Katie Shaw

I am interested in science and nature and, after graduating with a Biology BSc from the University of Sheffield, UK I have worked for a range of environmental charities. I currently work for a community gardening charity, looking after green spaces for people and wildlife in London, UK. I graduated from the University of Edinburgh in 2021 with a Distinction for my MSc in Applied Conservation Genetics with Wildlife Forensics. While looking for a dissertation project I was in touch with the UK charity TRAFFIC who were drafting a report on the possible increase in demand for hippo ivory due to tightening of laws around elephant ivory trade. There have been several simple genetic tests developed for elephant ivory and rhino horn but not for hippo ivory. I would like to complete the project I started by carrying out further testing in the lab and hopefully enabling labs worldwide to use this test to gather information on hippo ivory trade.

December 2024