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  • #9 Palaeobotany: Unearthing the Past - Eva Koppelhus | The Knowledge Archives

    Dr. Eva Koppelhus is an Assistant Professor and Curator of Palaeobotany and Palynology at the Department of Biological Sciences of the University of Alberta.   


    Her research concentrates on floras of the Upper Cretaceous of northwestern North America. She primarily works with material from dinosaur bearing formations such as the Pachyrhinosaurus bonebed in Pipestone Creek, the Albertosaurus bonebed in Dry Island Park, and the Danek bonebed in Edmonton.

    Her work has taken her to all corners of the world, including Antarctica, Madagascar, Mongolia, New Zealand, and many more countries. In June of 2011 she received the Stefansson Medal of the Explorers Club for outstanding contributions to paleontological field research and in March 2012 she received the Antarctica Service Medal of the United States of America in recognition of valuable contributions to both exploration and scientific achievement under the U.S. Antarctic Program.

    29 min
  • #8 Insect Biology, Economics, and Atmospheric Science - Christopher Hassall | The Knowledge Archives

    Dr. Christopher Hassall is an Associate Professor of Biology at the University of Leeds in the UK. He has many interdisciplinary research interests that stem from his initial work in studying insect biology in response to climate change. Now, he studies ecological conservation in general, including its economic, political, and communications aspects!  


    This is an interview of Dr. Hassall's thoughts on the value of interdisciplinary work when it comes to ecological conservation and what we can learn from studying insects specifically. To learn more about his work, please visit: biologicalsciences.leeds.ac.uk/school-of-biology/staff/79/dr-christopher-hassall

    30 min
  • #7 Evolutionary Biology: From Tiny Genes to Group Behaviour - Bernard Crespi | The Knowledge Archives

    Dr. Bernard Crespi is a Professor of Evolutionary Biology at the Simon Fraser University in Canada. He has many interdisciplinary research interests spanning the fields of evolutionary biology, genomics, and psychiatry especially regarding the analysis of mental health disorders like autism and schizophrenia.  


    This is an interview of Dr. Crespi's thoughts on the world of evolutionary biology, its applications, and future approaches in this field. To learn more about his work, please visit: sfu.ca/biology/faculty/crespi/

    25 min
  • #6 Biosecurity: Solutions to Invasive Species - Robert Black | The Knowledge Archives

    Dr. Robert Black is an Associate Professor at the Natural Resources Institute at the University of Greenwich, UK.   


    He has decades of experience in academia in both law and biology, especially on the topic of biosecurity regulations to manage invasive alien species. Additionally, he has practical experience advising on biosecurity regulations for international organisations including the World Trade Organisation and the Asian Development Bank.  

    This is an interview of Dr. Black's thoughts on the status quo, challenges, and potential developments in the world of biosecurity regulations. To learn more about his work, please visit: https://www.nri.org/people/black-robert

    28 min
  • #5 Slime Moulds and Swarm Intelligence - Tanya Latty | The Knowledge Archives

    Dr. Tanya Latty is an Associate Professor at the School of Life and Environmental Sciences at the University of Sydney, Australia. She has many research interests, especially when it comes to invertebrate biology and non-human intelligence!  


    This is an interview of Dr. Latty's thoughts on the world of non-human intelligence, its applications, and future approaches in this field. To learn more about her work, please visit: https://www.tanyalatty.com/

    30 min
  • #4 Birds and Brains - Mélanie Guigueno | The Knowledge Archives

    Dr. Mélanie Guigueno is an assistant professor in the Department of Biology at McGill University. Her research group combines field and wet lab work to examine behaviour, cognition, and the brain in natural populations, how they are linked, and what influences them, whether it be ecology and evolution or environmental contaminants.


    Dr. Guigueno’s lab primarily focuses on spatial behaviour and neurogenesis (the production of new neurons) in several avian systems (brood parasitism, migration, foraging behaviour), but research also includes social behaviour and its neural correlates in fish.

    In the past three years, Mélanie has received the L’Oréal-UNESCO for Women in Science Award, the Alice Wilson award from the Royal Society of Canada, and the Early Career Researcher award from the Society of Canadian Ornithologists. Her research has been featured in BBC Earth Online, National Geographic Online, and The Globe and Mail.  To learn more about her work, you can check out her lab website: http://www.guiguenolab.ca/

    32 min
  • #3 Microbiology: The Key to COVID-19? - Irina Artsimovitch | The Knowledge Archives

    Dr. Irina Artsimovitch is a Professor in the Department of Microbiology at Ohio State University.   


    She has decades of experience in the field of biology and has published numerous publications on the mechanism and regulation of RNA chain synthesis in bacteria. In addition, much of her research has focused on the bacterial virulence factor, RFAH. Dr. Artsimovitch is currently working on developing potential antibiotics to combat COVID-19.

    To learn more about her work, please visit: https://microbiology.osu.edu/people/artsimovitch.1

    28 min
  • #2 Ecosystem Ecology and Global Change - Fiona Soper | The Knowledge Archives

    Dr. Fiona Soper is an ecosystem ecologist, and an Assistant Professor in the Department of Biology and School of Environment at McGill University.


    Her lab’s research focuses on the how nutrients mediate the interactions between plants and their environment, and especially how the interactions shape global change. Though Dr. Soper's enthusiasm for ecology was born in the arid landscapes of Australia, her work now spans many ecosystems from savannas to the temperate biomes, and in particular, tropical forests.  

    To learn more about Dr. Soper’s work, you can check out her website: http://www.fionasoper.com

    22 min
  • #1 Fisheries Science: At the Heart of Economics and Biology - Caleb Gardner | The Knowledge Archives

    Dr. Caleb Gardner is the Head of the Centre for Fisheries and Aquaculture at the Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies at the University of Tasmania, Australia. He has years of experience as both an economist and a biologist studying fisheries in multiple countries around the world.  


    This is an interview of Dr. Gardner's thoughts on the status quo, challenges, and potential developments in the world of fisheries. To learn more about his work, please visit: https://www.utas.edu.au/profiles/staff/imas/Caleb-Gardner

    29 min

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