| Pronouns |
ey/em, they/them, she/her, whatever |
| Type of expert |
Evolutionary biologist, geneticist |
| Website |
https://joannarifkin.wordpress.com/ |
| Expertise |
plant biology, evolutionary biology, genetics, evolution, sex chromosomes |
| Email address |
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| Primary phone number |
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| Skype username |
Joanna Rifkin |
| Twitter |
@Joanna.Rifkin |
| Language |
English |
| Time zone |
-5
GMT
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| City |
Toronto |
| State |
Ontario |
| Country |
Canada |
| Notes |
I love the weird and wild stories created by evolution acting on random variation. Vegetarian spiders, beetles that mimic wasps, pitcher plants that have evolved into toilets, what's not to like? In my work, I study the strange and variable sex lives of plants, which explode many of the assumptions we bring with us from mammals. The evolution of sex interests me in part because I'm nonbinary but most people assume I'm female, so I'm aware of issues affecting women and LGBTQ+ people in STEM. |
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