Information about Researcher Brett Gonzalez
Researcher: Brett Gonzalez
Information
| Role | Researcher |
|---|---|
| First name | Brett |
| Last name | Gonzalez |
| Country | United States |
| Academic title | Postdoctoral Fellow |
| Organisation | Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History |
| Thematic area/field | NZ – Life Sciences / NZ8 Evolutionary and environmental biology |
| Key words | Annelida; invertebrates; vision; transcriptomics |
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| Short summary of activities and expertise | My interests lie in comparative evolutionary biology and ecology of marine invertebrates, specifically Annelida – answering hypothesis driven questions regarding systematics, molecular and morphological evolution and adaptation, and ecology of those living in extreme environments, including the subterranean, deep sea abyssal and chemosynthetic zones, the pelagic realm and the interstitium. My research focus integrates molecular methods (genomic DNA and transcriptomic RNA sequencing), advanced microscopy (SEM, TEM, CLSM), histology (embedding and immunohistochemistry), microCT scanning and analytical methods (tree building, comparative methods). |
| Relevant publications and/or research/innovation products | Allentoft-Larsen MC, Gonzalez BC, Daniels J, Katija K, Osborn K, Worsaae K. 2021. Muscular adaptations in swimming scale worms (Polynoidae, Annelida). Royal Society Open Science. 8:210541. doi.org/10.1098/rsos.210541 Gonzalez BC, Martínez A, Worsaae K, Osborn KJ. 2021. Morphological convergence and adaptation in cave and pelagic scale worms (Polynoidae, Annelida). Scientific Reports. 11:10718. doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-89459-y Gonzalez BC, Martínez A, Olesen J, Truskey S, Ballou L, Allentoft-Larsen M, Daniels J, Heinerth P, Parrish M, Manco N, Ward J, Iliffe TM, Osborn KJ, Worsaae K. 2020. Anchialine biodiversity in the Turks and Caicos Islands: New discoveries and current faunal composition. International Journal of Speleology. 49:71-86. doi.org/10.5038/1827-806X.49.2.2316 Stenvers VI, Gonzalez BC, Goetz FE, Hemmi JM, Jessop AL, Lin C, Hoving HJT, Osborn KJ. 2021. Extraordinary eyes reveal hidden diversity within the holopelagic genus Paraphronima (Amphipoda: Hyperiidea). Deep Sea Research Part I. 177:103610. doi.org/10.1016.j.dsr.2021.103610 |
| Other relevant achievements | |
| Preferred Host Institution type | Public, Academic, Non-academic, Research centre |
| Additional information | |
Contact | |
| gonzalezb@si.edu | |
| Phone number | +19496369275 |
| Website | www.brettcgonzalez.com |
