Dr Nathan Kenny

Research

Dr Kenny’s research is centred on a Rutherford Discovery Fellowship, looking at the molecular mechanisms underlying resilience to climate change in the kuku (the green-lipped mussel, Perna canaliculus, also known as the kūtai). He has worked on a number of questions at the intersection of comparative genomics, phylogenetics and evolutionary developmental biology in a range of invertebrate species. He uses genomic sequencing, single cell approaches (scRNA and scATACseq), and both bioinformatic and embryological assays to understand how species diversify, develop and adapt to extreme environmental conditions.

For more information, please see his lab website.

Dr Kenny whakapapas to Te Ātiawa and Ngāi Tahu