Izeni Pires Farias

I was born in Manaus (Amazonas, Brazil), have a degree in Biological Sciences from the Federal University of Amazonas, and a doctorate in Molecular Genetics from the Federal University of Para. I was a postdoctoral fellow at Brigham Young University. I have experience in genetics, with an emphasis on animal genetics, population genetics, conservation genetics and molecular ecology, focusing mainly on issues related to the diversification of Amazonian vertebrates.