Ela Iwaszkiewicz-Eggebrecht
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Ela Iwaszkiewicz-Eggebrecht is an entomologist and molecular ecologist whose research centers on insect biodiversity monitoring and metabarcoding methodology. She is best known for developing FAVIS (Fast and Versatile protocol for metabarcoding of bulk Insect Samples), a groundbreaking non-destructive approach that enables high-throughput sequencing of bulk insect samples — such as those collected from Malaise traps — without destroying the specimens in the process. This methodological innovation addresses a critical bottleneck in large-scale biodiversity monitoring, making it possible to process vast numbers of samples efficiently and cost-effectively. Her work comes at a particularly urgent moment in ecological science, as widespread reports of insect population declines have intensified demand for robust, scalable monitoring frameworks. By optimizing the full workflow from sample collection through to sequencing submission, Iwaszkiewicz-Eggebrecht has provided the research community with practical, reproducible tools that lower barriers to comprehensive insect surveillance. Her 2023 publications have already accumulated notable citations, reflecting rapid uptake by the biodiversity and conservation science communities. Her contributions are helping to lay the technical foundation for the long-term, landscape-scale insect monitoring programs urgently needed to understand and respond to global biodiversity loss.
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