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'''Michael William Bruford''' ( |
'''Michael William Bruford''' (6 June 1963 – 13 April 2023) was a Welsh [[Molecular ecology|molecular ecologist]], [[Conservation biology|conservation biologist]] and a professor at [[Cardiff University]]'s School of Biosciences. His area of research spanned from animal wildlife genetics to the management of captive populations and livestock breeds to animal biobanking. After earning his [[B.Sc.]] from the [[University of Portsmouth]] and his [[PhD]] from the [[University of Leicester]], Bruford worked at the [[Zoological Society of London]] where he became Head of Conservation Genetics before joining Cardiff University as reader in 1999 and professor in 2001. In addition to his research activities at Cardiff University, he was also director of the [[Frozen Ark]] project, which seeks to preserve threatened animal species by means of [[cryopreservation]]. |
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== Education and career == |
== Education and career == |
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Bruford was born to Ann and Colin Bruford in 1963. After graduating from [[St Cyres Comprehensive School]] in 1981, he pursued and earned a [[B.Sc. (Hons)]] in biomolecular science from the [[University of Portsmouth]] in 1984.<ref name="bruford2012" /> He then joined the [[University of Leicester]] for his PhD research under the supervision of [[Terry Burke (scientist)|Terry Burke]] on [[minisatellite]] markers in the [[genome]] of the domestic [[chicken]]. |
Bruford was born in [[South Wales]] to Ann and Colin Bruford in 1963. After graduating from [[St Cyres Comprehensive School]] in 1981, he pursued and earned a [[B.Sc. (Hons)]] in biomolecular science from the [[University of Portsmouth]] in 1984.<ref name="bruford2012" /> He then joined the [[University of Leicester]] for his PhD research under the supervision of [[Terry Burke (scientist)|Terry Burke]] on [[minisatellite]] markers in the [[genome]] of the domestic [[chicken]]. Bruford's PhD thesis, titled ''Hypervariable markers in the chicken genome'', was submitted in 1992.<ref name="bruford1992" /> In 1990, he joined the [[Zoological Society of London]]'s conservation genetics group initially as a research associate, becoming its acting head in 1993 and finally its head in 1994. Bruford held the latter position until 1999, when he took on the position of a [[Reader (academic rank)|reader]] in the School of Biosciences at [[Cardiff University]]. Two years later, in 2001, he became a professor at Cardiff University.<ref name="bruford2012" /> |
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Bruford became co-chair of the [[International Union for Conservation of Nature|IUCN]] [[IUCN Species Survival Commission|Species Survival Commission]]′s Conservation Genetics Specialist Group in 2014 (alongside [[Gernot Segelbacher]]). Initially a trustee, Bruford was director of the [[Frozen Ark]] project since 2015, the same year he became co-director (to [[Terry Marsden]]) of the [[Sustainable Places Institute]] in Cardiff. From 2019 to his death in 2023, he was also Dean for Environmental Sustainability at Cardiff University. Over his career, Bruford served as editor for several journals in [[conservation biology]] and [[genetics]]; from 2012 to 2016, he was editor-in-chief for ''[[Heredity (journal)|Heredity]]''. He was part of the IUCN Conservation Breeding Specialist Group since 1993. |
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== Research topics == |
== Research topics == |
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Trained as a molecular biologist, Michael Bruford established links to behavioural ecology and conservation biology early on in his work. One of his first publications together with Terry Burke and [[Nick Davies]] seeks to link insights from bird genetics to their mating and breeding behaviour in [[dunnock]]s.<ref name="burke&bruford1989" /> Since the early 1990s, Bruford has made contributions to conservation biology by exploring population genetics of wild, captive and domestic animals. Recently, he has also sought to advance the field of [[Cryoconservation of animal genetic resources|biobanking of animal DNA, tissue and germlines for conservation purposes]] in the United Kingdom and beyond. Aside from his role as director of the Frozen Ark, a charity which seeks to support animal [[cryobank]]s and develop best |
Trained as a molecular biologist, Michael Bruford established links to behavioural ecology and conservation biology early on in his work. One of his first publications together with Terry Burke and [[Nick Davies]] seeks to link insights from bird genetics to their mating and breeding behaviour in [[dunnock]]s.<ref name="burke&bruford1989" /> Since the early 1990s, Bruford has made contributions to conservation biology by exploring population genetics of wild, captive and domestic animals. Recently, he has also sought to advance the field of [[Cryoconservation of animal genetic resources|biobanking of animal DNA, tissue and germlines for conservation purposes]] in the United Kingdom and beyond. Aside from his role as director of the Frozen Ark, a charity which seeks to support animal [[cryobank]]s and develop best practice procedures,<ref name="frozenark" /> Bruford was [[principal investigator]] in the [[BBSRC]]-funded project "CryoArks", which aims at establishing a national UK cryobank network.<ref name="cryoarks" /> |
