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Alexis Marshall
PHD Candidate at La Trobe University
Alexis Marshall is a microbial ecologist who completed her PhD at La Trobe University in Australia in 2018.13 Her PhD project focused on how microbial communities function at a community level to provide important ecosystem services.3 After obtaining her doctorate, Alexis moved to New Zealand in 2018 and is currently working as an early career researcher at the University of Waikato in Hamilton.1
At the University of Waikato, Alexis investigates the role of microbial communities within complex ecosystems, particularly in soils and permafrost of the McMurdo Dry Valleys and benthic habitats underneath the Ross Ice Shelf.1 She is currently a Rutherford postdoctoral fellow and a council member for the Oceanic branch of the Association of Polar Early Career Scientists (APECS).1
As of 2025, Alexis is involved in collaborative research projects, including a recently funded project called "Our Lakes, Our Future," for which a fully-funded PhD position is available at the University of Waikato.2
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