Dr Simon Loader

Dr Simon Loader

Principal Curator in Charge, Vertebrates

Department: Life Sciences
Division: LS Vertebrates Division
  • Phone: 207942 6459

Summary

I am a Principal Curator of Vertebrates at the Natural History Museum. My research encompasses Africa as my geographical area of research, and vertebrates as my group of expertise. Using both Africa and vertebrates I apply a range of approaches in systematics, investigating the current patterns and processes behind the maintenance and formation of biodiversity.

Qualifications

Degrees

  • BSc in Zoology, University of Leeds, Leeds, 1995 - 1998
  • MSc in Advanced methods in Taxonomy and Biodiversity, Imperial College, UK, 1998 - 1999
  • PhD, University of Glasgow, UK, 2000 - 2005

Employment history

Academic

  • Senior Lecturer in Zoology, University of Roehampton, London Borough of Wandsworth, Life Sciences, United Kingdom, 2015 - 2017
  • Lecturer, University of Basel, Institute of Biogeography, Switzerland, 2007 - 2015

Non-academic

  • IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group Regional Chair for East Africa, IUCN, 2012 - ongoing