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Michael E. Hellberg: Molecular evolution, population genetics, speciation, and biogeography of marine animals. |
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David Paz-García, Postdoctoral Researcher. Coral morphology, geographic variation and speciation. |
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Mark Duhon, Ph.D student. Evolution of shell proteins in bivalves |
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Alicia Reigel, Ph.D. student. Coevolution of sea fans and their microbiota in response to host and human disturbance |
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Dr. Karine Posbic Leydet, Ph.D. After working on the Mediterranean invasion of Oculina corals for her PhD, Karine is now doing post-doctoral research on the genomics of plant life-history evolution with Jannice Friedman at Syracuse University. |
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Dr. Melissa DeBiasse Cryptic speciation in Caribbean sponges. Presently working with Morgan Kelly on climatic change and gene expression in marine invertebrates. |
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Dr. Carlos Prada. Ecological speciation in corals. After working on coral genomics with Monica Medina at Penn State, Carlos is now doing post-doctoral research at the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institue with Haris Lessios. He is now an Assistant Professor at the University of Rhode Island. Click here to view his website. |
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Dr. Ron Eytan. Systematics and inter-locus rate variation in Caribbean reef fish. After post-docs at Georgia and Yale, Ron is now an Assistant Professor at Texas A & M Galveston |
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Dr. Alice Dennis The evolution of freeze tolerance in marsh snails Melampus. After post-docs in Auckland and Zurich, Alice is in Potsdam working with Prof. Ralph Tiedemann’s group |
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Pat C. Arbour-Reily (S.B.C.), Former Research Associate. |
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Dr. Phillip Fenberg: He is now an Assistant Professor at the University of Southhampton |
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Dr. Michael S. Taylor Mike used molecular genetics to explore systematic relationships and patterns of speciation in the Neotropical goby genus Elacatinus, found throughout the tropical western Atlantic and eastern Pacific oceans. He is now Professor of Biology at SE Missouri State University |
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Dr. Iliana Baums, Currently an Associate Professor at Pennsylvania State University. In her thesis, Iliana used microsatellite markers to look at clonal population structure and geographic variation in the Caribbean elkhorn coral Acropora palmata. Her lab at PSU now collaborates with us on studying connectivity and isolation in Porites corals. |
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Dr. Sheri Dixon-Schully: Senior Advisor at NIH’s Office of Disease Prevention |
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Dr. Tamara M. McGovern: Currently an Assistant Professor at Limestone College in South Carolina. She’s done post-doc stints at STRI and Friday Harbor (where she grew award-winning potatoes). |
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Jared Latiolais, M.S. Phylogenetic analysis of shell morphology in strombid gastropods. Jared is now a Research Scientist at Bode Technology in northern Virginia. |
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Heidi Griffith Heidi was an undergraduate student worker in our lab. She is currently at medical student at the University of Tennessee |
| Catalina Restrepo. Finished up her Masters in LSU’s Department fo Environmental Studies |
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| Maria Costantini Currently working on a Ph.D in bird behavior at Auburn |
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| Maxine Tan Currently a Ph.D. candidate at Scripps Institution of Oceanography |
