Leke Hutchins
Researcher
University of Waikato
Team Member
About
Dr. Leke Hutchins is a Native Hawaiian scientist who studies how Indigenous stewardship shapes biodiversity using a socio-ecological framework and tools from genomics, ecology, and Indigenous environmental studies. He is a researcher at the Te Kotahi Research Institute at the University of Waikato, where he is developing an Access & Benefit Sharing framework for Ancient eDNA and crop genomes. Leke holds a PhD in Environmental Science, Policy, and Management and a Bachelor of Science in Conservation and Resources Studies from the University of California, Berkeley.