Dr. Bryson Voirin
Main Focus
Bryson works on
a broad range of topics, ranging from the mysteries of the brain, how
to effectively communicate complex research to the public via popular
media, and why we sleep, to the logistical coordination of conducting
business in developing (and sometimes unstable) nations.
PhD thesis
Ecology and Neurophysiology of Sleep in Wild Sloths, with Niels Rattenborg, Research Group Avian Sleep, and Martin Wikelski, Department of Migration and Immuno-Ecology, MPI for OrnithologyCurriculum Vitae
After attending the Georg Büchner Gymnasium in Berlin, I completed
twin Bachlor's Degrees (in Biology and Environmental Studies) at New
College of Florida. During my undergraduate studies, I worked
extensively in Panama climbing trees to study two- and three-toed sloths
in the rainforest canopy. As an undergraduate, I founded a tree
climbing school that focuses on teaching research-orientated tree access
methods to scientists working in forests worldwide. In 2007, I was a
Fulbright Scholar to Germany where I examined spatial habitat uses by
stone martens. Following my Fulbright Fellowship, I joined Dr.
Wikelski's lab group in Radolfzell conducting field research in Europe,
North America, and South America. I am currently a research fellow at
the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute in Panama. In 2013, I finished my PhD thesis at the Max Planck Institute.