Dr. Margaret Docker
Professor
Department of Biological Sciences
University of Manitoba
Phone: (204) 474-8831
Email: Margaret.Docker@umanitoba.ca
Website: Margaret Docker
Dr. Docker is a world expert on the biology of lampreys and on conservation genetics of freshwater fishes. She serves on the Great Lakes Fishery Commission Sea Lamprey Research Board and the Freshwater Fishes Subcommittee of the Committee on the Status of Endangered Wildlife in Canada (COSEWIC). Her work on eDNA markers is helping government agencies monitor aquatic invasive species and fish species of economic and conservation concern.
With the help of six graduate students funded by the GEN-FISH program, Dr. Docker will be able to help develop robust and reliable eDNA markers for the detection and quantification of Canadian freshwater fishes. Working closely with government and other agencies who will be the ultimate end users of these markers, Docker and her team will help provide a standardized eDNA toolkit that fishery agencies can use and trust to make timely and effective management decisions.