Works (31)

2022 journal article

Assessing the lysis of diverse pollen from bulk environmental samples for DNA metabarcoding

Metabarcoding and Metagenomics, 6.

By: M. Moore, M. Scheible, J. Robertson & K. Meiklejohn

Source: ORCID
Added: September 24, 2022

2021 journal article

An alternate workflow for preparing Precision ID Ancestry and Identity Panel libraries for Illumina sequencing

INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF LEGAL MEDICINE, 135(5), 1717–1726.

By: M. Scheible, E. Timpano n, L. Boggs & K. Meiklejohn

author keywords: Single  nucleotide polymorphisms; Precision ID; Next-generation sequencing; Ancestry SNPs; Identity SNPs
Sources: ORCID, Web Of Science
Added: March 5, 2021

2021 journal article

Comparison of polymerases used for amplification of mitochondrial DNA from challenging hairs and hairs of various treatments

FORENSIC SCIENCE INTERNATIONAL-GENETICS, 52.

By: N. Damaso*, E. Ashe*, K. Meiklejohn, M. Kavlick* & J. Robertson*

author keywords: Mitochondrial DNA; Control region; Hypervariable regions; Hair analysis; Forensic science; Polymerases
Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID
Added: May 3, 2021

2021 journal article

Current methods, future directions and considerations of DNA-based taxonomic identification in wildlife forensics

Forensic Science International: Animals and Environments, 1, 100030.

By: K. Meiklejohn, M. Burnham-Curtis*, D. Straughan*, J. Giles* & M. Moore*

Source: ORCID
Added: September 21, 2021

2021 journal article

Performance Comparison of Massively Parallel Sequencing (MPS) Instruments Using Single-Nucleotide Polymorphism (SNP) Panels for Ancestry

SLAS TECHNOLOGY, 26(1), 103–112.

By: A. Cooley*, K. Meiklejohn, N. Damaso*, J. Robertson & T. Dawson Cruz*

author keywords: massively parallel DNA sequencing; automation; single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs); ancestry; forensic DNA typing
Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID
Added: October 5, 2020

2021 journal article

Using hybridization capture to obtain mitochondrial genomes from forensically relevant North American canids: Assessing sequence variation for species identification

Forensic Science International: Animals and Environments, 1, 100018.

By: M. Scheible n, D. Straughan*, M. Burnham-Curtis* & K. Meiklejohn

Source: ORCID
Added: June 26, 2021

2020 journal article

Optimization of the second internal transcribed spacer (ITS2) for characterizing land plants from soil

PLOS ONE, 15(4).

By: E. Timpano n, M. Scheible & K. Meiklejohn

Ed(s): R. Kalendar

Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID
Added: June 15, 2020

2020 journal article

Sequence-based autosomal STR characterization in four US populations using PowerSeq™ Auto/Y system

Forensic Science International: Genetics.

Source: ORCID
Added: June 19, 2020

2020 journal article

The distinctive geographic patterns of common pigmentation variants at the OCA2 gene

SCIENTIFIC REPORTS, 10(1).

By: K. Kidd*, A. Pakstis*, M. Donnelly*, O. Bulbul*, L. Cherni*, C. Gurkan*, L. Kang*, H. Li* ...

Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID
Added: October 26, 2020

2019 journal article

Assessment of BOLD and GenBank - Their accuracy and reliability for the identification of biological materials

PLOS ONE, 14(6).

By: K. Meiklejohn, N. Damaso* & J. Robertson*

Ed(s): S. Fugmann

Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID
Added: September 9, 2019

2019 journal article

Single Fragment or Bulk Soil DNA Metabarcoding: Which is Better for Characterizing Biological Taxa Found in Surface Soils for Sample Separation?

Genes, 10(6), 431.

By: L. Boggs n, M. Scheible n, G. Machado & K. Meiklejohn

author keywords: DNA barcoding; DNA metabarcoding; plants; animals; forensic-type soils
Sources: Crossref, ORCID
Added: June 28, 2019

2018 journal article

A protocol for obtaining DNA barcodes from plant and insect fragments isolated from forensic-type soils

International Journal of Legal Medicine, 132(6), 1515–1526.

By: K. Meiklejohn, M. Jackson*, L. Stern* & J. Robertson*

author keywords: Modified DNA barcoding protocol; Plants; Insects; Forensic-type soils
Sources: Crossref, ORCID
Added: July 27, 2019

2018 journal article

An automated independent workflow for the analysis of massively parallel sequence data from forensic SNP assays

ELECTROPHORESIS, 39(21), 2752–2756.

