Jessica Tout-Lyon

Jess is a marine molecular and microbial ecologist at Charles Sturt University (CSU) based in regional Australia on Birpai Country, Guruk (Port Macquarie) where she leads the AMMbER Lab (Aquatic Molecular & Microbial Ecology Research) to investigate the unseen drivers of aquatic health. Her work combines microbial ecology, molecular tools and citizen science to understand how environmental change alters host–microbe interactions, biodiversity shifts, pathogen dynamics and diseases across the freshwater–estuary–marine continuum, which ultimately informs on-ground conservation and management decisions.

Experience

  • 2018–present
    Lecturer, Charles Sturt University
  • 2022–present
    Research fellow, Gulbali Institute
  • 2016–2017
    Research Officer, Regional Development Australia
  • 2015–2016
    Microbiologist, Nestle
  • 2012–2014
    Aquarist, University of Technology Sydney, Climate Change Cluster
  • 2010–2010
    Intern, SeaLife Sydney Aquarium

Education

  • 2016 
    University of Technology Sydney, PhD Science
  • 2011 
    University of Technology Sydney, B. Science in Environmental Science (Honours) First Class
  • 2010 
    University of Technology Sydney, Bachelor of Marine Biology

Research Areas

  • Marine And Estuarine Ecology (Incl. Marine Ichthyology) (060205)
  • Freshwater Ecology (060204)

Contact Jessica for

  • General
  • Media request
  • Speaking request
  • Consulting / Advising
  • Research collaboration
  • Research supervision