Crater Lake Asososca León, Nicaragua
Ana Santacruz
|
I'm a scientist! I study fish and parasites, two amazing worlds! My main focus is on the role of host-parasite -or more- interactions as drivers of speciation. I use two study models in evolutionary biology, the recent adaptive radiations of the Midas cichlid (Amphilophus spp.) and the mexican cavefish Astyanax mexicanus. Currently, I'm a new postdoc in Dr. Rohner's lab at Stowers Institute for Medical Research.
|
Education
Biological Sciences PhD
Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM) Biological Sciences M.S. Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM) Biology BSc Universidad Autónoma de Querétaro (UAQ), Mexico |
InterestsThe role of nested interactions (host-parasite, host-microbiome and parasite-microbiome) in speciation
Parasite adaptive radiations Parasite taxonomy and phylogeny |
|
addressStowers Institute for Medical Research
Kansas City, MO, USA |