By: N. Vlachos*, K. Meiklejohn & J. Robertson*

author keywords: CLC Genomics Workbench; Forensics; Platform agnostic workflow; Python; Single nucleotide polymorphisms
Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID
Added: December 3, 2018

2017 journal article

Evaluation of the Precision ID Identity Panel for the Ion Torrent™ PGM™ sequencer

Forensic Science International: Genetics, 31, 48–56.

By: K. Meiklejohn & J. Robertson*

author keywords: Single nucleotide polymorphisms; Human identification; Ion Torrent (TM); PGM (TM)
Sources: Crossref, ORCID
Added: July 27, 2019

2017 journal article

Isolation of Mitochondrial DNA from Single, Short Hairs without Roots Using Pressure Cycling Technology

SLAS TECHNOLOGY: Translating Life Sciences Innovation, 23(1), 97–105.

By: K. Harper*, K. Meiklejohn, R. Merritt*, J. Walker*, C. Fisher* & J. Robertson*

author keywords: automated mitochondrial DNA extraction; pressure cycling technology; Barocycler; forensic DNA analysis; hair
Sources: Crossref, ORCID
Added: July 27, 2019

2017 journal article

Sarcophaga maxima sp. nov. (Diptera: Sarcophagidae: Sarcophaginae), a new Australian flesh fly recognised by morphology and DNA barcoding

Austral Entomology, 57(1), 17–24.

By: K. Meiklejohn, J. Wallman* & T. Pape*

author keywords: flesh fly; male terminalia; molecular identification; new species; SEM
Sources: Crossref, ORCID
Added: July 27, 2019

2016 journal article

Analysis of a Rapid Evolutionary Radiation Using Ultraconserved Elements: Evidence for a Bias in Some Multispecies Coalescent Methods

Systematic Biology, 65(4), 612–627.

author keywords: Galliformes; gene tree estimation error; Phasianidae; polytomy; supermatrix rooted triplets; Triplec; total evidence
Sources: Crossref, ORCID
Added: July 27, 2019

2016 journal article

Sorting out relationships among the grouse and ptarmigan using intron, mitochondrial, and ultra-conserved element sequences

Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution, 98, 123–132.

author keywords: Ultra-conserved elements; Cyto-nuclear discordance; Biogeography; Species tree
Sources: Crossref, ORCID
Added: July 27, 2019

2015 journal article

52 additional reference population samples for the 55 AISNP panel

Forensic Science International: Genetics, 19, 269–271.

By: A. Pakstis*, E. Haigh*, L. Cherni*, A. ElGaaied*, A. Barton*, B. Evsanaa*, A. Togtokh*, J. Brissenden* ...

author keywords: SNP; Ancestry; Reference database; FROG-kb; ALFRED
Sources: Crossref, ORCID
Added: July 27, 2019

2014 journal article

A Preliminary Framework for DNA Barcoding, Incorporating the Multispecies Coalescent

Systematic Biology, 63(4), 639–644.

By: M. Dowton*, K. Meiklejohn, S. Cameron* & J. Wallman*

Sources: Crossref, ORCID
Added: July 27, 2019

2014 journal article

Assessing PreCR™ repair enzymes for restoration of STR profiles from artificially degraded DNA for human identification

Forensic Science International: Genetics, 12, 168–180.

By: J. Robertson*, S. Dineen*, K. Scott*, J. Lucyshyn*, M. Saeed*, D. Murphy*, A. Schweighardt*, K. Meiklejohn

author keywords: DNA repair; Degraded DNA; PreCR (TM) Repair Mix; Degraded DNA reference sample; Short tandem repeat (STR) analysis; Forensic biology
Sources: Crossref, ORCID
Added: July 27, 2019

2014 journal article

Incongruence among different mitochondrial regions: A case study using complete mitogenomes

Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution, 78, 314–323.

