Barbara Ruth Holland is a New Zealand born Australian scientist. She is an Associate Professor of mathematics and member of the Theoretical Phylogenetics Group at the School of Mathematics & Physics at the University of Tasmania. She has made substantial contributions to the methods for reconstructing phylogenetic trees from DNA and protein sequence data. Holland has published over 50 journal articles, presented over 30 invited or keynote lectures, refereed five conference proceedings, 2 book chapters and 1 book review. She is a senior editor of the scientific journal Molecular Biology and Evolution.
Phylogenetics, mathematical biology, population genetics and epidemiology2014–now A/Prof, Mathematics, University of Tasmania, Australia2011-2014 Australian Research Council, Future Fellow, Mathematics, University of Tasmania, Australia2010-2011 Lecturer, Mathematics, University of Tasmania, Australia2008-2010 Senior Lecturer (half-time) Mathematics Discipline, Massey University, New Zealand2007-2008 Lecturer (half-time), Mathematics Discipline, Massey University, New Zealand2005-2010 Research Fellow, Allan Wilson Centre, Massey University, New Zealand2002-2005 Post Doctoral Fellow, Allan Wilson Centre, Massey University, New Zealand2001-2002 Post Doctoral Researcher, Ruhr-University Bochum, Germany2010-2014 Co-organizer of Phylomania, Theoretical Phylogenetics Meeting, Hobart.2010 Chief organizer of NZ phylogenetics meeting, Whakapapa Village, 9–14 February2013 Elected to council of Society of Systematic Biologists2012 Appointed as Senior Editor, Molecular Biology and Evolution2011 Co-investigator on Human Frontier Science Program grant 'Ancient Ibis Mummies from Egypt: DNA Evolution'2011 Co-investigator on Australian Research Council funded Linkage grant 'How will animals respond to climate change? A genomic approach'2010 Australian Research Council funded Future Fellowship2009 Principal Investigator on Marsden Funded Project 'Untangling complex evolution: When the tree of life is not a tree at all'2008 New Zealand Mathematical Society Early Career Award2008 Associate Investigator at the Allan Wilson Centre2007 Associate editor for Molecular Biology and Evolution2006 Massey University Research Medal (Early Career)2006 Co-Investigator on Marsden Funded Project ' Candida albicans: Survival without sex?'2005 Principal Investigator on Marsden Funded Project 'Genome-scale plant phylogeny and the challenge of lineage-specific sequence evolution'2005 FoRST, Bridge to Employment Grant2005 Royal Society of New Zealand, Hamilton Award2005 Invited attendee SMBE Tri-national Young Investigators Workshop2004 Associate Investigator on Marsden Funded Project 'Understanding Prokaryotes and Eukaryotes' 
