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Heather J. Alexander, PhD

 BMSC Postdoctoral Fellow
 BMSC Website Manager
 Bamfield Marine Sciences Centre
 Bamfield, BC, Canada
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My research interests lie in processes that generate divergence within and among populations, and how selection and historical events contribute to population differentiation and speciation. I started my science career as a marine ecologist (MSc), then studied the population genetics of natural guppy populations across North East South America for my PhD research.

I am currently a Postdoctoral Fellow working with Dr. Brad Anholt, Director, BMSC. We are studying the evolution of sex ratio variation among Tigriopus californicus populations at the Bamfield Marine Sciences Centre (BMSC).

I completed my PhD on the population divergence and sexual isolation among Poecilia reticulata populations at Simon Fraser University, British Columbia, under the supervision of Dr. Felix Breden, and the guidance of the FAB* Lab.

I also dabble in website design and develpment, check out my projects!

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