Zhehao is currently pursuing his M.Sc. in biology at the University of Hamburg, Germany. He previously specialized in molecular ecology, and has been working on the taxonomy of deep-sea isopods of the genus Acanthocope since last year, bringing his expertise to interdisciplinary research. His work evaluates species delimitation, phylogenetic history, and biogeography from various perspectives.
Zhehao received his B.Sc. also in Hamburg, with his thesis focusing on the dynamics between reproduction-manipulative bacterium Wolbachia and its arthropod hosts Altica lythri. He is most interested in population, eco-evolutionary, and interaction dynamics in the unexplored deep-sea environment. Zhehao’s goal is to become a scientist contributing to a better understanding of our oceans as complex ecosystems, translating his findings into public awareness to encourage more research effort in this field.
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