#  Lily Shapiro 

Graduate Student

 

 

 



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 email <lily.shapiro@g.harvard.edu> 

 



 

I am broadly interested in the evolutionary history of terrestrial invertebrates and understanding mechanisms of biodiversity genesis, specifically in island systems. I study a variety of animals (spiders, myriapods, velvet worms), and use phylogenomics to decipher relationships and reconstruct biogeographic histories. I formerly worked on the biogeography and systematics of Caribbean Micrathena spiders during my master’s at the University of Vermont. I love all inverts and one vertebrate (my dog) and enjoy scientific illustration and collecting orchids!



 

 

 





 

 

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