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Erin Zimmerman is an evolutionary biologist turned science writer and botanical illustrator. She holds an MSc in fungal population genomics and a PhD in plant molecular systematics, both from the Université de Montréal. She also completed a BSc in Plant Biology & Physics at the University of Guelph. She has illustrated a number of scientific research articles, including the description of a newly discovered plant species.
Erin’s interests lie in botany, evolution, scientific illustration, and the history of science. Her writing also explores the intersection of science and motherhood.
Erin has published nine scientific research papers and is a contributor at New York Magazine, HuffPost, Smithsonian, Undark, and Narratively, among others. She has previously written a blog exploring evolution and miscellaneous topics in biology at Questionable Evolution and produced twice weekly news briefs on emerging plant science research at Botany One.
Erin’s début book is Unrooted: Botany, Motherhood, and the Fight to Save an Old Science. Out April 16th 2024, Unrooted is a science memoir about her adventures in natural history research and the experience of mothers in science. Erin is represented by Jessica Papin of Dystel, Goderich & Bourret.
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