Mostafa Ghafouri Moghaddam joins the Editorial Board of the Biodiversity Data Journal

Mostafa Ghafouri Moghaddam is a Postdoctoral Fellow at the Integrative Ecology Lab of the Department of Biology at Chulalongkorn University, Thailand.

He joins the Editorial Board of Biodiversity Data Journal as a Subject Editor for Hymenoptera, with a focus on the parasitic wasp family Braconidae.

Mostafa's research revolves around the systematics of the Microgastrinae subfamily. He is particularly interested in developing a phylogenetic hypothesis for the group and exploring the evolution of its host-parasitoid interactions. He is also researching the use of molecular and morphological data to understand the relationships between wasp species.

"I am truly excited to contribute in any way I can to the success and prominence of the Biodiversity Data Journal. It is a critical platform for the proliferation of knowledge about our planet's diverse species and their interaction with their environment. The journal is not just a platform for taxonomic, morphology, systematic, and natural history research, but also a place, which ensures these fields are properly documented and accessible to the public. It is also a way to keep these research fields alive and relevant and to make sure that the knowledge and discoveries made in these areas are not lost to future generations," says Mostafa.

You can follow Mostafa on Twitter (@MghafouriM).