Anna Marika Kearns
Evolutionary Biologist | Geneticist | Ornithologist
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Evolutionary biologist specialising in the use of museum collections and genomic tools to explore the evolutionary history, taxonomy and conservation of birds.
Professional experience
  • Curatorial Technician – Australian National Wildlife Collection, National Research Collections Australia, CSIRO, Canberra, Australia (2021 - )
  • Postdoctoral Fellow – Smithsonian's National Zoological Park and Conservation Biology Institute, Center for Conservation Genomics, Washington D.C. (2018 - 2021)
  • Smithsonian Biodiversity Genomics Postdoctoral Fellow – Smithsonian's National Zoological Park and Conservation Biology Institute, Center for Conservation Genomics, Washington D.C. (2016 - 2018)
  • 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)
  • Churchill Fellow sponsored by Australian Biological Resources Study (visiting researcher at natural history collections across eastern USA) (2012)
  • PhD, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia (2012)
  • Bachelor of Science (Honours 1st Class), Australian National University, Canberra, Australia (2006)