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\u00a9Kristinn Ingvarsson<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Haseeb S Randhawa<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Faculty of Life and Environmental Sciences<\/strong><\/p>\n

Office: N-243, Askja<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Lab: N-192; N-288, Askja<\/strong><\/p>\n

Tel: 525-4425<\/p>\n

Email: hrandhawa@hi.is<\/p>\n

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I am a marine biologist with expertise in parasitology, evolutionary ecology, molecular ecology, and fisheries science. I have work experience as an academic, fisheries consultant, and government scientist.<\/p>\n

I was born and raised in Montreal, Canada and completed my BSc in Zoology at McGill University. I fell in love with parasites sitting through my Parasitology course during 2nd<\/sup> year. I decided to pursue a MSc in Parasitology at the Institute of Parasitology<\/a> (McGill University), where my attraction for parasites grew. I completed a PhD at the University of New Brunswick (Canada) under the supervision of Prof Gary Saunders<\/a> and the late Mick Burt, studying the determinants of host specificity in skate parasites in the northern Atlantic Ocean. During the latter stages of my studies, I had the opportunity to join a research cruise in the Falkland Islands and visit these beautiful islands.<\/p>\n

Following my PhD, I moved to New Zealand and completed four years of postdoctoral work at the University of Otago (2007 to 2011) in the lab of Prof Robert Poulin<\/a> investigating the drivers of parasite diversity and host specificity in sharks and skates and worked as a Senior Teaching Fellow for the Ecology Degree Programme<\/a> at the University of Otago (2011 to 2016).<\/p>\n

Wanting to explore the applied side of ecology, I accepted a position with the Falkland Islands Government Fisheries Department as a Fisheries Scientist \u2013 Biology (2016 to 2020) before working as a Fisheries Consultant for SAERI<\/a> Falklands Ltd (2020 to 2021). Since July of 2021, I am Professor in Marine Biology at the Faculty of Life and Environmental Sciences at the University of Iceland. Also, I am an Associate Editor with Marine and Freshwater Research<\/a> since 2015 and the Journal of Helminthology<\/a> since 2022.<\/p>\n

My additional affiliations include:<\/p>\n