Valentine Patterson
Former Placement Student
- Email vpatterson@rzss.org.uk
- Tel 01313140396
- Location RZSS Edinburgh Zoo
RESEARCH INTERESTS
Valentine is studying for her undergraduate degree in Zoology at Cardiff University.
She is currently undertaking her sandwich year placement with the RZSS at the WildGenes laboratory based at Edinburgh Zoo.
After her undergraduate degree Valentine hopes to go into the field of conservation
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.