McInerney, Nancy
Biologist, Laboratory Manager
0000-0002-6519-7671
McInerney, Nancy
Biologist, Laboratory Manager
Nancy Rotzel McInerney maintains the Center for Conservation Genomics laboratory at the Smithsonian's National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute in Washington, D.C. She trains students, collaborators and visiting scientists in genomics for conservation. She also provides assistance to the Zoo’s animal collection with projects such as disease detection, sex identification of newborn animals, and paternity testing for giant pandas and sloth bears.
McInerney has worked on projects as diverse as detecting environmental DNA in streams to locate endangered freshwater turtles, monitoring Chytrid infections in amphibians around the world, and sequencing DNA of museum specimens.Her passion lies in bringing genomics techniques to conservationists. She enjoys capacity building in country as well as training the next generation of conservation geneticists right here at the Zoo in Washington DC.
Publications
Selected Publications
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Article
- Campana, Michael G., Venkatraman, Madhvi X., Tsuchiya, Mirian T. N., Kearns, Anna M., Vantassel, Nichelle M., Henschen, Amberleigh E., Przelomska, Natalia A. S., McInerney, Nancy Rotzel, Ochirbat, Margad-Erdene, Lerner, Heather R. L., Callicrate, Taylor E., Hagemann, Molly, Paxton, Eben H., Cassin-Sackett, Loren, James, Helen F., and Fleischer, Robert C. 2026. "Reticulated adaptive radiation and phylogenomic diversity loss in the Hawaiian honeycreepers." Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 123, (32). https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.2536533123. 2026
- Hoelzel, A. R., Gkafas, Georgios A., Kang, Hui, Sarigol, Fatih, Le Boeuf, Burney, Costa, Daniel P., Beltran, Roxanne S., Reiter, Joanne, Robinson, Patrick W., McInerney, Nancy, Seim, Inge, Sun, Shuai, Fan, Guangyi, and Li, Songhai. 2024. "Genomics of post-bottleneck recovery in the northern elephant seal." Nature Ecology & Evolution, https://doi.org/10.1038/s41559-024-02337-4. 2024
- Mulder, Kevin P., Savage, Anna E., Gratwicke, Brian, Longcore, Joyce E., Bronikowski, Ed, Evans, Matthew, Longo, Ana V., Kurata, Naoko P., Walsh, Tim, Pasmans, Frank, McInerney, Nancy, Murray, Suzan, Martel, An, and Fleischer, Robert C. 2024. "Sequence capture identifies fastidious chytrid fungi directly from host tissue." Fungal Genetics and Biology, 170. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fgb.2023.103858. 2024
- Edwards, Scott V., Tonini, João F. R., McInerney, Nancy, Welch, Corey, and Beerli, Peter. 2023. "Multilocus phylogeography, population genetics and niche evolution of Australian brown and black-tailed treecreepers (Aves: Climacteris )." Biological Journal of the Linnean Society, 138, (3) 249–273. https://doi.org/10.1093/biolinnean/blac144. 2023
- Kirchman, Jeremy J., McInerney, Nancy Rotzel, Giarla, Thomas C., Olson, Storrs L., Slikas, Elizabeth, and Fleischer, Robert C. 2022. "Corrigendum to: Phylogeny based on ultra-conserved elements clarifies the evolution of rails and allies (Ralloidea) and is the basis for a revised classification." Ornithology, 139, (1). https://doi.org/10.1093/ornithology/ukab065. 2022
