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College of Life Sciences
Life Science Museum

Research Collections

In addition to our education programs and exhibits, the Bean Life Science Museum is home to several research collections for use by BYU faculty and the larger academic community. If you would like more info on a particular collection, you can contact one of the curators listed on each collection tab.
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Fishes

The museum's fish collection contains more than 150,000 specimens. The collection includes fishes from throughout the world with emphasis on western North American and South and Central America. It includes a large collection of native western trout and Central American live-bearing fish.The collection also contains extensive alcohol-preserved tissues, frozen tissues, and DNA archives from western North American fishes.

Jerry Johnson

Curator of Fishes
Phone: 801-422-4502

Room: 4033 LSB

Skip Skidmore

July 19, 2019 06:03 PM
Collections Manager, Vertebrates
Phone: (801) 422-4621
Room: 180 MLBM

Dennis Shiozawa

Emeritus Curator
801-422-4972

Room: 1133 MLBM