Dr. Carolyn Hogg is a conservation biologist who has been working with threatened species for over twenty-five years both in Australia and overseas. Dr. Hogg is the Science Lead for the national Threatened Species Initiative, a program generating genomic resources for Australia’s threatened species, as well as co-lead of the Australasian Wildlife Genomics Group at the University of Sydney. For the past 12 years, Dr. Hogg has been working closely with the Save the Tasmanian Devil Program in how genomic technology can aid conservation efforts for this endangered marsupial. Through partnerships with both her academic and conservation colleagues Dr. Hogg has developed better tools and technologies to integrate molecular genetics into real-time conservation management actions, particularly translocations.

Genome BC was thrilled to present Dr. Carolyn Hogg as the keynote speaker at the 2022 Don Rix Distinguished Keynote Address. Dr. Hogg presented Australian case studies of the Tasmanian devil and koala to highlight how genomic research is being applied to solve conservation challenges.