Street

The Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary Studies and The Roslin Institute

Easter Bush Campus
Midlothian

City

Post code

EH25 9RG

Biography

Background

I am Chair in Conservation Science at the University of Edinburgh, where I hold the positions of Director of Conservation Science and Head of Conservation Genetics at the Veterinary School and the Roslin Institute. My work in applied conservation genetics includes maintaining an international research programme, directing an online Masters degree programme and taking an active role in the IUCN SSC Conservation Genetics Specialist Group. I also work more broadly in applied conservation science through my role as the Director of ECOS (Edinburgh Conservation Science), a cross-institutional forum for promoting the transfer of science into conservation projects and policy.

I am a past-president of the Society for Wildlife Forensic Science (2015-19), and am a director and co-founder of TRACE Wildlife Forensics Network, an NGO that supports the application of forensic science to wildlife law enforcement around the world.

Prior to joining the University of Edinburgh in 2017, I worked as a visiting professor at Kyoto University (2015-16) and was previously based at the Royal Zoological Society of Scotland (2011-15), where I held the positions of Head of Science and Director of Conservation.

Qualifications

1999 - Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), University of Wales, Bangor - Molecular Ecology

1994 - Bachelor of Science (BSc Hons), University of Liverpool - Marine Biology

Responsibilities & affiliations

Director, Edinburgh Conservation Science (ECOS) (2018-)
Director, TRACE Wildlife Forensics Network (2006-)
Special Professor, Wildlife Research Centre, Kyoto University, Japan (2015-)
Expert panel member, Scottish Natural Heritage Scientific Advisory Committee (2017-)
IUCN Conservation Genetics Specialist Group member (2015-)
Director, Society for Wildlife Forensic Science (2013-)
UNODC Wildlife Forensics Expert Group (2015-)
European Association of Zoos and Aquaria – Population genetics advisor (2013-)
UK (PAW) Wildlife Forensic Working Group (2004-)

Publications

Conservation management strategy impacts inbreeding and mutation load in scimitar-horned oryx (8 pages) 25 Apr 2023 In: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS), vol. 120, pp. 1-8
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.2210756120
Research output: Contribution to Journal › Article (E-pub ahead of print)
Stranding collections indicate broad-scale connectivity across the range of a pelagic marine predator, the Atlantic white-sided dolphin (Lagenorhynchus acutus) (9 pages) 28 Mar 2023 In: ICES Journal of Marine Science: Journal du Conseil, pp. 1-9
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1093/icesjms/fsad050
Research output: Contribution to Journal › Article (E-pub ahead of print)
Genetic diversity Goals and Targets have improved, but remain insufficient for clear implementation of the post-2020 global biodiversity framework (11 pages) 2023 In: Conservation genetics, vol. 24, pp. 181-191
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10592-022-01492-0
Research output: Contribution to Journal › Article (Published)
Bringing together approaches to reporting on within species genetic diversity Sep 2022 In: Journal of Applied Ecology, vol. 59, pp. 2227-2233
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/1365-2664.14225
Research output: Contribution to Journal › Article (Published)
Rapid in situ identification of biological samples via DNA amplicon sequencing using miniaturized laboratory equipment 1 Jun 2022 In: Nature Protocols, vol. 17, pp. 1415-1443
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41596-022-00682-x
Research output: Contribution to Journal › Article (Published)
Phylogeography and population genetic structure of the European roe deer in Switzerland following recent recolonisation (14 pages) Feb 2022 In: Ecology and Evolution, vol. 12
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1002/ece3.8626
Research output: Contribution to Journal › Article (Published)
Investigating the origins of ivory recovered in the United Kingdom 1 Nov 2021 In: Forensic Science International: Animals and Environments, vol. 1
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fsiae.2021.100027
Research output: Contribution to Journal › Article (E-pub ahead of print)
STRoe deer: a validated forensic STR profiling system for the European roe deer (Capreolus capreolus) 2 Aug 2021 In: Forensic Science International: Animals and Environments
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fsiae.2021.100023
Research output: Contribution to Journal › Article (E-pub ahead of print)
Genetic diversity of the endangered Japanese golden eagle at neutral and functional loci 16 Jun 2021 In: Ecological Research, vol. 36
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/1440-1703.12246
Research output: Contribution to Journal › Article (E-pub ahead of print)
Global commitments to conserving and monitoring genetic diversity are now necessary and feasible 26 May 2021 In: BioScience, vol. 71
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1093/biosci/biab054
Research output: Contribution to Journal › Article (Published)

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This article was published on 8 Dec, 2023