Frank E. Rheindt is an Associate Professor and Dean’s Chair in the Department of Biological Sciences at the National University of Singapore. The broad purpose of his research is to understand the evolution of avian biodiversity and determine how this knowledge can contribute to conservation solutions in the face of a looming biodiversity crisis. Rheindt's lab combines field and lab work with computational analysis to study such phenomena as genetic introgression and complex evolutionary radiation. He also investigates phylogenetic relationships and population genetics among avian species in the Wallacean Region of the Indonesian archipelago, a region that is geographically important for its contribution to our understanding of biodiversity.