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RZSS Conservation & Research Team
Conservation staff
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Dr Fred Babweteera
Conservation Associate
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David Barclay
Conservation Manager (ex-situ)
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Dr Arnaud Desbiez
Conservation Associate
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Dr Thomas Doherty-Bone
Conservation Associate
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Jal Ghazali
Genomics Technician
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Jenny Kaden
Senior Lab Technician
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Dr Gill Murray-Dickson
Biobank Research Fellow (RZSS/NMS)
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Dr Helen Senn
Head of Conservation and Science Programmes
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Dr Alex Ball
WildGenes Programme Manager
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Dr Kara Dicks
Research Scientist
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Dr Helen Taylor
Conservation Programme Manager
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Dr Jean-Marc Costanzi
Research Assistant
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Kasia Ruta
Conservation Administrator
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Jess Wise
Conservation Engagement Manager
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Dr Ian Simpson
Project Manager: Saving Wildcats
Other researchers at RZSS
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Andy Beer
Nutritionist for RZSS
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Jo Elliot
Animal Collection Manager, RZSS Edinburgh Zoo
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Dr Simon Girling
Head of Veterinary Services to the RZSS
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Romain Pizzi
Veterinary Surgeon to the RZSS
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Dr Adam Naylor
Veterinary Surgeon Resident to the RZSS
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Donna Brown
Head Veterinary Nurse to the RZSS
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Dr Georgina Cole
Veterinary Surgeon Resident to RZSS
Students
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Qais ALRawahi
PhD student
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Tarid Purisotayo
PhD Student
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Jo Howard-McCombe
PhD student
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Mataab Al Ghafri
PhD student
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Geraldine Werhahn
PhD Student
Former students
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Alice Fraser
Former Undergraduate Placement Student
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Andrew Bagnall
Former Placement MSc student
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Valentine Patterson
Former Placement Student
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Nia Morgan
Former Placement Student
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James Taylor
Former PhD student placement
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Jane Hosegood
Former PhD student placement
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Stephanie Bourgeois
PhD Student
Former Staff
Latest News
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Blog
01/07/2020
Following the feathers - counting capercaillie in the Cairngorms
It's possible that there are now less than 1,000 capercaillie left in the UK and almost all of them live in the Cairngorms National Park. Read on to find out more about how Jal and Jean-Marc from the RZSS WildGenes team are using DNA from feathers to help the Cairngorms Capercaillie Project understand more about the population in the wild.
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Blog
10/06/2020
Always smile at a (Siamese) crocodile
For the past three years, the RZSS WildGenes laboratory has been working with Fauna & Flora International (FFI) and the Royal University of Phnom Penh (RUPP) to develop the first conservation genetics laboratory in Cambodia. Our very first training visit began back in 2016.