Jaelyn Bos, Ph.D.
Loyola University Chicago
Defining Coral Diversity to Guide Marine Conservation Planning in Mozambique
Lexi Frank, Ph.D.
Field Museum of Natural History
Bridging One Health research and Traditional Ecological Knowledge to Understand Bat-associated Trypanosomes across a Human-modified Indigenous Landscape in Guyana
Leo Gaskins, Ph.D.
University of Chicago
Using Muskrat Lodge Biomimicry to Improve Wetland Diversity and Bird Conservation
Nora Gavin-Smyth, Ph.D.
Chicago Botanic Garden
Developing Ex Situ Conservation Collections in Tanzania to Understand Speciation Within a Megadiverse Genus
Sarah Jacobson, Ph.D.
Lincoln Park Zoo
Optimizing the Use of Contraceptive for Rat Control to Prevent Biodiversity Loss Caused by Rodenticide in Urban Ecosystems
Grace Burgin, Ph.D.
University of Illinois Chicago
Leveraging Mating System Theory for Targeted Conservation of Endangered Prairie Wildflowers
Opale Coutant, Ph.D.
Field Museum of Natural History
From Seasonal Biodiversity Distribution Patterns to Local Ecological Knowledge: A Multiscale Investigation to Enhance Freshwater Conservation Planning in Guyana
Amanda Grunwald, Ph.D.
Field Museum of Natural History
From Museum Collections to Conservation: Uncovering Climate-driven Shifts in Tropical Montane Bat Communities
Miguel Jimenez, Ph.D.
Lincoln Park Zoo
Linking Avian Migratory Stopover to Legacies of Urban Inequity
Nicholas Medina, Ph.D.
The Morton Arboretum
Roots of Equity: Uncovering Soil Biodiversity to Support Urban Tree Health in Chicago