Amina Mohamed | Ecologist and Evolutionary Biologist

01 — About

Rooted in
love for the living world.

I'm originally from Kozhikode, India, currently based in Ithaca, NY. My work sits at the intersection of ecology, evolution, and ecosystem science.

I'm currently a PhD Candidate in the Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology at Cornell University.

Ecological Stoichiometry Eco-evolutionary Feedbacks Elemental Analysis Limnology R and RStudio Microsoft Office Statistical Modelling

Publications

10+

Academic Grants

Years Research

02 — Research

Selected
Publications.

2025 Limnology and Oceanography Letters

Limno-STOICH: a comprehensive database linking the elemental content of organisms with inland, aquatic habitats

Corman, J., Halvorson, H.M., Brucker, C., Constanza-Robinson, M.S.,..., Mohamed, A., et al.

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2024 Trends in Ecology and Evolution

The eco-evolutionary dynamics of stoichiometric homeostasis

López-Sepulcre, A., Amaral, J. R., Gautam, N., Mohamed, A., Naik, S.

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2023 Frontiers for Young Minds

Guppies: Small Fish to Answer Big Questions in Ecology and Evolution

Searle P., Amaral J., Axelrod C., Bansal U., Gordon S., Gurholt H., Mohamed A., López-Sepulcre A., Talbert K., Tran S., Yang Y.

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2023 Biology Letters

Rapid evolution of diet choice in an introduced population of Trinidadian guppies

Smith, S., Mohamed, A., Amaral, J. R., Kusi, N., Smith, A., Gordon, S. P., López-Sepulcre, A.

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2023 European Journal of Inorganic Chemistry

Computational Insights on Periodicity in Bonding and Lewis Acidity and Basicity of the p-Block Trispyrazolylborate Complexes

Prakash, R., Mohamed, A., Jemmis, E. D., Venugopal, A.

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03 — Outreach & Service

Beyond the
lab bench.

I believe in our shared responsibility to care for our planet and all its life. I am also strongly committed to making academia more inclusive and welcoming for individuals of all identities.

I am fortunate to have worked with some organizations in Cornell, Ithaca and beyond towards these goals. Here are a few examples:

Environmental Organizing

Zero Waste & Climate Action

Supporting local and international work around waste reduction, public education, and policy change.

Zero Waste Ithaca, executive board member and volunteer, 2022 - Present
Trash pick-ups and waste audits with local organizations, 2022 - Present
Tabling for Zero Waste Ithaca to promote BYO (Bring Your Own) efforts at local festivals and events
Malayalam translation of Zero waste to Zero emissions Report for GAIA, 2024

Teaching & Community

Science Beyond Campus

Creating accessible spaces for students and community members to connect with ecology and biology.

Volunteered as buddy for Expanding Your Horizons (EYH) a science outreach program, 2024 & 2026
One of the organizers of Regional Critical Ecologies Workshop, 2025
As a Cornell GRASSHOPR Fellow taught about Fractals in Biology at Cayuga Heights Elementary School, 2025
Outreach at Northeast Elementary School about invasive species as part of a lab outreach activity, 2025
Outreach with local girl scouts students about guppies using mesocosm experiments at Tyson Research Center, St Louis, 2021

Aurora Berry/WSKG News

Equity & Service

Building Better Institutions

Working toward academic spaces that are more inclusive, accountable, and welcoming.

Member of Council for Underrepresented Voices within Society for Freshwater Science, 2026 - Present
Graduate student representative of department community climate committee, 2025 - Present
Departmental Equity Committee Chair, 2023-present
Department organizer and elected steward for CGSU-UE, the local graduate workers union, 2023 - Present
Co-led different departmental DEIJB working groups 2022 - Present

Following nutrients
from fish
to streams.

Rooted in
love for the living world.

Selected
Publications.

Limno-STOICH: a comprehensive database linking the elemental content of organisms with inland, aquatic habitats

The eco-evolutionary dynamics of stoichiometric homeostasis

Guppies: Small Fish to Answer Big Questions in Ecology and Evolution

Rapid evolution of diet choice in an introduced population of Trinidadian guppies

Computational Insights on Periodicity in Bonding and Lewis Acidity and Basicity of the p-Block Trispyrazolylborate Complexes