Jer Pin Chong
Position
- Ph.D.
Jer Pin's research involved species delimitation using both genetics and morphometric data to resolve taxonomic confusion of freshwater mussel genus Cyprogenia. He also investigated the impact of host fish dispersal to gene flow and population structure of another federally endangered mussel species, Leptodea leptodon. Jer Pin enjoyed teaching and is now at the University of Illinois, Chicago.
Area of Expertise: Population Genetics, Conservation Biology, Freshwater mussels
Area of Expertise: Population Genetics, Conservation Biology, Freshwater mussels
Contact
Email
jchong@iastate.edu
Phone
(559)-630-1682
Contact Info
339 Science II
Ames
,
Iowa
50011
Social Media and Websites
Education
- B.S., Fisheries and Wildlife, Utah State University, 2004
- M.S., Wildlife Biology, Utah State University, 2006
Affiliations
- Now at University of Illinois, Chicago
- BIOS 221 Lab Coordinator
Major: Ecology and Evolutionary Biology
Advisor: Dr. Kevin Roe