Team
A weevil that has been killed by an entopathogenic (insect-parasitic) Cordyceps fungus, the fruiting body of which can be seen growing from the victim’s back. The inside of the weevil will be a mass of fungal hyphae. Cordyceps fungi, especially those that kill caterpillars, are collected in parts of Asia for use as traditional medicine.
Research
Prof Alfried Vogler
Professor of Molecular Systematics at Imperial College London, with an interest in the phylogeny and evolution of Coleoptera (beetles).
Dr Martijn Timmermans
Research Associate with a NERC Fellowship at Imperial College London. Martijn is an Academic visitor at the Natural History Museum.
Dr Alex Monro
Researcher in tropical plant diversity, specialising in the flowering plant family Urticaceae, tools for the conservation of biological diversity in Central America, and field collection of vascular plant herbarium specimens.
Dr Andrew Polaszek
Research entomologist specialising in parasitoid hymenoptera and Head of the Museum's Terrestrial invertebrate division.
Collections
Max Barclay
Collections manager of the Museum's Coleoptera and Hemiptera collections. Responsibilities include managing a team of curators, administering loans, processing new material and facilitating collection access for visitors.
Ms Jacqueline Mackenzie-Dodds
Molecular collections facility manager, overseeing the day-to-day running of the molecular collections. Responsible for procurement, service and maintenance contracts, molecular collections and Health and Safety protocols.
UK Biodiversity (Angela Marmont Centre)
Dr John Tweddle
OPAL Project Manager and Head of the Angela Marmont Centre. John works within the UK Biodiversity team on the OPAL project, which aims to inspire people to spend more time outdoors exploring and studying their local environment.