By: K. Meiklejohn, M. Danielson*, B. Faircloth*, T. Glenn*, E. Braun* & R. Kimball*

author keywords: Galliformes; Codon models; Mixture models; Noise reduction; Taxon sampling
Sources: Crossref, ORCID
Added: July 27, 2019

2014 journal article

The evolution of peafowl and other taxa with ocelli (eyespots): a phylogenomic approach

Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences, 281(1790), 20140823–20140823.

author keywords: eyespots; homology; ocelli; sexual selection; ultraconserved elements
Sources: Crossref, ORCID
Added: July 27, 2019

2013 journal article

A key to the Australian Sarcophagidae (Diptera) with special emphasis on Sarcophaga (sensu lato)

Zootaxa, 3680(1), 148.

By: K. Meiklejohn, M. Dowton, T. Pape & J. Wallman

author keywords: Flesh flies; Sarcophaginae; morphology; male terminalia
Sources: Crossref, ORCID
Added: July 27, 2019

2013 journal article

DNA Barcoding Identifies all Immature Life Stages of a Forensically Important Flesh Fly (Diptera: Sarcophagidae)

Journal of Forensic Sciences, 58(1), 184–187.

By: K. Meiklejohn, J. Wallman* & M. Dowton*

author keywords: forensic science; forensic entomology; mitochondrial DNA; DNA barcoding; species identification; immatures; Diptera; Sarcophagidae
Sources: Crossref, ORCID
Added: July 27, 2019

2013 journal article

Phylogeography of the Rickett’s big-footed bat, Myotis pilosus (Chiroptera: Vespertilionidae): a novel pattern of genetic structure of bats in China

BMC Evolutionary Biology, 13(1), 241.

By: G. Lu*, A. Lin*, J. Luo*, D. Blondel*, K. Meiklejohn, K. Sun*, J. Feng*

author keywords: Genetic structure; Demographic history; Multiple refugia; Male-mediated dispersal
Sources: Crossref, ORCID
Added: July 27, 2019

2013 journal article

Updates on the taxonomy and nomenclature of Australian Sarcophaga (sensu lato) (Diptera: Sarcophagidae), with descriptions of two new species

Zootaxa, 3680(1), 139.

By: K. Meiklejohn, J. Wallman & T. Pape

author keywords: Diptera; Sarcophagidae; Australia; synonymies; new species
Sources: Crossref, ORCID
Added: July 27, 2019

2013 journal article

Utility of COI, CAD and morphological data for resolving relationships within the genus Sarcophaga (sensu lato) (Diptera: Sarcophagidae): A preliminary study

Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution, 69(1), 133–141.

By: K. Meiklejohn, J. Wallman*, T. Pape*, S. Cameron* & M. Dowton*

author keywords: Sarcophagidae; Diptera; Sarcophaga (sensu lato); Phylogeny; Molecular; Morphological
Sources: Crossref, ORCID
Added: July 27, 2019

2012 journal article

Comprehensive evaluation of DNA barcoding for the molecular species identification of forensically important Australian Sarcophagidae (Diptera)

Invertebrate Systematics, 26(6), 515.

By: K. Meiklejohn, J. Wallman*, S. Cameron* & M. Dowton*

author keywords: COI; forensic entomology
Sources: Crossref, ORCID
Added: July 27, 2019

2012 journal article

Notes on the Distribution of 31 Species of Sarcophagidae (Diptera) in Australia, Including new Records in Australia for Eight Species

Transactions of the Royal Society of South Australia, 136(1), 56–64.

By: K. MeikleJohn, M. Dowton* & J. Wallman*

Sources: Crossref, ORCID
Added: July 27, 2019

2009 journal article

DNA-based identification of forensically important Australian Sarcophagidae (Diptera)

International Journal of Legal Medicine, 125(1), 27–32.

By: K. Meiklejohn, J. Wallman* & M. Dowton*

author keywords: Sarcophagidae; Diptera; Forensic entomology; COI; DNA 'barcoding'; Identification
Sources: Crossref, ORCID
Added: July 27, 2019

Employment

2018 - present

North Carolina State University Raleigh, NC, US
Assistant Professor of Forensic Science Population Health and Pathobiology

2014 - 2017

Federal Bureau of Investigation Quantico, VA, US
Post Doctoral Research Fellow Counterterrorism and Forensic Science Research Unit

2012 - 2013

University of Florida Gainesville, FL, US
Post Doctoral Associate Department of Biology

Education

2009 - 2012

University of Wollongong Wollongong, AU
Doctor of Philosophy School of Biological Sciences

2005 - 2008

University of Wollongong Wollongong, AU
Bachelor of Biotechnology (Advanced) Honors Class I School of Biological Sciences