Biography


I'm Mohammad Javad (Arash), was born and raised in Borazjan, a small city in south Iran. I am a Ph.D. candidate at Charles University in Prague, Czech Republic, studying Sexual selection and Speciation in plants! Supported by ClĂ©ment Lafon Placette Plant Repro Evo lab, Roswitha Schmickl Plant Evo CytoGen Lab, Antonin Machac (https://machac.weebly.com/), and Institute of Botany of the Czech Academy of Sciences.


Besides, I'm a Mountaineer, Mountain Bike Rider, and skier. I climbed more than 24 mountains of Iran in the Alborz and Zagros ranges: including Alam-Kuh(4848m), Dena(4407m), and Kaman-Kuh(4225m). Also, I climbed Triglav(2,864 m) in the Julian Alps. Out of sports, I practice guitar, and write poems!

Research Interests


-Ecology and Evolutionary Biology

-Sexual Selection and Speciation

-Plant Reproductive Biology

-Macroevolutionary Studies

-Molecular Evolution and Phylogenetics

-Biodiversity and Conservation

Extracted from Interdisciplinary Center for Conservation Science(ICCS)

Extracurricular activities


-Mountaineering & Photography

-Downhill ski

-Mountain Biking

-Running

-Reading & Writing

-Sketching

-Playing guitar