Vazrick Nazari

CANADIAN ENTOMOLOGIST, EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGIST VAZRICK NAZARI, OTTAWA BASED RESEARCH SCHOLAR.

Vazrick Nazari Ottawa is an entomologist and evolutionary biologist based in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.

He has received his MSc from University of Alberta (2006) and PhD from University of Guelph (2011). His main areas of research include
Lepidopteran taxonomy, biogeography, molecular systematics and phylogenetics. He also has an interest in cultural entomology, i.e.
presence and role of butterflies and moths in the arts and cultures of peoples across the world.

He developed a passion for butterflies as a child, and from early childhood he has been collecting and studying these insects with
interest. He has published numerous articles in leading journals in hisfield, including Nature and Science, and continues to strive to find
answers to interesting questions that picks his curiosity.

Vazrick Nazari Ottawa is an advocate for open access science and a consultant for wildlife conservation organizations. He takes solace in helping people
and volunteering for the homeless, and he hopes to someday be able to start an NGO dedicated to victims of police brutality. In his spare time
he enjoys reading, movies, and playing the guitar.