- Navine, Amanda K., Paxton, Kristina L., Paxton, Eben H., Hart, Patrick J., Foster, Jeffrey T., McInerney, Nancy, Fleischer, Robert C., and Videvall, Elin. 2022. "Microbiomes associated with avian malaria survival differ between susceptible Hawaiian honeycreepers and sympatric malaria-resistant introduced birds." Molecular ecology, https://doi.org/10.1111/mec.16743. 2022
- Boukhdoud, Liliane, Saliba, Carole, Parker, Lillian D., McInerney, Nancy Rotzel, Ishac Mouawad, Ghiwa, Kharrat, Mariane, Kahale, Rhea, Chahine, Tony, Maldonado, Jesús E., and Bou Dagher Kharrat, Magda. 2021. "First DNA sequence reference library for mammals and plants of the Eastern Mediterranean Region." Genome, 64, (1). https://doi.org/10.1139/gen-2019-0194. 2021
- Boukhdoud, Liliane, Parker, Lillian D., McInerney, Nancy Rotzel, Saliba, Carole, Kahale, Rhea, Cross, Hugh, Matisoo-Smith, Elizabeth, Maldonado, Jesús E., and Kharrat, Magda Bou Dagher. 2021. "First mitochondrial genome of the Caucasian squirrel Sciurus anomalus (Rodentia, Sciuridae)." Mitochondrial DNA Part B, 6, (3) 883–885. https://doi.org/10.1080/23802359.2021.1886012. 2021
- Boukhdoud, Liliane, Parker, Lillian D., McInerney, Nancy Rotzel, Saliba, Carole, Kahale, Rhea, Maldonado, Jesús E., and Bou Dagher Kharrat, Magda. 2021. "First mitochondrial genome of the Egyptian mongoose Herpestes ichneumon (Carnivora, Herpestidae)." Mitochondrial DNA Part B, 6, (2) 624–626. https://doi.org/10.1080/23802359.2021.1875927. 2021
- Boukhdoud, Liliane, Parker, Lillian D., McInerney, Nancy Rotzel, Saliba, Carole, Kahale, Rhea, Cross, Hugh, Matisoo-Smith, Elizabeth, Maldonado, Jesús E., and Bou Dagher Kharrat, Magda. 2021. "First mitochondrial genome of the marbled polecat Vormela peregusna (Carnivora, Mustelidae)." Mitochondrial DNA Part B, 6, (3) 1009–1011. https://doi.org/10.1080/23802359.2021.1894997. 2021
- Cassin-Sackett, Loren, Campana, Michael G., McInerney, Nancy Rotzel, Lim, Haw Chuan, Przelomska, Natalia A. S., Masuda, Bryce, Chesser, R. Terry, Paxton, Eben H., Foster, Jeffrey T., Crampton, Lisa H., and Fleischer, Robert C. 2021. "Genetic structure and population history in two critically endangered Kaua'i honeycreepers." Conservation Genetics, https://doi.org/10.1007/s10592-021-01382-x. 2021
- Kirchman, Jeremy J., McInerney, Nancy Rotzel, Giarla, Thomas C., Olson, Storrs L., Slikas, Elizabeth, and Fleischer, Robert C. 2021. "Phylogeny based on ultra-conserved elements clarifies the evolution of rails and allies (Ralloidea) and is the basis for a revised classification." Ornithology, 138, (4). https://doi.org/10.1093/ornithology/ukab042. 2021
- Lavretsky, Philip, McInerney, Nancy Rotzel, Mohl, Jonathon E., Brown, Joshua I., James, Helen F., McCracken, Kevin G., and Fleischer, Robert C. 2019. "Assessing Changes in Genomic Divergence Following a Century of Human Mediated Secondary Contact among Wild and Captive-bred Ducks." Molecular ecology, 28, (24). https://doi.org/10.1111/mec.15343. 2019
- Akre, Thomas S., Parker, Lillian D., Ruther, Ellery, Maldonado, Jesús E., Lemmon, Lorien, and McInerney, Nancy Rotzel. 2019. "Concurrent visual encounter sampling validates eDNA selectivity and sensitivity for the endangered wood turtle (Glyptemys insculpta)." PloS One, 14, (4) 1–22. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0215586. 2019
