Petra Neveceralova, PhD
Conservationist with a PhD in molecular ecology and a strong background in molecular genetics.
Passionate about cetology research with a specific focus on conservation.
Dedicated researcher with a proven track record of conducting fieldwork and collaborating with multidisciplinary teams.
SKILLS
Molecular biology:
- isolation and analysis of DNA/RNA from tissue/cells
- primer design
- PCR, qPCR
- molecular cloning
- DNA sequence analysis
- CRISPR Cas9 KI / KO
- different types of cell transfection
Conservation genetics & molecular ecology:
- protocol optimisation for DNA isolation from variety of samples
- sampling design for population studies
- computational analysis of population genetic data
Cell biology & microbiology:
- extensive cell culture experience (cell isolation from the tissue, primary cells, mammalian cell lines)
- production of transgenic lines
- light and fluorescence microscopy
- basic microbiology
ACADEMIC INTERNSHIPS
- Biomedical Centre, Faculty of Medicine in Pilsner, Charles University
- South African National Biodiversity Institute (SANBI)
- Scottish Ocean Institute / University of St. Andrews
VOLUNTEER WORK
veterinary clinic Helion – volunteering as a vet technician, incl. surgery assistance
Dyer Island Cruises – volunteer in the research of southern right whales
Marine Dynamics – volunteer in the research of great white sharks
MORE DETAILS & REFERENCES
on request
publication record
Petra Neveceralova, Emma L. Carroll, Debbie Steel, Els Vermeulen, Simon Elwen, Jakub Zidek, Jason K. Stafford, Wilfred Chivell, & Pavel Hulva. Population changes in a whale breeding ground revealed by citizen science noninvasive genetics. Global Ecology and Conservation, Volume 37, 2022, e02141, ISSN 2351-9894, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gecco.2022.e02141
Emma L Carroll, Paulo H Ott, Louise F McMillan, Bárbara Galletti Vernazzani, Petra Neveceralova, Els Vermeulen, Oscar E Gaggiotti, Artur Andriolo, C Scott Baker, Connor Bamford, Peter Best, Elsa Cabrera, Susannah Calderan, Andrea Chirife, Rachel M Fewster, Paulo A C Flores, Timothy Frasier, Thales R O Freitas, Karina Groch, Pavel Hulva, Amy Kennedy, Russell Leaper, Matthew S Leslie, Michael Moore, Larissa Oliveira, Jon Seger, Emilie N Stepien, Luciano O Valenzuela, Alexandre Zerbini, & Jennifer A Jackson. Genetic Diversity and Connectivity of Southern Right Whales (Eubalaena australis) Found in the Brazil and Chile-Peru Wintering Grounds and the South Georgia (Islas Georgias del Sur) Feeding Ground, Journal of Heredity, Volume 111, Issue 3, May 2020, Pages 263-276, https://doi.org/10.1093/jhered/esaa010
van den Berg, G.L., Vermeulen, E., Valenzuela, L.O., Bérubé, M., Ganswindt, A., Gröcke, D.R., Hall, G., Hulva, P., Neveceralova, P., Palsbøll, P.J., & Carroll, E.L. 2021. Decadal shift in foraging strategy of a migratory southern ocean predator. Global Change Biology 27 (5), 1052–1067. https://doi.org/10.1111/gcb.15465
Derville, S., Torres, L. G., Newsome, S. D., Somes, C. J., Valenzuela, L. O., Vander Zanden, H. B., Baker, C. S., Bérubé, M., Busquets-Vass, G., Carlyon, K., Childerhouse, S. J., Constantine, R., Dunshea, G., Flores, P. A. C., Goldsworthy, S. D., Graham, B., Groch, K., Gröcke, D.R., Harcourt, R., Hindell, M. A., Hulva, P., Jackson, J. A., Kennedy, A. S., Lundquist, D., Mackay, A. I., Neveceralova, P., Oliveira, L., Ott, P. H., Palsbøll, P. J., Patenaude, N. J., Rowntree, V., Sironi, M., Vermeulen, E., Watson, M., Zerbini, A. N., & Carroll, E.L. (2023). Long-term stability in the circumpolar foraging range of a Southern Ocean predator between the eras of whaling and rapid climate change. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 120(10), e2214035120. https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.2214035120