Joseph Bruno Slowinski

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Joseph Bruno "Joe" Slowinski, Ph.D (November 15, 1962-September 12, 2001) was an American herpetologist who worked extensively with elapid snakes.

He was born on November 15, 1962 in New York City, New York. He attained his bachelor's degree in biology from the University of Kansas in 1984 and went on to receive his Ph.D at the University of Miami in 1991, studying under renowned herpetologist Dr. Jay M. Savage. He performed post doctoral work at the National Museum of Natural History and Louisiana State University, eventually taking a position as a professor of biology at Southeastern Louisiana University.

Joe Slowinski was a co-founder of the first online herpetological journal, Contemporary Herpetology, and served as its editor-in-chief. He was also the curator for the department of herpetology for the California Academy of Sciences. His primary area of research was venomous snakes, having written some 40 peer reviewed articles and one book.

In September, 2001, while he was doing research deep in an isolated region of Myanmar, Dr. Slowinski was bitten by a juvenile multi-banded krait (Bungarus multicinctus). He subsequently died due to the inability of the expedition to reach adequate medical care in time.

[edit] Bibliography

• Introduction to Genetics, 1998 - National Textbook Company, Lincolnwood, Illinois.

[edit] References

• California Academy of Sciences: Joseph Bruno Slowinski
• Contemporary Herpetology: In Memory of Joseph B. Slowinski
• Frogweb - People - Slowinski, J.B.
• Detailed account of J.Slowinski's death via krait bite