Omar Mahadalle

MS Marine Biology student · Institute of Environmental and Marine Sciences, Silliman University, Philippines

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Seeking a funded PhD position in comparative genomics, biodiversity, or evolutionary conservation biology of marine fishes. If you're recruiting, I'd love to hear from you.

About

I'm a marine biologist working at the intersection of genomics and conservation. At SU-IEMS, I use genomic data from historical museum specimens and contemporary samples to reconstruct the population history of the delicate round herring (Spratelloides delicatulus). This work is part of the Philippines PIRE Project, an NSF-funded effort examining a century of change in Philippine marine biodiversity under human pressures.

Before coming to the Philippines, I earned a BSc (Honours) in Marine Science from Red Sea University in Sudan, specializing in biological oceanography and building field experience in the Red Sea's remarkably diverse marine ecosystems.

Research interests

Population genomics Historical & museum DNA Comparative genomics Marine biodiversity Conservation genetics Coral Triangle fishes Elasmobranchs Deep-sea sharks

Publications & presentations

Somalia. In: The global status of sharks, rays, and chimaeras

Van Beuningen D, Bennett RH, Ali MH, Mahadalle O. Jabado RW et al. (eds.). Gland, Switzerland: IUCN (2024). Book chapter. PDF

Only one percent of Important Shark and Ray Areas in the Western Indian Ocean are fully protected from fishing pressure

Ecology and Evolution. Contributed data curation, investigation and writing.

Education

2018 – present

MS Marine Biology
Silliman University, Philippines

2011 – 2016

BSc (Hons) Marine Science, Biological Oceanography
Red Sea University, Sudan

Awards, grants & conferences

Grant

Shark Conservation Fund small grant, US$25,000 (Principal Investigator)
Strengthening protections for the dwarf gulper shark in Somalia

Scholarship

Somali Government scholarship
BSc (Hons) Marine Science, Red Sea University, Sudan

Contact

omaramahadalle(at)su.edu.ph

Institute of Environmental and Marine Sciences, Silliman University, Dumaguete City, Philippines