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Joanna Sumner
I work at Melbourne Museum managing the molecular biology labs and the Ian Potter Australian Wildlife Biobank that house our tissue and DNA collection. My research is largely conservation genetics and phylogeography, including work on skinks, agamid and elapid snakes.
Joanna's work profile
Joanna works in the following sector(s): Collections Institution
Joanna's primary institution is: Museums Victoria
Joanna's position is: Senior Manager Genetic Resources
Joanna's work in taxonomy
Joanna has the following roles: Collecting, Specimen preparation, Identification, Research, Collection Management, Information Management, Editing publishing and reviewing
Joanna's skills are in Phylogenetics, Genetics & Genomics, Population genetics
Joanna works on the taxonomy of Animals, Vertebrates, Reptiles, Frogs,
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Joanna is happy to be contacted for the following reasons:
Contact from others in the taxonomy community regarding taxonomy-related issues
Contact from members of the public for advice in areas of expertise (but not for identifications)
Contact from members of the public for identifications in areas of expertise
Contact re potential citizen science projects that could contribute to taxonomic research
Contact by prospective students and others who could benefit from mentorship
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