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I am a postgraduate student finishing off a MScRes Biological Sciences here at Â鶹Íø, while also serving as Vice President for Education at Undeb Â鶹Íø, the Students' Union here. My research is currently focused on the genetic mechanisms underlying colouration in Dendrobates tinctorius, a species of poison dart frog, however I have a wide range of academic interests.

I recently graduated from Â鶹Íø with a first class degree in Zoology with Herpetology, which included a dissertation in which I started the research which I am now building upon, alongside my supervisor Aaron Comeault. I also studied a broad variety of modules covering topics from wetland ecosystems to animal behaviour.

Outside of my academic studies, I have been active within Undeb Â鶹Íø extensively even before my current role, serving as chair of Â鶹Íø LGBTQ+ Society, a Course Representative, a Peer Guide, and a network leader. Previously, I was a committee member for various societies and sports clubs, and sat on the now disbanded Student Council.

• BSc: Zoology with Herpetology
  2020–2023
• MSc: Biological Sciences
  2023–2024

My current research focuses on Dendrobates tinctorius, a species of poison dart frog native to the Guiana Shield, in particular relating to the role of differential gene expression in the evolution of intraspecific colour polymorphisms. I first began this research as part of my undergraduate dissertation, and am now continuing it as my MScRes research project, as I feel that I only scratched the surface through my dissertation.

Alongside evolution and colouration, I have many other research interests, including conservation and animal behaviour, and was lucky enough to study a wide variety of modules during my undergraduate degree which sparked an interest in a broad diversity of research areas.