Associate Professor Lee Rollins
My research uses genetic and epigenetic data to examine population and evolutionary processes. Specifically, my research group investigates the molecular mechanisms underlying rapid evolution often seen in invasive populations and provides information used to improve the management of invasive and conserved species.
Our invasive species research is focused on cane toads, starlings, and deer but we also have projects on a variety of species in the context of conservation.聽
I am the Director of the Evolution & Ecology Research Centre at UNSW and the Deputy President聽of Academic Board at UNSW.
Education
PhD Conservation Genetics, UNSW, 2009
Master of Marine Science, UNSW, 2001
Bachelor of Arts, University of Virginia, 1987
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My Research Supervision
Soleille Miller, PhD Candidate (Jointly supervised with Russell Bonduriansky),聽鈥淯tilizing population genetics to investigate genetic diversity and heterozygosity between all-female and mixed sex populations of the Australian Stick Insect, Megacrania batesii.鈥
Kelton Cheung, Scientia PhD candidate (Jointly supervised with Rich Edwards), 鈥淒eveloping genomic resources to advance the molecular ecology of invasions.鈥
Adi Nugroho, PhD Candidate,聽鈥淕enetics insights into the rusa deer invasion across Oceania.鈥
Tsering Chan, PhD Candidate,聽鈥淗ost-parasite effects on gene expression in invasive cane toads and their co-introduced lungworms.鈥
Lucy Ockert, PhD Candidate, "Evolutionary processes and conservation genetics of little penguins in Australia鈥.
Maddison Howie, Honours Candidate,聽鈥淒oes lungworm infection affect gut microbiome in invasive cane toads?鈥