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  • Sujai Kumar

    About Me:

    I grew up in India, love dark chocolate (yes, even 99% cocoa), like to sing, doodle a lot, and I care about doing good science that helps humanity.

    My Work:

    I look for interesting patterns in DNA sequences of many different species of animals, plants, fungi.

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    Latest Question:
    Do you think that the project is likely to help us find ways of advancing agriculture in the future? If so, how?

  • Seanna McTaggart

    About Me:

    I am the project manager for the Darwin Tree of Life single cell protist project at the Earlham Institute. I use my evolutionary biology and genomic background to support the scientific team to successfully complete this project.

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  • Sam Rowe

    About Me:

    I’m a science communicator in the fine city of Norwich, sharing my love for science and making sure that science is for everyone. I work in the communications team at the Earlham Institute and in my spare time I love reading, gaming, baking, travelling and doing gymnastics!

    My Work:

    I work with scientists at the Earlham Institute to help them tell stories about all the amazing work they do.

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    Latest Question:
    What is the species you are most excited to investigate?

  • Sally Warring

    About Me:

    I’m a protistologist – a scientist who studies protists. Protists are single celled eukaryotic organisms. I grew up in New Zealand, have lived in Australia and the USA, and moved to the UK in 2020 to join the Darwin Tree of Life project, working at the Earlham Institute in Norwich.

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    Latest Question:
    This question is about the current problem you are trying to solve- How can you and the other scientists distinguish

  • Sahr Mian

    About Me:

    I love plants and animals! I think we need to understand the world around us in order to properly conserve it and allow it to flourish. I work at Kew Gardens and study plant DNA.

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    Latest Question:
    What are your thoughts on genetic modification? If we could use this to our advantage, genetically modifying different

  • Rebecca Yahr

    About Me:

    An intricate pattern of intricate patterns – lichens on rock.

    I am a lover of fungi and plants and being outdoors, pondering what everything is and why there is so much diversity in life. I have been lucky to find jobs that let me be doing just that.

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    Latest Question:
    Do you think that the project is likely to help us find ways of advancing agriculture in the future? If so, how?

  • Peter Holland

    About Me:

    I am a Professor of Zoology at Oxford University.

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    Latest Question:
    If you had to live in one country for the rest of your life where would it be? and why?

  • Peter Mulhair

    About Me:

    I am an evolutionary biologist at the University of Oxford. I use computational tools to look at animal genomes and try to understand how they have evolved.

    My Work:

    I look at genomes to understand how animals have evolved

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  • Peter Bickerton

    About Me:

    I am a poet and a scientist: I love the natural world, art, music and history, and I use words to express that in engaging and compelling ways. I also play the piano, the ukulele, juggle, love to support Blackburn Rovers FC, and enjoy cooking delicious food!

    My Work:

    I write stories about the wonderful science that goes on at the Earlham Institute.

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  • Patrick Adkins

    About Me:

    I’m originally from the channel island of Guernsey, now I work as a marine biologist in Plymouth (Geddon!). I Love games, sports, music, worms, normal stuff!

    My Work:

    I collect marine species and send them off to Sanger to have their genome sequenced. I work at the Marine Biological Association

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    Latest Question:
    What drew you the species that you study?

  • Owen Lewis

    About Me:

    I am very lucky to be paid to do what I love: studying insects and rainforests (sometimes at the same time)

    My Work:

    I work at the University of Oxford where I study the ecology of plants and animals and teach Biology to undergraduate students

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    Latest Question:
    Do all butterflies migrate? Are they all as extreme as the monarch butterfly?

  • Michelle Grey

    About Me:

    Hi! I’m an environmental scientist who loves both lab and field-work. I love nature, art (including music) and my family.

     

     

    My Work:

    As research assistant within the Neil Hall group here in the department of Organisms and Ecosystems, I am assisting with projects relating to plant pathogens which infect our wheat and sugar beet crops, as well as assisting with nucleic purification in the DToL protist project. I spend most of my time working out the best method to extract DNA from plants, fungi and now protists!

