PhD students
Brendon Lee (2017 - 2022)
Rhodes University, South Africa (Co-supervisors: Warwick Sauer, Alexander Arkhipkin)
Stock structure dynamics for Patagonian toothfish Dissostichus eleginoides (Smit 1898, Family Nototheniidae) in the Southwest Atlantic.
Currently: Postdoc, University of Iceland
Publications from PhD:
Lee B, Skeljo F, Randhawa HS, Brownscombe W, Arkhipkin AI (2024) Early life-history patterns in Patagonian toothfish Dissostichus eleginoides from the Patagonian Shelf. Marine Ecology Progress Series 726: 131-148. (Link)
Lee B, Skeljo F, Randhawa HS, Arkhipkin AI (2022) Deep-sea movement patterns of the Patagonian toothfish Dissostichus eleginoides Smitt 1898, in the Southwest Atlantic. Marine and Freshwater Research 73: 833 – 845. (Link)
Lee B, Arkhipkin AI, Randhawa HS (2021) Environmental drivers of Patagonian toothfish (Dissostichus eleginoides) spatial-temporal patterns during an ontogenetic migration on the Patagonian Shelf. Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science 259: 107473. (Link)
Lee B, Brewin P, Brickle P, Randhawa HS (2018) Use of otolith shape to inform structure in Patagonian toothfish (Dissostichus eleginoides) in the Southwest Atlantic. Marine and Freshwater Research. 69: 1238 – 1247. (Link)
Dominic West (2018 - 2021)
University of Salford, UK (Co-supervisors: Mike Rogan, Alex Mastin, Steve Pointing)
Understanding transmission and control of Cystic Echinococcosis and other taeniid infections in the Falkland Islands.
Currently: Royal Marines (UK)
Publications from PhD:
West D, Pointing S, Randhawa HS, Mastin A, Rogan MT (2023) Current status of cystic echinococcosis control in the Falkland Islands: has elimination been achieved? Parasitology 150: 416-425. (Link)
MSc students
Urður Ýrr Brynjólfsdóttir (2023 - 2024)
University of Iceland (Co-supervisor: Julian Burgos)
Maërl Beds in the Arctic: Distribution Analysis in Icelandic Waters
Currently: Marine and Freshwater Research institute (Hafnarfjörður, Iceland)
Margaret Lawler (2021 - 2023)
University of Iceland (Co-supervisors: Sandra Granquist & Marianne Rasmussen)
Vocal communications among Harbor Seals (Phoca vitulina) on land.
Currently: Fisheries Observer, Saltwater Inc (Alaska, USA)
Hólmfríður Jakobsdóttir (2021 - 2023)
University of Iceland (Co-supervisor: Sandra Granquist)
The effect of wildlife-tourism on behaviour and spatial distribution of harbour seals (Phoca vitulina) estimated using automatic trail cameras.
Currently: Biologist, Náttúrustofa Suðausturlands (Iceland)
Jerusha Bennett (2016 - 2018)
University of Otago, New Zealand (Co-supervisor: Robert Poulin)
Trophic links and the parasites that exploit them: the case of New Zealand’s endemic rough skate.
Currently: Postdoc, University of Otago (New Zealand)
Publications from MSc:
Bennett J, Jorge F, Poulin R, Randhawa HS (2019) Revealing trophic transmission pathways of marine tapeworms. Parasitology Research. 118: 1435–1444. (Link)
Bennett J, Randhawa HS (2019) Diet composition of New Zealand’s endemic rough skate, Zearaja nasuta. New Zealand Journal of Marine and Freshwater Research. 53: 162–168. (Link)
Trent Rasmussen (2014 - 2017)
University of Otago, New Zealand (Co-supervisor: Steve Wing)
Does host diet govern the structure and diversity of tapeworm assemblages in sharks? Insights from the literature and a model shark species: Cephaloscyllium isabellum.
Currently: Fisheries analyst, Ministry of Primary Industries (New Zealand)
Publication from MSc:
Rasmussen TK, Randhawa HS (2018) The influence of host diet on parasite diversity: a case study looking at tapeworm diversity among sharks. Marine Ecology Progress Series. 605: 1–16. – Feature article
Anusha Beer (2014 - 2017)
University of Otago, New Zealand (Co-supervisor: Travis Ingram)
Ecology or phylogeny: which determines the parasitic assemblages in rajid skates?
Currently: PhD student, University of Otago (New Zealand)
Publication from MSc:
Beer A, Ingram T, Randhawa HS (2019) Role of ecology and phylogeny in determining tapeworm assemblages in Rajiformes (skates). Journal of Helminthology. 93: 738–751. (Link)
Research Assistants
Charlotte Matthews (2024)
Blue whiting in the Northeast Atlantic: one or many stocks?
Currently: PhD student at Memorial University (Newfoundland, Canada)
MSc interns
Giulia Bellon (2023 - 2024)
University of Iceland Research Centre in Vestmannæyjar
Parasite diversity in Icelandic blue ling.
