Robert Guralnick Named UF Research Foundation Professor (Florida Museum Research News)

Robert Guralnick Named UF Research Foundation Professor

The University of Florida Research Foundation has named Florida Museum of Natural History scientist Robert Guralnick a UFRF Professor for 2020-2023.

In his role as the Florida Museum’s curator of biodiversity informatics, Guralnick uses an understanding of evolutionary processes to help create a roadmap for the future of life on Earth. By digitizing natural history collections and synthesizing massive datasets in accessible ways, he deepens scientific understanding of changes in biodiversity over space and time. These big data approaches allow researchers to answer broadscale questions about climate change, evolution and biology.

Guralnick has published more than 200 papers and won grants totaling more than $7 million. He has also collaborated with researchers in nearly every division at the museum.

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