SallyAnn Harbison

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SallyAnn Harbison
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Alma mater University of Liverpool, John Innes Centre
Scientific career
Institutions ESR
University of Auckland
Thesis
  • Studies on carnation mottle virus (1985)
Doctoral advisor Professor Michael Wilson

SallyAnn Harbison MNZM FRSNZ is a New Zealand forensic scientist. She leads the forensic biology team at the Institute of Environmental Science and Research, and is an associate professor at the University of Auckland. Harbison was appointed a Member of the New Zealand Order of Merit in 2021 and in the same year was elected as a Fellow of the Royal Society Te Apārangi.

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Academic career

Harbison grew up in Oxford, but went to university in Liverpool, partly because of her favourite football team. In 1985 she completed a PhD titled Studies on carnation mottle virus at the University of Liverpool's Department of Biochemistry and the John Innes Centre , [1] supervised by Professor Michael Wilson. [2]

Harbison credits Wilson with giving her the confidence to take a postdoctoral position at the University of Auckland, where she worked on the genomics of white clover mosaic virus and genetic modification of clover to breed virus-resistant plants. [2]

In 1988 Harbison moved to the chemistry division of the Department of Scientific and Industrial Research, where she moved into forensic biology. [3] [2] Her work involved crime scene examinations and evidence analysis, such as blood group identification and RNA and DNA profiling, [4] and she worked on the first murder case to be solved using the DNA Profile Databank in 1999. [5] [3] [6] Harbison oversees the DNA profile databank use for cold cases, which has seen convictions in the murder of Teresa Cormack and the 2001 murder of Marie Jamieson. [7] She has supervised more than 60 Masters and PhD students. [3]

Awards

Harbison was awarded a New Zealand Science and Technology medal in 1996. [8] In the New Years Honours of 2021 she was appointed a Member of the New Zealand Order of Merit (MNZM) for services to forensic science. [3] Also in 2021 she was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society Te Apārangi. [8] Her nomination said "SallyAnn Harbison has led the research and development of significant advances and innovation in forensic DNA and RNA analysis. [She] is recognised internationally for providing casework-ready, accredited science for the justice sector derived from her research activities." [8]

Selected works

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References

  1. ↑ Harbison, S.-A. (1985). Studies on carnation mottle virus (Ph.D. thesis). University of Liverpool.
  2. 1 2 3 "SallyAnn Harbison | ESR". www.esr.cri.nz. Retrieved 18 November 2022.
  3. 1 2 3 4 "New Year Honours 2021 – Citations for Members of the New Zealand Order of Merit". New Year Honours 2021 – Citations for Members of the New Zealand Order of Merit. Retrieved 18 November 2022.
  4. ↑ "Mix-up in DNA test doubtful: scientist". NZ Herald. Retrieved 18 November 2022.
  5. ↑ University of Auckland. "SallyAnn Harbison academic profile". profiles.auckland.ac.nz. Retrieved 18 November 2022.
  6. ↑ "Dr Sally-Ann Harbison NZOM | Stats Chat". 4 May 2021. Retrieved 18 November 2022.
  7. ↑ "Fresh hope for unsolved cold cases is on its way as the DNA profile bank turns 20". Stuff. 24 April 2015. Retrieved 18 November 2022.
  8. 1 2 3 "Researchers and scholars at the top of their fields elected as Fellows". Royal Society Te Apārangi. Retrieved 18 November 2022.
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