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Brian D. Farrell

Brian D. Farrell

Monique and Philip Lehner Professor for the Study of Latin America
Professor of Organismic and Evolutionary Biology
Curator of Entomology in the Museum of Comparative Zoology

We are generally interested in whether the diversity of species on earth is a cause or consequence of the diversity of roles different species play in...

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Museum of Comparative Zoology
Harvard University
26 Oxford Street
Cambridge, MA 02138
p: 617-496-1057
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Gary Alpert

Associate, Museum of Comparative Zoology
Research Associate, Museum of Northern Arizona

Gary is an environmental biologist and MCZ Associate, specializing in ants. He received his Ph.D. from Harvard in 1981 and has been conducting field studies on the ants of New England since 1990.

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Kaylin Chong

Graduate Student

My interests are centered around the diversity of invertebrate sensory systems, including the evolutionary and ecological factors driving this diversity....

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Museum of Comparative Zoology
Harvard University
26 Oxford Street
Cambridge, MA 02138
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Whit Farnum

Curatorial Assistant
Museum of Comparative Zoology
Harvard University
26 Oxford Street
Cambridge, MA 02138
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Patrick Gorring

Research Associate, Michigan State University

I am an evolutionary biologist and entomologist who uses species-rich herbivorous insects to study how the insect-plant interface has contributed to diversity and will respond to global change. I use genomic tools to investigate factors limiting ranges and opening adaptive pathways to speciation. I want to determine how a given insect genome has adapted to its habitat and may allow movement beyond. In addition, I integrate comparative morphology, ecology, and genetics to delineate and describe new taxa. With this integration across approaches and data, I work to advance a fundamental understanding of the genomic and biotic architecture that enables species and clades to succeed.

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Alyssa Hernandez

Postdoctoral Fellow in Materials Science and Mechanical Engineering, Harvard University

Graduate student through August 2021; biography below is based on graduate studies:

Before pursuing my PhD at Harvard, my background had been largely focused on examining various ecological processes throughout the natural world. As an undergraduate at Cornell University, I completed a degree in Natural Resources with a focus on applied ecology. During my time at Cornell, an internship at Harvard Forest sparked my love of insects.... Read more about Alyssa Hernandez

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Jordan Johnson

Prior to pursuing my PhD at Harvard, I undertook an MPhil project at Cambridge University, studying the burying beetle Nicrophorus vespilloides....

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Museum of Comparative Zoology
Harvard University
26 Oxford Street
Cambridge, MA 02138
Amie Jones

Amie Jones

Faculty/Collection Assistant

Amie helps the lab run smoothly. She works as a liaison between the Farrell Lab, Entomology, OEB, and the MCZ.... Read more about Amie Jones

Museum of Comparative Zoology
Harvard University
26 Oxford Street
Cambridge, MA 02138
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Sangil Kim

Associate, Organismic and Evolutionary Biology
Research Fellow at the Research Institute of Basic Sciences, Seoul National University

Graduate student through May 2023

My broad interests include systematics, phylogeny, and evolution of stag beetles (Coleoptera:...

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Museum of Comparative Zoology
Harvard University
26 Oxford Street
Cambridge, MA 02138
Bruno A. Souza de Medeiros

Bruno A. Souza de Medeiros

Negaunee Assistant Curator of Pollinating Insects, Field Museum, Chicago

Postdoctoral Fellow in OEB, 2018-2019

Graduate Student through 2018

Biography below is based on graduate studies:

I am generally interested in understanding the origins of the spectacular insect diversity. For my thesis work, I am studying a little-known but very promising system of insect herbivores and their host plants: palms and their flower visitors.... Read more about Bruno A. Souza de Medeiros