Science

Nora Gavin-Smyth

Postdoctoral researcher
Selected Professional Associations:
  • International Association for Plant Taxonomy
  • American Association of Plant Taxonomists
Research Interests:
  • Genetic management of threatened plant ex situ collections
  • Population and conservation genomics
  • Herbarium research and taxonomy
  • Systematics, phylogenomics, biogeography
  • Evolution and conservation of the flora of East Africa, especially the genus Impatiens
Statement:

I am a postdoctoral researcher working on the management of ex situ collections of threatened plants. I use genomics and bioinformatics for conservation, population genetics, and phylogenetics.