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    Latest Question:
    What is everyone’s favourite bug?

  • Michael Cunliffe

    About Me:

    I am a marine biologist who works at the microbial scale on protists (microbial eukaryotes) and fungi. I am based at the Marine Biological Association in Plymouth.

    My Work:

    I work on the biology and ecology of marine microbial life, including bacteria, protists (microbial eukaryotes) and fungi. My interests include the complex mechanisms these organisms use to live in marine ecosystems.

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  • Max Coleman

    About Me:

    I am a botanist (name for a scientist who studies plants) who has moved into working on public engagement and communication.

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    Latest Question:
    Are you ready for Schools @ Darwin Tree of Life?

  • Luke Lythgoe

    About Me:

    I’m not actually a scientist at all – well, not since my A levels! I’m a professional writer and communicator who loves the environment, nature and projects that are making a real difference in the world. My role includes running the social media feeds, blogs, videos and everything else that gets the stories from the Darwin Tree of Life Project to the public.

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    Latest Question:
    What is the most important animal to you and why.

  • Liz Cook

    About Me:

    I am a scientist who now works in the office, and love talking about science and my work to anyone who will listen! After hanging up my lab coat, I now help to co-ordinate samples for other scientists to work on.

    My Work:

    I work in an office (not the lab!) and help to co-ordinate getting samples to our lab team, track what is happening to each sample as the DNA sequence is “read” and report back to the scientists who provided the samples to us.

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    Latest Question:
    what is your favourite thing about the tree life project?

  • Liam Crowley

    About Me:

    I’m an entomologist and I love insects! You can usually find me outside looking for, photographing and recording interesting species.

    My Work:

    I find and identify insects at Wytham Woods for full genome sequencing. I study the unbelievable diversity of insect species and try to find out about their ecology, behaviour and evolution.

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    Latest Question:
    What is the Devil’s Coach Horse’s closed relative?

  • Lewis Stevens

    About Me:

    Hello! My name is Lewis and I’m an evolutionary biologist who lives in Edinburgh, Scotland. I use computers and DNA sequences to understand how animal genomes evolve. I am a big fan of microscopic animals.

    My Work:

    I use computers and DNA sequences to understand how animal genomes evolve

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  • Laura Sivess

    About Me:

    I am a biologist with a love of everything which crawls, flies or hops!

    My Work:

    My work focuses on finding and collecting samples, mostly insects, for DNA barcoding and whole genome sequencing. You’d be most likely to find me outdoors on a field trip or at the Natural History Museum in London.

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  • Kieran Woof

    About Me:

    I’m a biologist working on all things Fungi here at Kew Gardens. I love messing about with things in the lab or outside – so really, a Biologist is the perfect job for me!

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  • Kes Scott-Somme

    About Me:

    I love water and am always curious about the things that live there, I’m really passionate about protecting our world and making sure the people who come after me can enjoy it too. I love animals and especially fish, in fact one of my hobbies is fishkeeping and I have two fish tanks as well as a tortoise and some bunnies at my home in Plymouth.

    My Work:

    I work as a research assistant at the Marine Biological Association, we are collecting lots of marine life in the UK, identifying it and getting a genome sequence for it, this is to help conservation and research.

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    Latest Question:
    What A-Level results did you get?

  • Kerstin Howe

    About Me:

    I’m fascinated by how life works and love investigating and bringing order to data. Working in bioinformatics dealing with genome data is therefore more a hobby than a job!

    My Work:

    Using computing to make sense of genome sequence data.

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    Latest Question:
    Does the approximate time taken to sequence an animal differ depending on which group they belong to? Are there more

  • Jonathan Threlfall

    About Me:

    I live in London with my partner and some friends. I love running, eating pizza and riding my bike.

