Shirley Jennifer Serrano Rojas

I am a PhD student in the Department of Biology at Stanford University, co-advised in the Dirzo Lab. My research investigates amphibian responses and adaptations to global change in the tropics. I study amphibian shifts along an elevational gradient in the Peruvian Amazon and use poison frogs as model species to understand mechanisms of response and adaptation to seasonality and land-use change. By combining field ecology, genomic tools, and community engagement, I seek to uncover the processes that allow some species to persist while others decline in the face of rapid environmental transformation.

Before joining Stanford, I led long-term field studies on multiple taxonomic groups in the Manu Biosphere Reserve and trained undergraduate students from Cusco in ecological field methods. My work is deeply rooted in collaboration with local communities and in promoting the inclusion of Peruvian researchers in global conservation science. My broader goal is to advance amphibian conservation through research that bridges biological discovery and local stewardship, highlighting the resilience of both frogs and the people who share their forests.

serranoj@stanford.edu

shirley.serrano25@gmail.com