Stillingsbeskrivelse

I am a PhD student at the Arctic University Museum. The topic of my thesis is "The role of microRNAs in the evolution of animal diversity and complexity."

Is there a driving force of evolution that explains the immense diversity of life and can it also help us understand the exceptional success of parasites? Can I close the knowledge gaps in animal systematics? How can the morphological complexity be compared across different animal phyla? These are the few questions that I aspire to answer during my PhD tenure.