Rebecca Jean (RJ) Millena

Comparative Biology Ph.D. Student, Richard Gilder Graduate School

Email:

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Division of Invertebrate Zoology (Entomology)
Advisor: Jessica Ware

Education

• Ph.D. in Comparative Biology, Richard Gilder Graduate School at the American Museum of Natural History, anticipated 2025. (Primary Advisor: Dr. Jessica Ware)
• B.S. in Entomology (Minors in Nematology and Ecology, Evolution & Biodiversity), University of California, Davis, 2021. (Advisor: Dr. Jay Rosenheim)

Research Interests

Entomology, molecular phylogenetics and genomics, evolution of host range and species diversity of Strepsiptera (tiny obligate parasites of insects) and their enigmatic phylogenetic placement within the insect radiation.