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Biography
Laura Wilson is an ARC Future Fellow and also a Chief Investigator on the ARC Training Centre for Multiscale 3D Imaging, Modelling and Manufacturing, held between ANU and QUT. Laura currently serves as Head of Biological Anthropology in the School of Archaeology and Anthropology.
Previously, she was a Swiss (SNF) Postdoctoral Fellow, ARC DECRA Fellow and then Senior Lecturer in the School of Biological, Earth and Environmental Sciences at UNSW, where she currently holds a Senior Honorary position. Prior to moving to Australia, Laura held a JSPS Postdoctoral Fellowship at Kyoto University in Japan. She completed a BSc at University College London (UCL) and a Masters of Research (MRes) in Biosystematics at Imperial College London and the Natural History Museum. Laura undertook her PhD in Natural Sciences (Dr.sc.nat.) at the University of Zurich, Switzerland, and completed postgraduate study at the University of California, Santa Barbara.
Laura is currently joint Editor-in-Chief of Australian Journal of Zoology, Data Editor for Proceedings of the Royal Society B, and serves on the CSIRO Publishing Board of Standards (2024-2027) as well as the Executive Committee of the International Society of Vertebrate Morphology (2025-2027).
Laura’s research interests are centred on how the process of development has shaped morphological evolution on different time scales in mammals. Laura works in the fields of evolutionary biology and biological anthropology, united through the application of statistical shape analysis and 3D imaging and modelling of hard and soft tissues to address questions that relate to adaptation, ecology and function. Besides her experience with collections-based research, Laura has taken part in fieldwork in Germany, Switzerland, Venezuela, Morocco, and Australia. She continues to be involved in fieldwork in northwestern Queensland (Riversleigh World Heritage Area).
Research Interests
- Growth, development and evolution of mammals
- 3D imaging and modeling of hard and soft tissues
- Vertebrate anatomy and morphology
- Statistical shape analysis
- Orthopaedic research applications of 3D imaging and shape modeling for osteoarthritis and fracture management
Education/Academic qualification
Biosystematics, Master, Masters of Research, Imperial College London
Palaeobiology, Bachelor, Bachelor of Science, University College London
Natural Sciences (Dr.sc.nat.), PhD, University of Zurich
External Scholarly Memberships and Affiliations
Board of Standards, CSIRO Publishing
18 Nov 2024 → …
Senior Visiting Fellow (Honorary), University of New South Wales
Research student supervision
- Registered to supervise
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A generative model for exploring differences in mortality associated with stressor exposure risk in bioarchaeological contexts
Wyatt, B., Anderson, A., Ward, S. & Wilson, L. A. B., Aug 2025, In: Journal of Archaeological Science. 180, 11 p., 106275.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Anatomical variations in hearing and sound production in amniotes
Wilson, L., Bourke, J. & Koyabu, D., 15 Jan 2025, In: Journal of Anatomy. 246, 3, p. 327-330 4 p., 14215.Research output: Contribution to journal › Editorial › peer-review
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Bone microstructure supports a Mesozoic origin for a semiaquatic burrowing lifestyle in monotremes (Mammalia)
Hand, S., Wilson, L., López-Aguirre, C., Houssaye, A., Archer, M., Bevitt, J., Evans, A., Halim, A., Hung, T.-T., Rich, T., Vickers-Rich, P. & Beck, R., 28 Apr 2025, In: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America. 122, 19, 12 p., e2413569122.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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The next chapter for the Australian Journal of Zoology
Wilson, L. A. B. & Clemente, C. J., 6 Jan 2025, In: Australian Journal of Zoology. 73, 1, 6 p., ZO24039.Research output: Contribution to journal › Editorial › peer-review
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Comparative anatomy of the vocal apparatus in bats and implications for the diversity of laryngeal echolocation: Comparative anatomy of the vocal apparatus in bats
Brualla, N., Wilson, L., Tan Tu, V., Nojiri, T., Carter, R., Ngamprasertwong, T., Wannaprasert, T., Doube, M., Fukui, D. & Koyabu, D., 19 Jan 2024, In: Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society. p. 1 20 p., zlad180.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open Access3 Citations (Scopus)
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Growing up to be supersonic: bat echolocation origins and mechanics
Wilson, L. (PI)
14/06/21 → 15/06/26
Project: Research
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ARC Training Centre for Multiscale 3D Imaging, Modelling and Manufacturing
Knackstedt, M. (PI), Bate, C. (CoI), Beck, D. (CoI), Beeching, L. (CoI), Bock, N. (CoI), Dale, B. (CoI), Dargaville, T. (CoI), Davidsson, P. (CoI), Denham, T. (CoI), Fielding, A. (CoI), Francois, N. (CoI), Garbe, U. (CoI), Gribben, N. (CoI), Hall, C. (CoI), Herring, A. (CoI), Hutmacher, D. W. (CoI), Jackson, S. (CoI), Kingston, A. (CoI), Larsson, A. (CoI), Li, R. (CoI), Little, J. (CoI), Lopez, O. (CoI), Oeren, P.-E. (CoI), Pivonka, P. (CoI), Saadatfar, M. (CoI), Saifzadeh, S. (CoI), Schmutz, B. (CoI), Schuetz, M. A. (CoI), Sheppard, A. (CoI), Smith, P. (CoI), Steck, R. (CoI), Stevenson, A. (CoI), Taylor, M. (CoI), Wille, M.-L. (CoI), Wilson, L. (CoI), Yarlagadda, P. (CoI) & de Jonge, M. (CoI)
1/07/19 → 31/12/25
Project: Research