Lorian C Straker
ORCID: 0000-0001-8431-7897
Summary
Animal Behavior Biodiversity Bioengineering Biophysics Developmental Biology Evolutionary Studies Zoology
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Work details
Post doctoral Fellow
Universidade de São Paulo
June 2017
Biology
Functional morphology and anatomy of diving birds, using Computed Tomography and 3D modeling for research and education.
Research associate
Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro
February 2016
Vertebrates
Develop research in Ornithology, using different imaging and spectroscopy techniques, such as Light Microscopy, Electron Microscopy, Computed Tomography and Color Reflectance Spectroscopy, to answer several biological and evolutionary questions based on morphology and tissue characteristics.
PhD student
Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro
March 2009
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April 2013
Instituto de Biofísica Carlos Chagas Filho
Research on feather microstructures of birds and their potential for evolutionary signal.
Postdoctoral fellow
Smithsonian Institution - National Museum of Natural History
August 2014
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February 2016
Division of Birds
Developed research in Ornithology and Bio-inspired Engineering collaborating with Virginia Tech University.
Post doctoral Fellow
Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro
March 2017
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May 2017
Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas
Study the micro and nano organization of feather structures using High Resolution Electron Microscopy and micro Computed Tomography.