Barbara R. Holland
Barbara Ruth Holland | |
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| Born | 23 January 1976 |
| Nationality | New Zealander |
| Alma mater | Massey University |
| Known for | Theoretical Phylogenetics |
| Awards | Australian Research Council Future Fellow (2011-2014) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Theoretical Phylogenetics |
| Institutions | University of Tasmania |
| Thesis | Evolutionary analyses of large data sets: Trees and beyond (2001) |
| Doctoral advisor | Michael Hendy David Penny |
Barbara Ruth Holland is a New Zealand born Australian scientist. She is a Professor of mathematics and member of the Theoretical Phylogenetics Group at the School of Mathematics & Physics at the University of Tasmania. Holland is also a Chief Investigator at the ARC Centre of Excellence for Plant Success in Nature and Agriculture. She has made substantial contributions to the methods for reconstructing phylogenetic trees from DNA and protein sequence data. Holland has published over 50 journal articles, presented over 30 invited or keynote lectures, refereed five conference proceedings, 2 book chapters and 1 book review. She is a senior editor of the scientific journal Molecular Biology and Evolution.