
Contact Details
- Phone
- +64 3 470 4683
- catherine.collins@otago.ac.nz
University Links
- Position
- Lecturer and Associate Dean (Māori – Teaching), Faculty of Biomedical Sciences
- Department
- Department of Anatomy
- Research summary
- Anthropological Genetics
Research
I apply ancient DNA techniques to study population origins and changes in human populations through time. My current research project applies ancient DNA and second generation sequencing techniques to investigate the genetics of the first New Zealanders.
Publications
Zalloua, P., Elias, N., Senovska, A., Collins, C., Gosling, A., Karam, S., … Matisoo-Smith, E. (2023). Ancient DNA investigation of the 17 Maronite patriarchs of Qanubin. Journal of Cultural Heritage, 60, 108-113. doi: 10.1016/j.culher.2022.12.006 Journal - Research Other
Whitelaw, B. L., Wellenreuther, M., Russell, J. C., & Collins, C. J. (2023). Genomic strategies for avian survival: Unravelling rat population dynamics to protect New Zealand’s (Aotearoa) feathered taonga. Proceedings of the Genetics Otago (GO) Annual Symposium & Workshops. Retrieved from https://blogs.otago.ac.nz/go Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract
van Os, M., Cross, H., Kardailsky, O., Jeunen, G.-J., Collins, C., McDonald, K., Kinaston, R., Vlok, M., Walter, R., Cook, G., Aung, H. L., Matisoo-Smith, L., Buckley, H., & Knapp, M. (2023). The conundrum of related taxa: Detection and authentication of pathogen DNA in bioarchaeological samples from the Pacific. Proceedings of the 1st Australian & New Zealand Environmental DNA (eDNA) Conference: Innovation & Application. Retrieved from https://ednaconference.com.au Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract
King, C. L., Buckley, H. R., Petchey, P., Roberts, P., Zech, J., Kinaston, R., Collins, C., Kardailsky, O., Matisoo-Smith, E., & Nowell, G. (2021). An isotopic and genetic study of multi-cultural colonial New Zealand. Journal of Archaeological Science, 128, 105337. doi: 10.1016/j.jas.2021.105337 Journal - Research Article
Knapp, M., Collins, C. J., & Matisoo-Smith, E. (2021). Ancient invaders: How Paleogenetic tools help to identify and understand biological invasions of the past. Annual Review of Ecology, Evolution & Systematics, 52, 111-129. doi: 10.1146/annurev-ecolsys-012021-100938 Journal - Research Article