[SC-MorphLab] Killian Leblanc - Research assistant

[Alex Townsend]

Hi Killian,

   Unfortunately, Dr. Dennis Slice passed away in 2019.  As a result, the MorphLab at FSU has been inactive ever since.  You may want to talk with Dr. Bridget Algee-Hewitt at Stanford University though.  She does a lot of work that is quite similar to what the Morphometrics Lab was working on prior to Dr. Slice's death and is one of the leading morphometrics researchers in the US.  https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://profiles.stanford.edu/bridget-algee-hewitt__;!!PhOWcWs!lqB-4MpTBZtvGrzQln6yjMkOzSU0ipW7mTIsnb0SyTdMgRBsTjMHK18_TxHperilJA$ .

Thank you for your interest.
Sincerely,
Alex Townsend
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To whom it may concern


I am Killian Leblanc, a Master of Science's graduate (since 2019) in biology and systematic from Sorbonne University in collaboration with the natural history museum of Paris (MNHN). I'm currently looking for a job as a research assistant, and I wanted to know if my profile could interest you.

During my master's thesis, I worked on the burrowing frog genus Synapturanus, with Antoine Fouquet and Anne-Claire Fabre. We used a taxonomy integrative protocol based on 16S gene metabarcoding, vocalization, and external allometry to establish different candidate species hypotheses during this study. We also examined candidate species with a complete molecular database (mitogenome and nuclear genes) with regards to morphometric analyses (3D landmarks on skull and humerus) and biogeography. We published two papers on the genus this year. I mainly contributed to the statistical analysis, morphological description, and geomorphic morphometrics shape analysis.

Besides all my work on Synapturanus, I developed a high interest in 3D printing. I learned that the 3D models of my specimens were compatible with this technology. I decided to print the osteological part of my specimens. I think that could be useful for exposition or as pedagogical tools, and I would be pleased to use those skills as an additional part of my work.

I hope that I could put my skills at work in your lab, and if there is no position, I would be grateful if you know a person who might be interesting in my profile.

Thank you in advance for your attention and your answer,

Best regards,


Killian Leblanc


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