KUCHING: The Sarawak Biodiversity Centre (SBC) will host a webinar entitled ‘Borneo’s Hidden Biodiversity’ on May 18 via Zoom.
The session, being held in conjunction with International Day for Biological Diversity which falls on May 22, is themed ‘Building a shared future for all life’.
The webinar to be delivered by Dr Janine Caira, director of Connecticut State Museum of Natural History, University of Connecticut will reveal the remarkable and unexpected beauty of the vast diversity of parasites that live in Borneo’s sharks, stingrays and guitarfish.
“The session will feature a unique glimpse into the world of parasites essentially all new to science and we’ll learn what parasites can tell us about the diversity and biology of their shark and stingray hosts,” SBC said in a statement.
Dr Caira is a parasitologist whose work has led to the discovery of more than 200 new species and 30 new genera, the reconfiguration of tapeworm ordinal-level relationships using both morphological and molecular approaches.
She has published more than 160 papers, books, and monographs. Her six-year study on Borneo’s sharks and stingrays was funded by the National Science Foundation, US.
Those interested to get first-hand insights from an international expert may register via Zoom at https://bit.ly/3whsH0v .
The webinar will also be streamed live on SBC’s official Facebook page at www.facebook.com/sarawak.biodiversity.centre.
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