Isabella Livingston

  • 4th year Ph.D. student
  • Program: Genetics
  • Hometown: Lake Oswego, Oregon
  • Education: BS Biology with an emphasis in Zoology SDSU
  • Lab: Matthew Breen
  • Fun fact: I used to be a nationally ranked dog show handler
  • Email: igliving@ncsu.edu
  • Publications:
    • Gregory, T.M., I. Livingston, E. Hawkins, A. Loyola, A. Cave, S. Vaden, D. Deresienski, M. Breen, M. Riofrío-Lazo, G.A. Lewbart, and D. Páez-Rosas (2022, Aug). Dirofilaria immitis identified in Galápagos sea lions: a wildlife health and conservation concern. Short communication submitted to Journal of Wildlife Disease. (in review)
    • Johri, S., I. Livingston, A. Tiwari, J.B. Solanki, A. Busch, I. Moreno, M. Doane, and E. Dinsdale (2020, June). Reducing data deficiencies: Preliminary Elasmobranch Fisheries Surveys in India, Identify Range Extensions and Large Proportions of Female and Juvenile Landings. Frontiers in Marine Science.
    • Johri, S, S.R. Fellows, J. Solanki, A. Busch, I. Livingston, M.F Mora, A. Tiwari, V.A. Cantu, A. Goodman, M.M. Morris, M.P. Doane, R.A. Edwards, and E.A. Dinsdale (2019, Dec). Mitochondrial genome to aid species delimitation and effective conservation of the Sharpnose Guitarfish (Glaucostegus granulatus). Mitochondrial DNA Part B: Resources. Meta Gene. 24: 1-7.
    • Rojas, M.I., S. Giles, M. Little, I. Livingston, R. Baron, T. Dagenais, J. Baer, A.G. Cobian- Guemes, B. White, and F. Rohwer (2021, Apr). Swabbing the Urban Environment – A Pipeline for Sampling and Detection of SARS-CoV-2 From Environmental Reservoirs. J. Vis. Exp.
  • Presentations:
    • NCSU Genetics and Genomics Scholars Poster Session, “Sentinel Species Allow Us to Better Understand and Manage the Health Effects of Climate Change”, 2022; NCSU Genetics and Genomics Academy Flash Talk Contest, “Genetics and Genomic Tools Aid in a Comprehensive Health Assessment of a Galapagos Pinniped”, 2022
  • Notable achievements:
    • 2nd place recepient – NCSU Genetics and Genomics Academy Flash Talk Contest, “Genetics and Genomic Tools Aid in a Comprehensive Health Assesment of a Galapagos Pinniped”, 2022