Dr Shinichi Nakagawa
BSc (Hons), PhDDr Shinichi Nakagawa is a Senior Lecturer at the University of Otago's Department of Zoology.
Born and raised in Japan, Shinichi graduated with a BSc (Hons) at the University of Waikato, before moving on to the University of Sheffield to complete his PhD in 2007. Shinichi was a postdoctoral fellow at the University of Sheffield and a visiting postdoctoral fellow at the University of Newcastle upon Tyne, before taking up his current position at Otago.
Shinichi researches evolutionary/behavioural ecology – using animal models, including invertebrates, amphibians, fish and birds – to understand phenotypic evolution and using molecular techniques to understand underling mechanisms of such evolution. He is also interested in applied statistics along with the field of quantitative and population genetics.
Further information
Further information about Shinichi is available at the Department of Zoology website.