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Barry OConnor

Barry OConnor

  • Professor and Curator
  • Ph.D., Entomology (Acarology), Cornell University, 1981

Contact information

  • University of Michigan
    2043 Museums Building
    1109 Geddes Ave
    Ann Arbor, MI 48109-1079
  • Phone: (734) 763-4354
  • Fax: (734) 763-4080
  • Email: bmoc@umich.edu

Fields of study

Systematics, parasitology, acarology

Academic background

I received the B.S. degree (with distinction) in Zoology from Iowa State University in 1971, and the Ph.D. in Entomology (Acarology) from Cornell University in 1981. I was a post-doctoral fellow at the University of California, Berkeley. I have subsequently served as a visiting professor at Ohio State University (Acarology Summer Program), and the Escuela Nacional de Ciencias Biologicas, Instituto Politecnico Nacional, Mexico City, Mexico.

Assistant research scientists

Dr. Pavel Klimov and Dr. Andrey Bochkov (adjunct)

UM affiliation

  • Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology
  • Museum of Zoology

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On U-M Gateway: genetic study of house dust mites demonstrates reversible evolution

A research team led by Professor Barry OConnor and Dr. Pavel Klimov has used a large-scale genetic study of the house dust mite to uncover an example of reversible evolution.

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ID Day brings out science sleuths

Items large and small, living and dead, were carried into the Museum of Natural History by science sleuths seeking to identify their prized possessions during ID Day.

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UMMZ is a direct content provider to Encyclopedia of Life

Credit: Pavel Klimov. The University of Michigan Museum of Zoology’s bee mite website recently became a direct content provider for the Encyclopedia of Life (EOL).

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