Lam Shu Him

My academic journey from Hong Kong to Brazil

About me

Hi everyone, I'm Andy (林樹謙). Born and raised in Hong Kong, I moved to Brazil in 2023 to pursue my dream of becoming an ichthyologist. Over the past two years, I have been working on the taxonomy of Corydoradinae, one of the most diverse catfish groups. Ultimately, I am equally interested in understanding evolutionary relationships of catfish around the globe, which ends up to be part of my PhD project that I will be pouring my heart into over the next four years. I find scientic outreach as equally important as research, because that's how people get to know what we are doing. Outside my research, I like to spend my time giving talks on catfish and conservation as well as writing article to document every step of the way throughout my journey here in Brazil.

Amazon and I

I have always been drawn to the pristine wilderness of the Amazon River – the complete opposite of the concrete jungle of Hong Kong. It is perhaps for that reason that I have always wanted to step onto the Amazonian soil for as long as I can remember. I had this dream of venturing into the rainforest and exploring its major rivers to find rare fish that one only hears of in aquarium encyclopedias. What I thought would only stay as a childhood dream ends up becoming something I will be pouring my heart into in my mid-20s, something worth leaving my hometown to pursue. This website is more than just a catalogue of my research, it is where I share my deepest passion for what I'm doing.

Rio Guamá, Belém, PA. (Photo by Lam Shu Him)

Graduating from CUHK (2023)

Academic background

2026 - present PhD

Museum of Zoology of the University of São Paulo

2023 - 2025 MSc

Museum of Zoology of the University of São Paulo

2018 - 2023 BSc in Biology (First Class Honours)

The Chinese University of Hong Kong

2021 - 2022 Academic Exchange

The University of Bonn

Professional activities

Ad-hoc reviewer for Zoologial Journal of the Linnean Society

Ad-hoc reviewer for Neotropical Ichthyology

Ad-hoc reviewer for Papéis Avulsos de Zoologia

Curriculum vitae

resume_LSH_Apr2026.pdf

Update as of Apr 2026

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Social Media

I will be sharing my academic journey and research update irregularly on my Linkedln and Instagram (@andiiamazon). Feel free to check them out if you're interested!

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