Research output per year
Research output per year
Personal profile
Education/Academic qualification
Genetics, Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), The genetic basis of sexual weaponry in a wild sheep population., University of Sheffield
25 Sept 2006 → 12 Oct 2010
Award Date: 11 Jan 2011
Genetics, Master of Science, Quantitative Genetics and Genome Analysis, University of Edinburgh
Sept 2005 → Aug 2006
Award Date: 1 Nov 2006
Environmental and Evolutionary Biology, Bachelor of Science (Honours), University of St Andrews
Sept 2001 → 1 Jun 2005
Award Date: 1 Jun 2005
External positions
Postdoctoral Research Associate, University of Turku
1 Feb 2011 → 31 Dec 2012
Research Themes and Networks
- College of Science and Engineering Research Themes
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Fine-scale spatial variation in fitness, inbreeding, and inbreeding depression in a wild ungulate
Hewett, A. M., Johnston, S. E., Albery, G. F., Morris, A., Morris, S. J. & Pemberton, J. M., Apr 2025, In: Evolution Letters. 9, 2, p. 292-301 10 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Independent genetic basis of meiotic crossover positioning and interference in domestic pigs
Brekke, C., Gjuvsland, A. B., Berg, P. & Johnston, S. E., 18 Mar 2025, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Scientific Reports. 15, 1, 13 p., 9260 .Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Antler size in red deer: declining selection and increasing genetic variance with age, but little senescence
Mittell, E. A., Mandaliya, P., Pemberton, J. M., Morris, A., Morris, S., Johnston, S. E. & Kruuk, L. E. B., Nov 2024, In: Journal of Evolutionary Biology. 37, 11, p. 1288-1297 25 p., voae112.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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The Genetic Architecture of Recombination Rates is Polygenic and Differs Between the Sexes in Wild House Sparrows (Passer domesticus)
McAuley, J. B., Servin, B., Burnett, H. A., Brekke, C., Peters, L., Hagen, I. J., Niskanen, A. K., Ringsby, T. H., Husby, A., Jensen, H. & Johnston, S. E., Sept 2024, In: Molecular Biology and Evolution. 41, 9, msae179.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Understanding the Genetic Basis of Variation in Meiotic Recombination: Past, Present, and Future
Johnston, S. E., 3 Jul 2024, In: Molecular Biology and Evolution. 41, 7, 15 p., msae112.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Prizes
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The Genetics Society Balfour Lecture
Johnston, S. (Recipient), 13 Nov 2019
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
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Susan Johnston - Enhanced Research Expenses 2023
Johnston, S. (Principal Investigator)
1/04/23 → 4/11/25
Project: Research
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The evolution of sexual dimorphism in recombination rates
Johnston, S. (Principal Investigator)
4/11/22 → 3/11/25
Project: Research
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The evolution of sexual dimorphism in recombination rates
Johnston, S. (Principal Investigator)
15/04/22 → 14/04/25
Project: Research
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Research Fellows Enhanced Research Expenses 2021
Johnston, S. (Principal Investigator)
1/10/21 → 3/11/22
Project: Research
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Research Fellows Enhanced Research Expenses 2021
Johnston, S. (Principal Investigator)
1/10/21 → 14/04/25
Project: Research
Datasets
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The genetic architecture of helminth-specific immune responses in a wild population of Soay sheep (Ovis aries)
Sparks, A. (Creator), Watt, K. (Creator), Sinclair, R. (Creator), Pilkington, J. (Creator), Pemberton, J. (Creator), McNeilly, T. (Creator), Nussey, D. (Creator) & Johnston, S. (Creator), Dryad, 23 Oct 2019
Dataset
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Historical Atlantic salmon pedigree for the Burrishoole catchment, Co. Mayo, and associated quantitative genetic analyses
O'Sullivan, R. (Data Collector), Aykanat, T. (Data Collector), Johnston, S. (Data Collector), Kane, A. (Data Collector), Poole, R. (Data Collector), Rogan, G. (Data Collector), Prodöhl, P. A. (Data Collector), Primmer, C. (Data Collector), McGinnity, P. (Data Collector), Cross, T. R. (Data Collector), Reed, T. E. (Data Collector), Murphy, M. (Data Collector), Nixon, P. (Data Collector), Cooney, J. (Data Collector), Sweeney, D. (Data Collector), Dillane, M. (Data Collector), de Eyto, E. (Data Collector), Drumm, A. (Data Collector) & Cotter, D. (Data Collector), Marine Institute, 2 May 2019
http://data.marine.ie/geonetwork/srv/eng/catalog.search#/metadata/ie.marine.data:dataset.3677
Dataset
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Data from: Sex-dependent dominance at a single locus maintains variation in age at maturity in salmon
Barson, N. J. (Creator), Aykanat, T. (Creator), Hindar, K. (Creator), Baranski, M. (Creator), Bolstad, G. H. (Creator), Fiske, P. (Creator), Jacq, C. (Creator), Jensen, A. J. (Creator), Johnston, S. E. (Creator), Karlsson, S. (Creator), Kent, M. (Creator), Moen, T. (Creator), Niemelä, E. (Creator), Nome, T. (Creator), Næsje, T. F. (Creator), Orell, P. (Creator), Romakkaniemi, A. (Creator), Sægrov, H. (Creator), Urdal, K. (Creator), Erkinaro, J. (Creator), Lien, S. (Creator) & Primmer, C. R. (Creator), Dryad, 5 Nov 2015
DOI: 10.5061/dryad.23h4q
Dataset
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Low but significant genetic differentiation underlies biologically meaningful phenotypic divergence in a large Atlantic salmon population
Aykanat, T. (Creator), Johnston, S. (Creator), Niemela, E. (Creator), Orell, P. (Creator), Erkinaro, J. (Creator) & Primmer, C. R. (Creator), Dryad, 10 Sept 2015
DOI: 10.5061/dryad.7t4n0
Dataset
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Data from: Home ground advantage: local Atlantic salmon have higher reproductive fitness than dispersers in the wild
Mobley, K. B. (Creator), Granroth-Wilding, H. (Creator), Ellmen, M. (Creator), Vähä, J.-P. (Creator), Aykanat, T. (Creator), Johnston, S. E. (Creator), Orell, P. (Creator), Erkinaro, J. (Creator) & Primmer, C. R. (Creator), Dryad, 28 Feb 2019
Dataset
Press/Media
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Big horns clash with longevity in sheep
Johnston, S., Pemberton, J., Berenos, C. & Pilkington, J.
21/08/13 → 28/08/13
5 items of Media coverage
Press/Media: Research