Rhiannon Bolton

Dr. Bolton (BVetMedSci, BVM BVS, MRes, PhD, MRCVS) is a veterinarian and conservation scientist with over a decade of experience across wildlife conservation, cryoconservation, reproductive science, biobanking and science communication. Her work bridges academic research and applied conservation, with a strong focus on collaborative, translational impact. Dr. Bolton joined Prof Williams’s Group in 2024, bringing extensive experience in interdisciplinary project leadership, grant development and cross-sector collaboration. In her current postdoctoral role, Dr. Bolton contributes to high-impact conservation biobanking projects, including the development of non-invasive live cell collection protocols designed to enable scalable and ethical biobanking for endangered wildlife. Her work involves close collaboration with laboratory scientists, veterinarians and conservationists ensuring that research outputs are robust, reproducible and directly applicable to conservation practice. She also holds a Conservation Fellowship at Chester Zoo, working internationally to optimise biobanking and cryopreservation standards.