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  • Joanna Harley

    About Me:

    Marine microbiologist / biologist who delights in all things that live in the sea, especially those that photosynthesise.

    My Work:

    I am a Marine Biology technician who specialises in microbiology and molecular biology

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  • Jamie McGowan

    About Me:

    I am a bioinformatician at the Earlham Institute. I use a mix of biology and computer science skills to understand the genetics of microbes found in the environment.

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  • Jack Monaghan

    About Me:

    Hello, I’m Jack. I like exploring new places and talking about new things. My job usually involves meeting people like you in person, to share ideas and find inspiration, so this year has been quite different. And that makes me doubly excited to get to speak to you on here.

    My Work:

    My work involves bringing people together to share ideas about the science we do – whether that’s students, scientists, nature enthusiasts or just people walking past on the street. Science is better with more people involved.

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    Latest Question:
    What degree did you study at university and how long did it take?

  • Jack Sewell

    About Me:

    I am Senior Science Interpreter at the Marine Biological Association who loves the ocean, nature and wildlife.

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  • Graeme Oatley

    My Work:

    I work in the lab to get DNA out of a range of different species, make sure the quality is really good so that we can see what their genomes look like

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  • Gavin Broad

    About Me:

    I am a lover of bugs, birds, brambles, all of nature. I am luck enough to work at the Natural History Museum in London.

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  • Elena Arrigoni

    About Me:

    I am a molecular biologist, a trumpet player and a mountaineer. I am lucky enough to have a job that allows me to be outdoors and use my creativity while exploring the wonders of the Fungal Kingdom.

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    Latest Question:
    Have you encountered any problems or anomalies with the sequencing that lead research in a different direction?

  • Dominic Phillips

    About Me:

    I am passionate about the natural world and love everything it has to offer, from orchids to lizards from moths to pangolins. I am very fortunate to work at the Natural History Museum London whilst also studying tropical insects.

    My Work:

    As an Invertebrate Research assistant on the DToL project, I spend a lot of my time looking at insects and other invertebrates (marine and terrestrial). This includes collecting specimens in the field and assisting in their identification, preservation and preparation for DNA barcoding and whole genome sequencing.

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  • Chiara Bortoluzzi

    About Me:

    I was born and raised in Italy by a French mum and an Italo-Belgian dad. Aside from literature, history, music, and art, I love to use science as a tool to understand and protect our world’s biodiversity.

    My Work:

    I look for interesting signatures in the DNA that can explain why species look like that and what we can do to make sure that they do not go extinct

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  • Brian Douglas

    About Me:

    I’m a mycologist, with half of my knowledge and skill set in field mycology, and the other half in molecular lab skills.

    My Work:

    Darwin Tree of Life Coordinator at Kew (Plants and Fungi)

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  • Alice Minotto

    About Me:

    Hello, I’m Alice!

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    Latest Question:
    do you work in a lab or go places

  • Alexandra Davey

    About Me:

    Ex-globetrotting botanist, now Science Policy and Impact Officer at RBGE

    My Work:

    My role involves targeting science activities at the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh to solve important global issues, such as climate change and biodiversity loss, and communicating our science to the public and politicians.

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    Latest Question:
    Do you think that the project is likely to help us find ways of advancing agriculture in the future? If so, how?

  • Richard Wright

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  • Piotr Cuber

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  • Neil Hall

    About Me:

    I am Director of the Earlham Institute, where we develop new laboratory and computational methods understand the living world by analysing genomes. I have four children and two cats.

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  • Neil Bell

    About Me:

    Hello, I’m a bryologist – that’s someone who studies mosses and liverworts! I work at the Royal Botanic Garden in Edinburgh.

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  • Marcela Uliano-Silva

    About Me:

    I’m very smiley and communicative. I share too much in work meetings and people laugh at me =)

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  • Inez Januszczak

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  • Ilia Leitch

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  • Ian Barnes

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  • Clementine Geeves

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  • Chris Fletcher

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