Personal profile
Research overview
My research group uses comparative and functional genomics and experimental studies to provide practical outcomes for sustainable aquaculture and marine conservation, and to shed light on the evolution and diversity of the amazing repertoire of organisms found within our oceans.
My research group explores three main themes:
EVOLUTION AND DEVELOPMENT
- Identification of the genes involved in molluscan and annelid biomineralisation and investigating how they have evolved
- Exploring the role of gene co-option in invertebrate evolution
- Understanding the evolution of immune systems in molluscs
MOLECULAR AQUACULTURE
- Investigating how variation in biomineralisation genes leads to differences in pearl quality
- Using comparative transcriptomics to improve hatchery production of rock oysters
- Developing molecular tools for the prevention of gonad maturation in tropical abalone
MOLECULAR ECOLOGY
- Using genetic identification to understand tropical rock oyster biodiversity
- Exploring the importance of multiple foundation species on shellfish reef restoration success
- Development of eDNA techniques for rapid oyster biodiversity assessment
- Molecular detection of exotic bivalve species
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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SDG 13 Climate Action -
SDG 14 Life Below Water -
SDG 15 Life on Land
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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Transcriptomic responses to Marteilia sydneyi infection in the Sydney rock oyster Saccostrea glomerata
Nenadic, N., Bar, I. & McDougall, C., Feb 2026, In: Fish & Shellfish Immunology. 169, p. 1-14 14 p., 111085.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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2025 joint BMC ecology and evolution and BMC zoology image competition: the winning images
Harman, J., Fenton, B., Ferrier, D., Hipsley, C. A., Liberles, D. A., McDougall, C. & Narayan, E., 15 Aug 2025, In: BMC Ecology and Evolution. 25, p. 1-12 12 p., 80.Research output: Contribution to journal › Editorial
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A modified primer-pair designed for the molecular sex identification of black-legged Kittiwake (Laridae: Rissa tridactyla)
Cargill, C. P., Harrand, G., Christensen-Dalsgaard, S., Ezhov, A. V., Fijn, R. C., Gavrilo, M. V., Newell, M. A. & McDougall, C., 2 Jul 2025, In: Conservation Genetics Resources. p. 1-5 5 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Characterising tropical oyster reefs: invertebrate-environment associations and a newly documented reef building species
Richardson, M. A., Buelow, C., Connolly, R. M., Gillies, C. L., Nenadic, N., Porter, R., Traurig, M. & McDougall, C., Jun 2025, In: Marine Environmental Research. 208, p. 1-11 11 p., 107136.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Microbial communities and soil greenhouse gas fluxes from subtropical tidal and supratidal wetlands
Gamboa-Cutz, J. N., Trevathan-Tackett, S. M., Cadena, S., McDougall, C. & Adame, M. F., 1 Apr 2025, In: Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science. 315, 10 p., 109124.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Datasets
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Code analysis for "Molecular responses to Marteilia sydneyi infection in the Sydney rock oyster Saccostrea glomerata"
Nenadic, N. (Creator), Bar, I. (Creator) & McDougall, C. (Creator), Zenodo, 28 Dec 2024
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De novo transcriptome assembly for four species of crustose coralline algae and analysis of unique orthologous genes (dataset)
McDougall, C. (Creator), NCBI GenBank, 2019
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/nuccore/GHIN00000000 and 3 more links, https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/nuccore/GHIO00000000, https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/nuccore/GHIP00000000, https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/nuccore/GHIV00000000 (show fewer)
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The crown-of-thorns starfish genome as a guide for biocontrol of this coral reef pest (dataset)
McDougall, C. (Creator), NCBI GenBank, 2017
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/biosample/SAMD00020546/ and 3 more links, https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/biosample/SAMD00054104/, https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sra?term=DRA005145, https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/bioproject/PRJDB3175 (show fewer)
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Transcriptomic responses of coralline algae to global change stressors (dataset)
M Page, T. (Creator) & McDougall, C. (Creator), OSF, 2021
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Projects
- 1 Finished
Activities
- 1 Invited talk
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Exploring the developmental and molecular underpinnings of molluscan weirdness
McDougall, C. (Speaker)
24 Nov 2024Activity: Talk or presentation types › Invited talk