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Abi Mackay

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PhD @NTU | Researcher @WWT | Using eDNA to study fish in estuarine tidal freshwater

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Abi Mackay @abimac.bsky.social · 08/04/2026

Big thank you to the team who came out with me and made my first bit of fieldwork a breeze! @kanebrides.bsky.social Sarah Davies Sian Taylor

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Abi Mackay @abimac.bsky.social · 08/04/2026

Finally got out to do some #PhD fieldwork last week! Spent Good Friday on the River Tamar taking #eDNA samples to identify fish species using the tidal freshwater zone between Calstock and Gunnislake.

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Abi Mackay @abimac.bsky.social · 02/04/2026

All packed for some exciting #eDNA fieldwork this week!

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Abi Mackay @abimac.bsky.social · 06/10/2025

One thing I enjoy about working as a researcher while studying is occasionally I get to drop everything PhD related and do something completely different. Recently, I helped test the water quality of @WWTs wetland treatment systems.#PhDSky #eDNA #PhDlife #Lablife #wetlands #waterquality #AcademicSky

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Abi Mackay @abimac.bsky.social · 30/09/2025

Got a spare minute during a centrifuge spin or short incubation? Why not try some glove doodling? Here are a few of my own (artistic talent not guaranteed). #PhDSky #eDNA #PhDlife #Lablife #AcademicSky

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Abi Mackay @abimac.bsky.social · 23/09/2025

Had an awesome time at the @NEOF eDNA metabarcoding course at the University of Sheffield a couple of weeks ago. Pretty sure I finally understand how it works now—big win! 🧬🔍 #eDNA #PhDlife #NEOFtraining #EcologicalMonitoring #ConservationScience

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Abi Mackay @abimac.bsky.social · 12/09/2025

Great to hear about all the cool research going on at NTU School of Animal, Rural, and Environmental Sciences Research Conference last week.

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Abi Mackay @abimac.bsky.social · 10/06/2025

Had a great time at the #ECSA meeting in Antwerp a couple of weeks ago. Talked about the potential for using #eDNA to monitor tidal habitats. Conference 2 of PhD done✅️

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Abi Mackay @abimac.bsky.social · 15/05/2025

First conference and first poster of my PhD done!✅️✅️ Had a great time @royalsociety.org for #UKDNAWG25 Can't wait for next year!

Me stood next to my conference poster titled "Restoring tidal freshwater zones: Exploring the use of environmental DNA to monitor fish communities" with a portrait of guy looming behind the poster board.

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