EnvironmentalData collection

Environmental DNA monitoring of reef recovery after marine heatwaves

Dr. Imogen Reyes · James Cook University

Sequencing eDNA from autonomous reef samplers to track biodiversity rebound and bleaching resilience across the Great Barrier Reef.

62% funded

718 backers22 days remaining

// Current status

Dr. Imogen ReyesPrincipal investigator
PhD · James Cook University · 40+ peer-reviewed publications
Named on the original campaign
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Jonas SilvaPostdoctoral researcher
PhD · James Cook University
Voted in by 1,204 funders
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Yuki HaddadResearch engineer
MSc · instrumentation & automation
Voted in by 968 funders
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Theo IyerData scientist
PhD · statistics and reproducibility
Voted in by 741 funders
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Personnel & stipends42% of funds
Salaries for the funder-selected team, published quarterly
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Reagents & consumables23% of funds
Itemised supplier invoices for every order
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Instrument time19% of funds
Core-facility booking logs with hourly rates
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Open-access publishing9% of funds
Article processing charges so results stay free to read
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Platform & audit fee7% of funds
Independent quarterly audit of all spending
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This month
Data collection underway
Sequencing eDNA from autonomous reef samplers to track biodiversity rebound and bleaching resilience across the Great Barrier Reef. The team is currently working through the data collection stage and posting weekly notebook entries for backers.
Last month
Funder-selected team confirmed
Backers reviewed shortlisted candidates and voted the postdoc, research engineer, and data scientist onto the project. Credentials are linked above.
Campaign start
Protocol pre-registered
The full protocol, analysis plan, and budget breakdown were registered publicly before a single dollar was spent.