Research output per year
Research output per year
Personal profile
Biography
I completed my honours degree with the University of Western Australia's Centre for Integrative Bee Research (Baer Lab) and Centre for Evolutionary Biology (Firman Lab), studying honey bee reproductive biology. In 2018, I started my PhD with the CRC for Honey Bee Products in Dr Julia Grassl's Honey Bee Health Research Group. My PhD is investigating the smell (volatile biomarkers) of the honey bee disease American foulbrood in order to create a “beehive breathalyser” sensor that can diagnose sick hives.
Community engagement
I frequently promote science and agriculture through conferences, social media, and direct involvement with community events such as National Science Week, Farming Champions’ Farmer on Your Plate, the Honey Festival and UWA's Open Day. Through my collaboration with the Department of Primary Industries and Rural Development, I am an ambassador for science-informed beekeeping practices, delivering workshops and presentations to improve biosecurity within the bee industry.
Too see photos of my research and honey bees, visit my Instagram page @jessica.m.moran.
Education/Academic qualification
Biological Science, Honours Degree
2016 → 2018
Award Date: 17 Mar 2018
Zoology and Conservation Biology, Bachelor of Science, The University of Western Australia
2012 → 2016
Industry keywords
- Biotechnology
- Agriculture and Food
- Diagnostics
Research expertise keywords
- Honey bee diseases
- Honey bee pathology
- Biosecurity
- Beekeeping
- Biosensors
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Research output
- 33 Citations
- 2 h-Index
- 2 Article
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Extreme and Variable Climatic Conditions Drive the Evolution of Sociality in Australian Rodents
Firman, R. C., Rubenstein, D. R., Moran, J. M., Rowe, K. C. & Buzatto, B. A., 24 Feb 2020, In: Current Biology. 30, 4, p. 691-697.e3Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open Access17 Citations (Web of Science) -
Protein-level interactions as mediators of sexual conflict in ants
Dosselli, R., Grassl, J., den Boer, S. P. A., Kratz, M., Moran, J. M., Boomsma, J. J. & Baer, B., 31 Dec 2018, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Molecular & Cellular Proteomics. 39 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
16 Citations (Scopus)
Prizes
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CRC Association Early Career Researcher Showcase Winner
Bikaun, Jessica (Recipient), 24 Jun 2020
Prize
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Alexander Juett Fellowship PhD Top-Up Scholarship in Agriculture
Bikaun, Jessica (Recipient), 1 Aug 2018
Prize: Postgraduate Scholarship
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CRC for Honey Bee Products PhD Scholarship
Bikaun, Jessica (Recipient), 5 Feb 2018
Prize: Postgraduate Scholarship
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Do Bees Bee-have? Particle Podcast
Jessica Moran (Speaker)
1 Oct 2020Activity: Service and engagement › Digital/ printed communications
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American Foulbrood Awareness Seminar
Jessica Moran (Speaker)
14 Dec 2019Activity: Service and engagement › Public lecture, debate or seminar
Press / Media
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Beehive "Breathalyser" Sniffs Out Deadly Disease
1/08/20
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Press / Media
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Live ABC Radio Canberra Interview - CRC Association's Early Career Researcher Showcase Winner 2020
20/07/20
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Press / Media
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ABC Radio WA Country Hour - CRC for Honey Bee Products PhD to develop sensor for bee disease
22/10/18
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Press / Media