Jesus E. Maldonado | Smithsonian’s National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute https://nationalzoo.si.edu/about/staff/jesus-e-maldonado
Jesus Maldonado has been a research geneticist at the Center for Conservation Genomics at the Smithsonian’s National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute (SCBI) since 1998. His research applies molecular genetics tools to answer basic and applied questions in conservation and evolutionary biology in mammals. Much of his research involves assessment of genetic variation within and among populations and species to document levels of inbreeding and determine units of evolutionary, taxonomic and conservation significance.
Maldonado Research Geneticist and Acting Center Head [Ph.D., University of California, Los Angeles]