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Michael Bruford received a number of awards for his work. In 2003, he was awarded the Scientific Medal of the Zoological Society of London and in 2020 received the ZSL Marsh Award for Conservation Biology.<ref name="zsl2020" /> The [[Learned Society of Wales]] elected him as a fellow in 2010. From 2012 to 2016, he held a Royal Society Wolfson Research Merit Award.<ref name="brufordundated" /> In 2020, he was elected to the [[Academia Europaea]] and received the ZSL's Marsh Award for Conservation Biology.<ref name="cable-etal2023" /> A year later, in 2021, Bruford was appointed an extraordinary professor at the [[University of Pretoria]] and received an A2-rating by [[South Africa]]'s [[National Research Foundation (South Africa)|National Research Foundation]].<ref name="ae" /><ref name="up" /> |
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== Death == |
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Bruford died on 13 April 2023, at the age of 59.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Cable |first1=Joanne |title=Mike Bruford obituary |url=https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/may/23/mike-bruford-obituary |access-date=24 May 2023 |publisher=The Guardian |date=23 May 2023}}</ref> |
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== Publications == |
== Publications == |
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Bruford was co-author of more than 300 scientific publications in journals and edited volumes.<ref name="brufordundated" /> Together with Giorgio Bertorelle, Heidi Hauffe, Annapaola Rizzoli and Cristiano Vernesi, he edited the handbook ''Population Genetics for Animal Conservation'' (2009).<ref name="bertorelle-etal2009" /> |
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== External links == |
== External links == |
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* [https://www.cardiff.ac.uk/ |
* Cable, J., Goossens, B., Ormerod, S., 2023. ''[https://www.cardiff.ac.uk/obituaries/obituary/professor-mike-bruford Professor Mike Bruford: 1963–2023.]'' Cardiff University, www.cardiff.ac.uk |
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== References == |
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<ref name="bruford2012">Michael William Bruford: ''[http://www.nwipb.cas.cn/xwzx/xshd/201308/P020130816351150724491.pdf Curriculum Vitae.]'' (PDF) October 2012, www.nwipb.cas.cn.</ref> |
<ref name="bruford2012">Michael William Bruford: ''[http://www.nwipb.cas.cn/xwzx/xshd/201308/P020130816351150724491.pdf Curriculum Vitae.]'' (PDF) October 2012, www.nwipb.cas.cn.</ref> |
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<ref name="brufordundated">Michael Bruford: ''[https://www.cardiff.ac.uk/people/view/81128-bruford-mike Biography.]'' www.cardiff.ac.uk, accessed 12 November 2019.</ref> |
<ref name="brufordundated">Michael Bruford: ''[https://www.cardiff.ac.uk/people/view/81128-bruford-mike Biography.]'' www.cardiff.ac.uk, accessed 12 November 2019.</ref> |
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<ref name="cable-etal2023">Cable, J., Goossens, B., Ormerod, S., 2023. ''[https://www.cardiff.ac.uk/obituaries/obituary/professor-mike-bruford Professor Mike Bruford: 1963–2023.]'' www.cardiff.ac.uk, accessed 3 May 2023.</ref> |
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<ref name="cryoarks">''[https://www.cryoarks.org/about/ About – CryoArks.]'' www.cryoarks.org, accessed 12 November 2019.</ref> |
<ref name="cryoarks">''[https://www.cryoarks.org/about/ About – CryoArks.]'' www.cryoarks.org, accessed 12 November 2019.</ref> |
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<ref name="frozenark">''[https://www.frozenark.org/the-frozen-ark/ The Frozen Ark – What We Do.]'' www.frozenark.org, accessed 12 November 2019.</ref> |
<ref name="frozenark">''[https://www.frozenark.org/the-frozen-ark/ The Frozen Ark – What We Do.]'' www.frozenark.org, accessed 12 November 2019.</ref> |
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<ref name="zsl2020">''[https://www.zsl.org/news/prestigious-awards-honour-the-stars-of-conservation-science Prestigious awards honour the stars of conservation science.]'' www.zsl.org, accessed 3 November 2020.</ref> |
<ref name="zsl2020">''[https://www.zsl.org/news/prestigious-awards-honour-the-stars-of-conservation-science Prestigious awards honour the stars of conservation science.]'' www.zsl.org, accessed 3 November 2020.</ref> |
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<ref name="up">''[https://www.up.ac.za/faculty-of-natural-agricultural-sciences/news/post_3030131-prof-michael-bruford-receives-a2-rating-from-nrf Prof Michael Bruford receives A2-rating from NRF.]'' www.up.ac.za, accessed 16 November 2021.</ref> |
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Latest revision as of 12:50, 11 October 2023
Michael W. Bruford | |
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 Bruford in 2018 | |
| Born | 6 June 1963 |
| Died | 13 April 2023 (aged 59) |
| Nationality | British |
| Alma mater | University of Leicester |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Molecular ecology |
| Institutions | Cardiff University |
| Doctoral advisor | Terry Burke |
Michael William Bruford (6 June 1963 – 13 April 2023) was a Welsh molecular ecologist, conservation biologist and a professor at Cardiff University's School of Biosciences. His area of research spanned from animal wildlife genetics to the management of captive populations and livestock breeds to animal biobanking. After earning his B.Sc. from the University of Portsmouth and his PhD from the University of Leicester, Bruford worked at the Zoological Society of London where he became Head of Conservation Genetics before joining Cardiff University as reader in 1999 and professor in 2001. In addition to his research activities at Cardiff University, he was also director of the Frozen Ark project, which seeks to preserve threatened animal species by means of cryopreservation.
