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Biologist, Research Scientist & Data Analyst | Expert in R. Science Communicator and Writer with 7+ years of experience.

Profile Summary

Bachelor's in Life Sciences (National University of Singapore); Honours (Distinction) in Clinical Nutrition (A*Star Singapore); PhD in Marine Biology (University of Adelaide, Australia) - Research topics: Genomics, Climate Change, Proteomics, Animal Behaviour. Top scientific publication in high-impact journal + Cover photo selected for the issue: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/gcb.17255 ; Technical Skills: R (e.g. Data Analyses & Visualisation), MS Office, Adobe Photoshop, Photography (DSLR & Underwater), Video Editing Soft Skills: Independent, Organised, Efficient, Diligent, Attention to Details, Responsible Others: Science Communication, English (Native), French (Intermediate)

Subject Matter Expertise

• ☆ Evolutionary Biology
• ☆ Molecular Biology
• ☆ Genetics
• ☆ PCR
• ☆ Next Generation Sequencing (NGS)
• ☆ DNA Sequencing
• ☆ Protein Sequencing
• ☆ Genome Sequencing
• ☆ Marine Biology
• ☆ Ecology
• ☆ Applied Ecology
• ☆ Conservation Biology
• ☆ Marine Conservation
• ☆ Marine Ecology
• ☆ Aquatic Ecology
• ☆ Conservation Genetics
• ☆ Biodiversity
• ☆ Phylogenetics
• ☆ Population Genetics
• ☆ Landscape Ecology

Services

• Writing

Writing Technical Writing, General Proofreading & Editing

Work Experience

PhD Candidate

University of Adelaide

June 2019 - Present

Research Assistant

National University of Singapore

January 2018 - May 2019

Research Officer

National Environmental Agency of Singapore

April 2017 - November 2017

Education

PhD

University of Adelaide

May 2019 - March 2023

Bachelor of Science (Honours)

National University of Singapore

August 2012 - December 2016

Certifications

• Simulations and Modelling with R

  Biodiversity Conservation Society Sarawak

  November 2018 - Present

• Wildlife Study Design and Data Analysis in R

  Biodiversity Conservation Society Sarawak

  June 2018 - Present

Publications

JOURNAL ARTICLE

Nicole L.Y. Lee, Pamela S.Y. Kuan, Qiaz Q.H. Hua, Nalini Puniamoorthy (2024). Experimental evolution under predation reduces body size in dung flies but courtship displays persist in males (Diptera: Sepsidae) . Behavioural Processes.

Qiaz Q. H. Hua, Dietmar Kültz, Kathryn Wiltshire, Zoe A. Doubleday, Bronwyn M. Gillanders (2024). Projected ocean temperatures impair key proteins used in vision of octopus hatchlings . Global Change Biology.

Qiaz Q. H. Hua, Vicki A. Thomson, Jan M. Strugnell, Jasmin C. Martino, Bronwyn M. Gillanders, Zoe A. Doubleday (2023). Using genomics and morphometrics to monitor data-poor and commercially exploited octopod populations . Marine Biology.

Qiaz Q. H. Hua, Anita Mitico Tanaka-Azevedo, Clifford Young, Tara L. Pukala, Jasmin C. Martino, Peter Hoffmann, Bronwyn M. Gillanders, Zoe A. Doubleday (2023). Better late than never: Optimising the proteomic analysis of field-collected octopus . PLOS ONE.

Qiaz Q.H. Hua, Manuel Nande, Zoe A. Doubleday, Bronwyn M. Gillanders (2023). Innate response to first feeding in Octopus berrima hatchlings despite embryonic food imprinting . Behaviour.

Tom Baden, John Briseño, Gabrielle Coffing, COHEN-BODENES Sophie , Amy Courtney, Dominick Dickerson, gul dolen, GRAZIANO FIORITO, Camino Gestal, Taryn Gustafson, et al.(2023). Cephalopod-omics: Emerging Fields and Technologies in Cephalopod Biology . Integrative And Comparative Biology. Oxford University Press ({OUP})

Denise Nastaya Harjoko, Qiaz Qian Hui Hua, Erin Min Chi Toh, Charlotte Yuen Je Goh, Nalini Puniamoorthy (2023). A window into fly sex: mating increases female but reduces male longevity in black soldier flies . Animal Behaviour.

Chris Barrett, J Bensbai, Matt Broadhurst, P Bustamante, R Clark, G M Cooke, A Di Cosmo, C Drerup, O Escolar, F A Fernández-Álvarez, et al.(2022). Cuttlefish conservation: a global review of methods to ameliorate unwanted fishing mortality and other anthropogenic threats to sustainability . ICES Journal of Marine Science. 79. (10). p. 2579--2596. Oxford University Press ({OUP})