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About me

PhD researcher, presently awaiting thesis defence, in molecular phylogenetics and statistical biogeography with experience in field sampling, Sanger sequenced genetic data, and spatial/ecological data analysis and modeling. Research examines species relationships, population history, and geographic patterns of biodiversity in South and Southeast Asia. Experience in undergraduate teaching and scientific writing. Interested in evolutionary biology, biodiversity research, and environmental studies.

Interests: My research examines patterns of biodiversity distribution and the historical processes that shape them. I study how climate change, landscape structure, and dispersal influence species distributions across South and Southeast Asia. My work focuses mainly on reptiles, especially skinks, which provide useful systems for studying geographic variation and population history. My research combines field sampling with genetic and spatial analysis. I collect specimens and location records through field surveys. These data are combined with DNA sequence data and environmental variables to examine relationships among populations, species boundaries, and distribution limits. I also use species distribution models to study how climate and landscape features influence present-day ranges. A major focus of my work is Northeast India and the Indo-Burma region. These areas contain high biodiversity but remain poorly studied in terms of species limits and geographic history. By combining field data with genetic analysis, my research aims to clarify species boundaries and identify patterns of population structure. This information contributes to a better understanding of regional biodiversity. In the coming years, I plan to expand this work in three directions. First, I will continue field surveys and genetic sampling to address questions of species limits and geographic variation. Second, I plan to use genomic data to study population history and dispersal across landscapes. Third, I will examine how climate change may affect the future distribution of selected species. This research contributes to basic questions in ecology and evolution and provides data useful for biodiversity documentation and conservation planning.