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DoctorChristopher Friesen

(He/him)

Lecturer in Biological Sciences (Career Development Fellowship)

School of Science (SSCI); Environmental Futures

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  • Lecturer in Biological Sciences (Career Development Fellowship)
    School of Science (SSCI); Environmental Futures

RESEARCH INTERESTS

My research interests span ecological, physiological, and evolutionary responses to environmental variability. Key themes include:

 

Thermal adaptation and plasticity in ectotherms

Telomere biology as a tool for studying ageing and stress

Host-parasite ecology and fitness consequences of infection

Sexual selection, colour polymorphism, and reproductive trade-offs

Phenotypic and genetic variation across aridity and climate gradients

 

As a contributing member of Environmental Futures, I align with its strategic goals to understand environmental change and guide effective, ethical responses through integrative and evidence-based research.

FUNDING

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  • SEED FUNDING
    Advanced reproductive technologies to protect amphibian biodiversity
    University of Wollongong1 Jan 2024 - 31 Dec 2024
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  • INFRASTRUCTURE
    Image analysis workstation for the Fluorescence Analysis Facility
    University of Wollongong1 Jan 2023 - 31 Dec 2023
    People funded by this grant:
  • INFRASTRUCTURE
    Molecular ecology and evolution laboratory
    University of Wollongong1 Jan 2023 - 31 Dec 2023
    People funded by this grant:
  • INFRASTRUCTURE
    Quantitative ecological and environmental molecular lab: qPCR
    University of Wollongong1 Jan 2023 - 31 Dec 2023
    People funded by this grant:
    • Friesen C
  • PROJECT GRANT
    Unlocking telomere effects on life, death and fitness in a warming world
    Australian Research Council1 Jan 2022 - 31 Dec 2024
    People funded by this grant:
    • Friesen C,
    • Friesen C,
    • Olsson M
  • EXTERNAL GRANT
    Australian Research Council31 Aug 2021 - 31 Aug 2025
    People funded by this grant:
    • Noble D,
    • Friesen C,
    • Salin K,
    • Olsson M
  • POSTDOCTORAL FELLOWSHIP
    Geographic variation in life history and telomere dynamics in an Australian dragon
    University of Wollongong1 Jan 2021 - 31 Dec 2021
    People funded by this grant:
    • Friesen C
  • PROJECT GRANT
    Maternal contributions to developmental responses in a changing climate
    Australian Research Council1 Jan 2021 - 31 Dec 2023
    People funded by this grant:
    • Friesen C,
    • Friesen C
  • POSTDOCTORAL FELLOWSHIP
    The evolutionary ecology and physiology of senescence in Australian Dragons
    University of Wollongong1 Jan 2018 - 31 Dec 2020
    People funded by this grant:
    • Friesen C