The Biodiversity Synthesis Center (BioSynC) is home to a community of biologists interested in research and outreach related to the Encyclopedia of Life (EOL). Staff, students and postdoctoral researchers are addressing a wide range of important questions in biodiversity, while at the same time integrating their program with the Encyclopedia of Life.
Research programs associated with BioSynC include those of Field Museum Botany curator Rick Ree on the phylogeny, biogeography and biodiversity of plants in the Himalayas, and Zoology curator Mark Westneat on the phylogenetics and evolution of coral reef fishes.
Postdoctoral research at the Center includes the evolution of South American birds and their louse parasites by Jason Weckstein, the phylogenetics of the Asilid robber flies by Torsten Dikow, the phylogenetics, taxonomy and conservation of turtles by Jim Parham, and the population genetics and conservation biogeography of coral reef fishes by Josh Drew.
In addition, other staff, students, and interns are pursuing research on a wide range of topics from fishes to corals to computational phylogenetics. Please see staff pages and associated links for more information on how research programs and EOL content are advancing in a mutually beneficial way.
