Nov
01

Meet Our Scientists: Rachel Collin, gastropod aficionada

Meet Rachel Collin, a staff scientist and director of the Bocas Research Station at the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute in Panama. Rachel studies the evolution of marine gastropods (snails) and oversees multiple disciplines of marine biology at the Collin Lab in Bocas del Toro.

Find out more about Rachel here.  Click here to meet more Smithsonian scientists.

Additional footage: Maryna Lesoway and Kathryn MacDonald

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Posted: 1 November 2011
About the Author:

Brian Ireley is a digital media specialist at the Smithsonian’s Central Office of Public Affairs. Specializing in science communication and multimedia production, most of Brian’s work aims to make nerdy topics more accessible and fun.