Lauren Hennelly

Dr. Lauren Hennelly is a postdoctoral scientist at the University of Copenhagen in Denmark and a Research Associate at the Smithsonian’s National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute in Washington D.C. She uses genomic tools to study the evolutionary history and ecology of various species and applies this knowledge to conservation. She has led and participated in multiple scientific studies on wolves in India and Pakistan, where she has conducted field research and has been working with collaborators for the last ten years. She is a team member of the IUCN Red List Assessment of the Himalayan wolf and Indian wolf, and a member of the IUCN Canid Specialist Group’s Taxonomy Task Force. She has received multiple prestigious awards, including a Fulbright fellowship to India and two National Science Foundation fellowships. She is passionate about building long-term, equitable partnerships and scientific outreach to better conserve endangered species.

July 2024