RGGS at AMNH

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Innovative Ph.D. Program in Comparative Biology- the first Ph.D. degree-granting program for any museum in the western hemisphere

New York, New York rggs.amnh.org Joined July 2009

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RGGS at AMNH @RGGSatAMNH Oct 6

Applications are now being accepted for the Comparative Biology Ph.D. program, Graduate Student Ph.D. Fellowship program, Postdoctoral Research Fellowship program, and the Annette Kade Postdoctoral and Graduate Student Exchange Fellowship programs Details:
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www.amnh.org Fellowships | Richard Gilder Graduate School Fellowships for graduate students and postdoctoral researchers across disciplines.

RGGS at AMNH @RGGSatAMNH Nov 2

RGGS professor Frank Burbrink quoted in NY Times article about cartwheeling snake behavior to escape predators: These Snakes Cartwheel Out of Dangerous Situations nytimes.com/2026/11/01/sci…

www.nytimes.com These Snakes Cartwheel Out of Dangerous Situations To escape predators, dwarf reed snakes trade slithering for rolling to safety.

RGGS at AMNH @RGGSatAMNH Oct 29

New article in BioScience from CB PhD alum Kelly Speer, Columbia-RGGS PhD alum Brian Weeks, and colleagues: Specify database model and Darwin Core metadata schema for the extended specimen academic.oup.com/bioscience/art…

academic.oup.com A Specify database model and Darwin Core metadata schema for the extended specimen Abstract. Natural history collections offer crucial infrastructure for monitoring zoonotic diseases by documenting wildlife–pathogen interactions through s

RGGS at AMNH @RGGSatAMNH Sep 29

Congratulations to this year’s graduates of the Richard Gilder Graduate School! This week, the Museum held its 2026 commencement under the iconic Blue Whale in the Milstein Hall of Ocean Life, celebrating 6 PhD graduates and 16 MAT ESRP graduates.
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RGGS at AMNH @RGGSatAMNH Sep 29

NYTimes article featuring AMNH postdoc alum John Burns and colleagues: In an $80 Motel Room, a Discovery to Shed Light on the Origins of Life: nytimes.com/2026/09/26/sci…

www.nytimes.com In an $80 Motel Room, a Discovery to Shed Light on the Origins of Life A scrappy science project led to a significant discovery: two new species of a rare organism that could elucidate a fundamental transition in the history of life on our planet.