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Thematic Session
Taxonomy

Keynote speaker

Nathan S. Upham

Nathan S. Upham, Ph.D. is at present Assistant Research Professor & Associate Curator of Mammals at the School of Life Sciences of the Arizona State University. He is also a Research Associate at Yale University (Ecology and Evolutionary Biology) and at the Field Museum of Natural History (Negaunee Integrative Research Center). Also, he is Chair of the Biodiversity Committee of the American Society of Mammalogists and Taxonomy Advisor of the Small Mammal Specialist Group at the International Union for Conservation of Nature, IUCN/SSC.


The research line of Dr. Upham includes evolution, ecology, and biodiversity from a spatial and temporal perspective, integrating data from molecules (DNA), fossils, and species traits to investigate when and where groups of species originated, at what evolutionary rates, and in relation to which paleo-environmental factors. His research is centered on mammalian evolution and has focused on unique lineages of rats and mice in the tropical Americas (spiny rats, hutias, and relatives), deserts of North and South America (kangaroo mice and vizcacha rats), and most recently across global Mammalia. Through fieldwork and genomic and phylogenetic approaches, Dr. Upham aims to uncover core dynamics of the eco-evolutionary process at biogeographic and population genetic scales. He also seeks to translate his findings to wide audiences through advisoring students and participating in research formation programs at different educational levels and by teaching courses, always with the aim to encourage biodiversity conservation in the tropical and arid ecosystems where he work.

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