Currently: PhD student at Leibniz Institute for Baltic Research (Rostok, Germany)
Elisa Janssen (2023)
University Centre of the Westfjords, Iceland (MSc Internship)
Parasites in Deep Water Sharks Etmopterus princeps & Centroscyllium fabricii
Currently: MSc student at University Centre of the Westfjords (Iceland)
Diego Morice (2023)
Université de Rennes, France (MSc Internship)
Parasite diversity in Icelandic blue ling.
Currently: MSc student at Université de Rennes (France)
Elisée Ruprecht (2022)
Polytech Marseilles, France (MSc Internship)
Comparison of parasite diversity in three ecotypes of three-spine sticklebacks in Lake Þingvallavatn, Iceland.
Currently: MSc student Polytech, Marseilles (France)
Emma Sahi-mir (2022)
Univeristé Clermont Auvergne, France (MSc Internship)
Parasite diversity of Icelandic blue ling (Molva dypterygia).
Currently: MSc student Univeristé Clermont Auvergne (France)
Thibaut Anglade (2016)
École Normale Supérieure de Lyon, France (MSc Internship)
An updated description of the parasite fauna of New Zealand Sole (Peltorhamphus novaezelandiae).
Currently: Enseignant de SVT chez Education Nationale - P@irformance (Orsay, France)
Publications from MSc:
Pérez-Ponce de Léon G, Anglade T, Randhawa HS (2018) A new species of Steringotrema Odhner, 1911 (Trematoda: Fellodistomidae) from the New Zealand sole Peltorhamphus novaezeelandiae Günther off Kaka Point in the Catlins, South Island, New Zealand. Systematic Parasitology. 95: 213–222. (Link)
Anglade T, Randhawa HS (2018) Gaining insights into the ecological role of the New Zealand sole (Peltorhamphus novaezeelandiae) through parasites. Journal of Helminthology. 92: 187–196. (Link)
Augustin Malliart (2015 - 2016)
Agrocampus Ouest, France (MSc Internship)
Parasite communities of gurnard (Chelidonichthys kumu), sea perch (Helicolenus percoides), and tarakihi (Nemadactylus macropterus) around the Otago Peninsula, New Zealand.
Currently: Approvisionnements & relations pêcheurs, Poiscaille (Paris, France)
Anne-Claire Brossais (2012 - 2013)
Agrocampus Ouest, France (MSc Internship)
Influence of land use on the parasite communities of common bully (Gobiomprphus cotidianus) in New Zealand.
Currently: Coordinatrice Technique RSE - Amon Laitier France, Bel (Sablé-sur-Sarthe, France)
BSc students
Tryggvi Guðmundsson (2023)
University of Iceland
Identification of parasites in haddock (Melanogrammus aeglefinus) for use in stock discrimination.
Currently: Angling guide and life guard (Reykjavík, Iceland)
Alex Rafn Elfarsson (2023)
University of Iceland
Comparing parasite communities in Atlantic wolffish Anarhichas lupus around Iceland for stock discrimination.
Currently: Biologist, Marine and Freshwater Research Institute (Hafnarfjörður, Iceland)
Guðrún Ósk Sæmundsdóttir (2023)
University of Iceland
Using parasite communities to discriminate between sympatric morphs of threespine sticklebacks (Gasterosteus aculeatus) in lake Þingvallavatn, Iceland.
Currently: MSc student, University of Iceland
Ástrós Eva Ársælsdóttir (2022)
University of Iceland, Iceland (Co-supervisor: Filipa Samarra)
Long-term site fidelity of killer whales to a herring spawning ground using photo-identification.
Currently: Technician, Keldur
Hlín Halldórsdóttir (2022)
University of Iceland, Iceland (Co-supervisor: Steve Campana)
Pollution in Great Guana Cay: Effects of possible pollution from a luxury hotel resort on coral reef biodiversity in the Bahamas.
Currently: TBD
Helena Gylfadóttir (2022)
University of Iceland, Iceland (Co-supervisor: Steve Campana)
Effects of possible pollution from a luxury hotel resort on reef fish diversity around Great Guana Cay Island, Bahamas.
Currently: TBD
Helga Mattína Sveinsdóttir (2022)
University of Iceland, Iceland (Co-supervisor: Steve Campana)
The life history and distribution of Etmopterus spinax in Icelandic waters.
Currently: TBD
Blair Thomson (2015 - 2016)
University of Otago, New Zealand
A parasite survey on the teleost fish Pseudophycis bachus; a potential intermediate host for the parasites of New Zealand elasmobranch fishes.
Currently: PhD student, University of Otago (New Zealand)
Trent Rasmussen (2013 - 2014)
University of Otago, New Zealand
Factors influencing spatial variation of a mermithid parasite in sand hoppers.
Currently: Fisheries analyst, Ministry of Primary Industries (New Zealand)
Publication from project:
Rasmussen TK, Randhawa HS (2015) Factors influencing spatial variation of a mermithid parasite in sand hoppers. Parasitology Research. 114: 895–901. (Link)
Thomas Rische (2012)
University of Bremen, Germany (Internship)
Distribution of parasites within the diadromous fish species Galaxias brevipinnis dependent on geographical considerations in Oceania.
Currently: Research Associate - Enzyme Production, Altona Diagnostics GmbH (Hamburg, Germany)