I’m Matt Girard, and I am an ichthyologist, or fish fanatic, that uses integrative approaches to answer questions about the evolution and biology of fishes. I am currently a postdoctoral fellow in the Division of Fishes at the National Museum of Natural History. I have broad training in bioinformatics, comparative anatomy, evolutionary biology, genomics, and phylogenetic methods and my research questions can be highly collaborative. Feel free to reach out via email to chat about current or future projects.
Interests
- Phylogenetics and systematics
- Morphology and ontogeny
- Genomics and molecular methods
- Macroevolutionary patterns
Education
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Ph.D. in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology with Honors, 2021
University of Kansas
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B.S. in Biology with Ecology Emphasis, 2014
Loyola University Chicago