👤Guest Speaker:
Dominique Mediodia, M.Sc.
Assistant Professor
College of Fisheries and Ocean SciencesUniversity of the Philippines Visayas
Mr. Dominique Mendiodia shares his experiences in studying fish fossils (Paleoichthyology) in the Philippines.
⌛Chapters
00:00 Introduction to the Podcast and Guest
01:57 What got me interested into science
07:13 Why I chose fisheries for college
11:51 Journey to paleoichthyology: from modern to fossil fish
22:18 Research focus: Cenozoic fish fossils in the Philippines
35:13 Scholarship opportunities in Taiwan
43:42 Challenges in doing research
50:25 When did you realize your results are sufficient for publication?
57:00 Advice to aspiring researchers
Research Spotlight: Mendiodia, D., Castro, A., Tablizo, M., Policarpio, D., Calvelo, J., Baguio, J.P., Borja II, A., Lin, C., Fernando, A. 2024. Paleoichthyology in the Philippines: A review of Cenozoic fish fossils with insights on its current status and future opportunities. Geobios.
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