Education and career
[edit]Bruford was born in South Wales to Ann and Colin Bruford in 1963. After graduating from St Cyres Comprehensive School in 1981, he pursued and earned a B.Sc. (Hons) in biomolecular science from the University of Portsmouth in 1984.[1] He then joined the University of Leicester for his PhD research under the supervision of Terry Burke on minisatellite markers in the genome of the domestic chicken. Bruford's PhD thesis, titled Hypervariable markers in the chicken genome, was submitted in 1992.[2] In 1990, he joined the Zoological Society of London's conservation genetics group initially as a research associate, becoming its acting head in 1993 and finally its head in 1994. Bruford held the latter position until 1999, when he took on the position of a reader in the School of Biosciences at Cardiff University. Two years later, in 2001, he became a professor at Cardiff University.[1]
Bruford became co-chair of the IUCN Species Survival Commission′s Conservation Genetics Specialist Group in 2014 (alongside Gernot Segelbacher). Initially a trustee, Bruford was director of the Frozen Ark project since 2015, the same year he became co-director (to Terry Marsden) of the Sustainable Places Institute in Cardiff. From 2019 to his death in 2023, he was also Dean for Environmental Sustainability at Cardiff University. Over his career, Bruford served as editor for several journals in conservation biology and genetics; from 2012 to 2016, he was editor-in-chief for Heredity. He was part of the IUCN Conservation Breeding Specialist Group since 1993.
Research topics
[edit]Trained as a molecular biologist, Michael Bruford established links to behavioural ecology and conservation biology early on in his work. One of his first publications together with Terry Burke and Nick Davies seeks to link insights from bird genetics to their mating and breeding behaviour in dunnocks.[3] Since the early 1990s, Bruford has made contributions to conservation biology by exploring population genetics of wild, captive and domestic animals. Recently, he has also sought to advance the field of biobanking of animal DNA, tissue and germlines for conservation purposes in the United Kingdom and beyond. Aside from his role as director of the Frozen Ark, a charity which seeks to support animal cryobanks and develop best practice procedures,[4] Bruford was principal investigator in the BBSRC-funded project "CryoArks", which aims at establishing a national UK cryobank network.[5]
Michael Bruford received a number of awards for his work. In 2003, he was awarded the Scientific Medal of the Zoological Society of London and in 2020 received the ZSL Marsh Award for Conservation Biology.[6] The Learned Society of Wales elected him as a fellow in 2010. From 2012 to 2016, he held a Royal Society Wolfson Research Merit Award.[7] In 2020, he was elected to the Academia Europaea and received the ZSL's Marsh Award for Conservation Biology.[8] A year later, in 2021, Bruford was appointed an extraordinary professor at the University of Pretoria and received an A2-rating by South Africa's National Research Foundation.[9][10]
Death
[edit]Bruford died on 13 April 2023, at the age of 59.[11]
Publications
[edit]Bruford was co-author of more than 300 scientific publications in journals and edited volumes.[7] Together with Giorgio Bertorelle, Heidi Hauffe, Annapaola Rizzoli and Cristiano Vernesi, he edited the handbook Population Genetics for Animal Conservation (2009).[12]
External links
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- Cable, J., Goossens, B., Ormerod, S., 2023. Professor Mike Bruford: 1963–2023. Cardiff University, www.cardiff.ac.uk
References
[edit]- ^ a b Michael William Bruford: Curriculum Vitae. (PDF) October 2012, www.nwipb.cas.cn.
- ^ Michael William Bruford: Hypervariable markers in the chicken genome. (PDF, 38.2 MB) PhD Thesis, University of Leicester, 1992.
- ^ Burke, T., Davies, N.B., Bruford, M.W., Hatchwell, B.J., 1989. Parental care and mating behaviour of polyandrous dunnocks Prunella modularis related to paternity by DNA fingerprinting. Nature 338, 249–251. https://doi.org/10.1038/338249a0.
- ^ The Frozen Ark – What We Do. www.frozenark.org, accessed 12 November 2019.
- ^ About – CryoArks. www.cryoarks.org, accessed 12 November 2019.
- ^ Prestigious awards honour the stars of conservation science. www.zsl.org, accessed 3 November 2020.
- ^ a b Michael Bruford: Biography. www.cardiff.ac.uk, accessed 12 November 2019.
- ^ Cable, J., Goossens, B., Ormerod, S., 2023. Professor Mike Bruford: 1963–2023. www.cardiff.ac.uk, accessed 3 May 2023.
- ^ Academia Europaea: Michael Bruford. Academia Europaea, www.ae-info.org, accessed 27 November 2020.
- ^ Prof Michael Bruford receives A2-rating from NRF. www.up.ac.za, accessed 16 November 2021.
- ^ Cable, Joanne (23 May 2023). "Mike Bruford obituary". The Guardian. Retrieved 24 May 2023.
- ^ Bertorelle, G., 2009. Population genetics for animal conservation. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge; New York.
