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Anna M. Kearns
Postdoctoral Fellow Smithsonian Institute Center for Conservation Genomics Washington D.C., USA
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About Me
I am an evolutionary biologist specializing in the use of museum collections and “ancient DNA” genomic approaches to explore the evolutionary origins and population genomics of species. My current research focuses on three main projects: (1) Using historical museum specimens to explore temporal shifts in the genomic signal of hybridization and speciation reversal in ravens, (2) Inferring the evolutionary history and determining the taxonomic diversity of Hawaii’s extinct crows using ancient DNA extracted from subfossil bones and (3) Testing the origin of mtDNA paraphyly and exploring colonization history in the Pacific Acrocephalus reedwarblers using SNPs captured across the nuclear genome.
I am an evolutionary biologist specializing in the use of museum collections and “ancient DNA” genomic approaches to explore the evolutionary origins and population genomics of species. My current research focuses on three main projects: (1) Using historical museum specimens to explore temporal shifts in the genomic signal of hybridization and speciation reversal in ravens, (2) Inferring the evolutionary history and determining the taxonomic diversity of Hawaii’s extinct crows using ancient DNA extracted from subfossil bones and (3) Testing the origin of mtDNA paraphyly and exploring colonization history in the Pacific Acrocephalus reedwarblers using SNPs captured across the nuclear genome.
Professional Appointments
Education
- Postdoctoral Fellow, Center for Conservation Genomics, National Zoological Park, Smithsonian Institute, Washington D.C. (2016 - present)
- Postdoctoral Fellow, Naturhistorisk Museum, University of Oslo, Norway (2013-2015)
- Postdoctoral Research Associate, Department of Biological Sciences, University of Maryland, Baltimore County, USA (2012 - 2013)
- Australian Biological Resources Study Churchill Fellow (2012)
Education
- PhD, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia (2012)
- Bachelor of Science (Honours 1st Class), Australian National University, Canberra, Australia (2006)
