Summary
My research interests are in two areas: 1) the comparative study of venoms in animals, especially in poorly studied venomous invertebrates including polychaetes and crustaceans; 2) conceptual issues in systematics, especially the changing epistemological role of ancestors in evolutionary biology.
Qualifications
Degrees
- PhD in systematic biology, University of Amsterdam, Netherlands
- Doctoraal (Masters) in experimental zoology, Utrecht University, Netherlands
Employment history
Academic
- Principal Researcher, The Natural History Museum, Department of Life Sciences, United Kingdom, 2014 - ongoing
- Honorary Senior Lecturer, University College London, Research Department of Genetics, Evolution and Environment, United Kingdom, 2012 - ongoing
- Researcher, The Natural History Museum, Department of Life Sciences, United Kingdom, 2009 - ongoing
- Postdoctoral Researcher, University of Bath, Department of Biology & Biochemistry, United Kingdom, 2005 - 2008
- Marie Curie Postdoctoral Fellow, University of Cambridge, Department of Zoology, United Kingdom, 2002 - 2004
Highlighted publications
- Jenner RA (2022) Ancestors in Evolutionary Biology Linear Thinking about Branching Trees. Cambridge University Press : null - null.
- Jenner RA, Von Reumont BM, Campbell LI, Undheim EAB (2019) Parallel Evolution of Complex Centipede Venoms Revealed by Comparative Proteotranscriptomic Analyses. Molecular Biology and Evolution, (12) Oxford University Press (OUP) : 2748 - 2763. doi: 10.1093/molbev/msz181
- Jenner RA (2014) Macroevolution of Animal Body Plans: Is There Science after the Tree?. BioScience, (8) Oxford University Press (OUP) : 653 - 664. doi: 10.1093/biosci/biu099
- Von Reumont BM, Blanke A, Richter S, Alvarez F, Bleidorn C, Jenner RA (2014) The First Venomous Crustacean Revealed by Transcriptomics and Functional Morphology: Remipede Venom Glands Express a Unique Toxin Cocktail Dominated by Enzymes and a Neurotoxin. Molecular Biology and Evolution, (1) Oxford University Press (OUP) : 48 - 58. doi: 10.1093/molbev/mst199
- Von Reumont BM, Campbell LI, Richter S, Hering L, Sykes D, Hetmank J, Jenner RA, Bleidorn C (2014) A Polychaete’s Powerful Punch: Venom Gland Transcriptomics of Glycera Reveals a Complex Cocktail of Toxin Homologs. Genome Biology and Evolution, (9) Oxford University Press (OUP) : 2406 - 2423. doi: 10.1093/gbe/evu190
- Jenner RA, Dhubhghaill C, Ferla MP, Wills MA (2009) Eumalacostracan phylogeny and total evidence: limitations of the usual suspects. BMC Evolutionary Biology, (1) Springer Science and Business Media LLC : 21 - 21. doi: 10.1186/1471-2148-9-21
- Jenner RA, Wills MA (2007) The choice of model organisms in evo–devo. Nature Reviews Genetics, (4) Springer Science and Business Media LLC : 311 - 314. doi: 10.1038/nrg2062
- Schendel V, Rash LD, Jenner RA, Undheim EAB The Diversity of Venom: The Importance of Behavior and Venom System Morphology in Understanding Its Ecology and Evolution. Toxins, (11) MDPI AG : 666 - 666. doi: 10.3390/toxins11110666
- Undheim EAB, Jenner RA Phylogenetic analyses suggest centipede venom arsenals were repeatedly stocked by horizontal gene transfer. Nature Communications, (1) Springer Science and Business Media LLCdoi: 10.1038/s41467-021-21093-8
Highlighted publications
- Jenner RA (2022) Ancestors in Evolutionary Biology Linear Thinking about Branching Trees. Cambridge University Press : null - null.
- Jenner RA, Von Reumont BM, Campbell LI, Undheim EAB (2019) Parallel Evolution of Complex Centipede Venoms Revealed by Comparative Proteotranscriptomic Analyses. Molecular Biology and Evolution, (12) Oxford University Press (OUP) : 2748 - 2763. doi: 10.1093/molbev/msz181
- Jenner RA (2014) Macroevolution of Animal Body Plans: Is There Science after the Tree?. BioScience, (8) Oxford University Press (OUP) : 653 - 664. doi: 10.1093/biosci/biu099
- Von Reumont BM, Blanke A, Richter S, Alvarez F, Bleidorn C, Jenner RA (2014) The First Venomous Crustacean Revealed by Transcriptomics and Functional Morphology: Remipede Venom Glands Express a Unique Toxin Cocktail Dominated by Enzymes and a Neurotoxin. Molecular Biology and Evolution, (1) Oxford University Press (OUP) : 48 - 58. doi: 10.1093/molbev/mst199
- Von Reumont BM, Campbell LI, Richter S, Hering L, Sykes D, Hetmank J, Jenner RA, Bleidorn C (2014) A Polychaete’s Powerful Punch: Venom Gland Transcriptomics of Glycera Reveals a Complex Cocktail of Toxin Homologs. Genome Biology and Evolution, (9) Oxford University Press (OUP) : 2406 - 2423. doi: 10.1093/gbe/evu190
- Jenner RA, Dhubhghaill C, Ferla MP, Wills MA (2009) Eumalacostracan phylogeny and total evidence: limitations of the usual suspects. BMC Evolutionary Biology, (1) Springer Science and Business Media LLC : 21 - 21. doi: 10.1186/1471-2148-9-21
- Jenner RA, Wills MA (2007) The choice of model organisms in evo–devo. Nature Reviews Genetics, (4) Springer Science and Business Media LLC : 311 - 314. doi: 10.1038/nrg2062
- Schendel V, Rash LD, Jenner RA, Undheim EAB The Diversity of Venom: The Importance of Behavior and Venom System Morphology in Understanding Its Ecology and Evolution. Toxins, (11) MDPI AG : 666 - 666. doi: 10.3390/toxins11110666
- Undheim EAB, Jenner RA Phylogenetic analyses suggest centipede venom arsenals were repeatedly stocked by horizontal gene transfer. Nature Communications, (1) Springer Science and Business Media LLCdoi: 10.1038/s41467-021-21093-8