- Miller, Kyle L., Castañeda Rico, Susette, Muletz-Wolz, Carly, Campana, Michael G., McInerney, Nancy, Augustine, Lauren, Frere, Celine, Peters, Alan M., and Fleischer, Robert C. 2019. "Parthenogenesis in a captive Asian water dragon (Physignathus cocincinus) identified with novel microsatellites." PLOS ONE, 14, (6) 1–8. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0217489. 2019
- McDonough, Molly M., Parker, Lillian D., McInerney, Nancy Rotzel, Campana, Michael G., and Maldonado, Jesús E. 2018. "Performance of commonly requested destructive museum samples for mammalian genomic studies." Journal of mammalogy, 99, (4) 789–802. https://doi.org/10.1093/jmammal/gyy080. 2018
- Ralls, Katherine, McInerney, Nancy Rotzel, Gagne, Roderick B., Ernest, Holly B., Tinker, M. T., Fujii, Jessica, and Maldonado, Jesús E. 2017. "Mitogenomes and relatedness do not predict frequency of tool-use by sea otters." Biology Letters, 13, (3). https://doi.org/10.1098/rsbl.2016.0880. 2017
- Greenberg, Russell S., Cammen, Kristina M., Wilson, Amy G., Olsen, Brian J., Ballentine, Barbara, McInerney, Nancy C., and Fleischer, Robert C. 2016. "Geographic population structure and subspecific boundaries in a tidal marsh sparrow." Conservation Genetics, 17, (3) 603–613. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10592-016-0809-6. 2016
- Martinsen, Ellen S., McInerney, Nancy, Brightman, Heidi, Ferebee, Ken, Walsh, Tim, McShea, William J., Forrester, Tavis D., Ware, Lisa H., Joyner, Priscilla H., Perkins, Susan L., Latch, Emily K., Yabsley, Michael J., Schall, Joseph J., and Fleischer, Robert C. 2016. "Hidden in plain sight: Cryptic and endemic malaria parasites in North American white-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus)." Science Advances, 2, (2) e1501486. https://doi.org/10.1126/sciadv.1501486. 2016
- Knowlton, Jessie L., Flaspohler, David J., Mcinerney, N. C. R., and Fleischer, Robert C. 2014. "First Record of Hybridization in the Hawaiian Honeycreepers: 'I'iwi (Vestiaria coccinea) × 'Apapane (Himatione sanguinea)." Wilson Journal of Ornithology, 126, (3) 562–568. https://doi.org/10.1676/13-054.1. 2014
- Dahl, Chris, Kiatik, Ismale, Baisen, Ismale, Bronikowski, Ed, Fleischer, Robert C., Rotzel, Nancy C., Lock, Justin, Novotny, Vojtech, Narayan, Edward, and Herol, Jean-Marc. 2012. "Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis not found in rainforest frogs along an altitudinal gradient of Papua New Guinea." The Herpetological Journal, 22, (3) 183–186. 2012
- Dove, Carla J., Rotzel, Nancy C., Heacker, Marcy, and Weigt, Lee A. 2008. "Using DNA Barcodes to Identify Birds Involved in Birdstrikes." Journal of Wildlife Management, 72, (5) 1231–1236. https://doi.org/10.2193/2007-272. 2008
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Dataset
- Navine, Amanda K., Paxton, Kristina L., Paxton, Eben H., Hart, Patrick J., Foster, Jeffrey T., McInerney, Nancy, Fleischer, Robert C., and Videvall, Elin. 2022. [Dataset] Microbiomes associated with avian malaria survival differ between susceptible Hawaiian honeycreepers and sympatric malaria-resistant introduced birds. Distributed by Dryad. https://doi.org/10.5061/DRYAD.G1JWSTQSG. 2022
- McInerney, Nancy C. R. 2021. [Dataset] Nexus Files for Rallidae UCE Phylogeny. Distributed by The Smithsonian Institution. https://doi.org/10.25573/DATA.14977554.V1. 2021
- McInerney, Nancy C. R. 2021. [Dataset] Rail UCEs Phylip files. Distributed by The Smithsonian Institution. https://doi.org/10.25573/DATA.15016398.V1. 2021
