Melissa TR Hawkins

Research Zoologist, Division of Mammals, Department of Vertebrate Zoology,

​Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History, Washington DC

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My research program combines field, laboratory and museum research to understand the evolutionary history among a variety of mammals. During my dissertation research I organized two field trips to Borneo to conduct elevational gradient surveys of small mammals on Mount Kinabalu and Mount Tambuyukon.

During my postdoctoral fellowship I worked on genomics of lemurs, focusing on sequencing the whole genome of the Greater Bamboo Lemur (Prolemur simus) and a genomic phylogeny of the sifakas (Genus Propithecus).

I have just relocated back to the Smithsonian Institution at the National Museum of Natural History, Division of Mammals, and am accepting limited students to my research program.

I was recently awarded a 4 year NSF grant to return to Borneo to evaluate fine-scale phylogeography across the island to evaluate for areas of endemism. Stay tuned for updates and new pictures!
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​A diademed sifaka (Propithecus diadema) at Andasibe National Park, February 2017
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The largest living lemur, the indri (Indri indri) eating young leaves at Association Mitsinjo February 2017
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Black and white ruffed lemurs (Varecia variegata) in Kianjavato, Madagascar

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Greater Bamboo lemur (Prolemur simus), a monitored individual with a dog collar used for identification.

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Jumping for joy at the top of Mount Kinabalu, March 2013, with Low's peak behind us!
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