Photo: Professor, Department of Genetics and Odum School of Ecology Curator of Genomics and Aquatic Invertebrates Contact Info jpwares@uga.edu (706) 542-7720 Personal Website: Patterns of Hidden Biodiversity Dr. Wares uses molecular techniques to understand movement and diversity, primarily in marine and freshwater organisms. Other Affiliations: Odum School of Ecology Department of Genetics Education Education: Ph.D. (2000) Duke University Research Research Interests: Population Ecology Molecular Ecology Organismal Ecology Aquatic Ecology Marine Ecology Disease Ecology Evolutionary Ecology Selected Publications Selected Publications: Hoebeke, Bartlett, Evans, Freeman, and Wares. First records of Vespa velutina in North America. in press, Proc. Ento. Soc. Washington. Of note: I have two interns currently, and may have one in the spring. They are helping stabilize, catalog, and reorganize the marine invertebrate collections.