Katherine Lockton
University of Auckland and Earth Sciences New Zealand
Katherine Lockton is currently undertaking her PhD on the drivers and impacts of milky-white flesh syndrome in Australasian snapper (Chrysophrys auratus, tāmure) as a student at the joint graduate school UoA-ESNZ JGS for Coastal and Marine Science. This condition (milky-white flesh syndrome) is characterised by degenerative myopathy, pale colouration, and emaciation. Prior to her PhD, she worked at the Animal Health Laboratory (for the Ministry for Primary Industries) and undertook a wide range of diagnostic testing for import/export testing and exotic disease investigation. Additionally, she holds a research affiliate position at the national museum of New Zealand (Te Papa Tongarewa) where she investigates phylogenetic patterns in molluscs.