Our team
Our small team of early-career scientists are highly motivated and skilled individuals, united by their passion for research (and of course sharks), each specialising in different areas of the sciences. We believe that this inter-disciplinary approach is essential to contemporary biological research.
Interested in joining us? Reach out via the 'contact us' section of the site.
Principal Investigator
Joel H. Gayford
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B.A. Natural Sciences (Zoology), University of Cambridge
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MRes Ecology, Evolution and Conservation, Imperial College London
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Research Staff at Imperial College London
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PhD student at James Cook University
Favourite elasmobranch:
Ornate Wobbegong (Orectolobus ornatus)
Focus: morphological and behavioural evolution
Research Associate
Dr. Andrej A. Gajić
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BAsc Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, University of Sarajevo
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M.Sc. Ecology and Conservation, University of Sarajevo
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PhD Veterinary Pathology and Pathobiology, University of Sarajevo
Favourite elasmobranch:
Angular Roughshark (Oxynotus centrina)
Focus: population ecology, post-capture survival, pathology
Research Associate
Dr. Phillip C. Sternes
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B.S. Biology, St. Xavier's University
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M.S. Student, De Paul University
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PhD, University of California Riverside (department of Evolution, Ecology and Organismal Biology)
Favourite elasmobranch:
Shortfin Mako (Isurus oxyrinchus)
Focus: shark ecomorphology
Research Associate
Maxine Chapman
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B.A. Natural Sciences (Zoology), University of Cambridge
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Msc Student, Humboldt Universität zu Berlin
Favourite elasmobranch:
Velvet belly lantern shark (Etmopterus spinax)
Focus: morphological evolution
Research Associate
Henrique Mafaldo
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Msc Student, Universidade de São Paulo
Favourite elasmobranch:
Sixgill Sawshark (Pilotrema warreni)
Focus: Morphological evolution and phylogenetics
Scientific Intern
Lauren Street
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Bsc Marine Biology, Newcastle University
Favourite elasmobranch:
Blue Shark (Prince glauca)
Focus: Morphological evolution
Scientific Intern
Siddharta Adaikalaraj
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M.Sci. Theoretical Physics student, Imperial College London
Favourite elasmobranch:
Common Thresher Shark (Alopias vulpinus)
Focus: Elliptic Fourier Analysis (Morphological Evolution)
Scientific Intern
Taejas Venkataraman
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M.Sci. Theoretical Physics student, Imperial College London
Favourite elasmobranch:
Leopard Shark (Triakis semifasciata)
Focus: Elliptic Fourier Analysis (Morphological Evolution)
Mathematical Consultant
Arjun D. Tapasvi
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B.A. Computer Science, University of Cambridge
Favourite elasmobranch:
Great Hammerhead (Sphyrna mokarran)
Focus: statistical and mathematical modelling
Previous Shark Measurements team members
Nikolai Madland-Shorter (Research Associate)
Estefanía M. Flores Flores (Research Associate)
Filippo Varini (Research Associate)
Kyah Thompson (Scientific Intern)
Emily von Hollen (Scientific Intern)