Robert C. Thomson
Professor, School of Life Sciences at University of Hawaiʻi
I am a scientist working on Systematic Biology and Evolution in Honolulu. My research focuses on understanding phylogenetic history and biodiversity using computational and genomic tools. Much of this work focuses on amphibians and reptiles, as well as applied conservation biology questions.
- Professor, School of Life Sciences
- Editor-In-Chief, Systematic Biology
- Chair, Ecology, Evolution, and Conservation Biology Graduate Program
- Research Associate in Herpetology, Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County
news
| Jan 15, 2026 | Systematic Biology Volume 75 Issue 1 is now out. Please see our special collection of 75th anniversary articles that will be appearing throughout the year. |
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| Jan 01, 2026 | My three year term as Editor in Chief at Systematic Biology has started. This follows a first year of handling the journal’s new submissions as Editor Elect. |
| May 09, 2025 | Upcoming SSB symposium at the Evolution 2025 conference Machine learning and new inference algorithms: expanding what is possible in evolutionary biology and phylogenetic analysis, with an associated virtual issue of Systematic Biology. |
| Jan 09, 2025 | Recent PhD graduate Val Alvarez started a new job with the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission. |
| Jan 01, 2025 | I started my term as Editor-in-Chief Elect for Systematic Biology |