CURRENT LAB MEMBERS
Deana Erdner, Associate Professor
Royoung Park, Visiting M.S. student from Hanyang University, South Korea, Sept. 2018 – pres.
is studying the interactions between algae and their associated bacteria
Lun Wang, Ph.D. student Sept. 2018-pres.
will be studying the diversity and function of epiphyte communities that include the toxic dinoflagellate Gambierdiscus
Yida Gao, Ph.D. student Sept. 2014-pres.
has worked on the population genetic dynamics of Alexandrium tamarense blooms and plans to study cell death in Karenia brevis
Elizabeth Murphy, Research Assistant 2018-pres., is working to re-establish our Gambierdiscus culture collection and develop methods for examining their diversity in the field
LAB ALUMNI – GRAD STUDENTS AND POSTDOCS
Tatiana Severin, Postdoctoral Scientist 2015-2017.
studies how algae and their associated bacteria respond to crude oil and dispersant exposure. Currently a postdoc at Michigan State University.
Ingrid Sassenhagen, Postdoctoral Scientist 2015-2017
studies the genetic diversity and connectivity of Gambierdiscus dinoflagellates in the U.S. Virgin Islands and Gulf of Mexico. Currently a postdoc at the Université du Littoral Côte d’Opale (Wimereux, France)
Yesid Lozano-Duque, M.S. August 2016.
Thesis: Development and validation of a PCR-RFLP assay for identification of Gambierdiscus species in the Greater Caribbean Region
Hernando Bacosa, Postdoctoral Scientist Apr 2013-June 2015
currently at KEDICA Phillippines Corporation
Chang Jae Choi, Postdoctoral Scientist Sept 2011-Sept 2013
currently a Postdoctoral Fellow at the Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute
Aubrey Lashaway, M.S. August 2013
Thesis: Water Quality and Eukaryotic Plankton Dynamics in the Mission-Aransas Estuary, Texas from 2011-2012
currently Outreach and Communications Specialist at the Cooperative Institute for Great Lakes Research
Mike Brosnahan, Postdoctoral Scientist Feb. 2011-Jan 2012
currently a Research Scientist at the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
Cecile Jauzein, Postdoctoral Scientist Jan 2010-July 2011
currently at IFREMER, Laboratoire d’Ecologie Pelagique, Brest FRANCE
Marco Agostoni, M.S. May 2010
Thesis: Genetic analysis of nitrogen assimilation in the Texas brown tide Aureoumbra lagunensis
currently a Postdoctoral Associate at the University of California Berkeley
Andy Evans, Postdoctoral Scientist Sept 2008-Dec. 2009
currently in the MBA program at Rutgers University
Christa Smith, M.S. May 2009
Thesis: Nitrogen nutrition of Alexandrium tamarense: using δ15N to track nitrogen source used for growth
currently a Research Professional II at University of Georgia
UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS
Adriana Guzman Dominguez NSF REU, Summer 2017
Charles Davis NSF REU, Summer 2017
Lauren Constant Independent Study, Spring 2017
Patricia Rodriguez Matos NSF REU, Summer 2016
Julia Plotkin Independent Study, Spring 2016
Paul Castro NSF REU, Summer 2014
Atsushi Sato Visiting Student, Oct. 2013- Feb. 2014
Donald Flynn Independent Study, Spring 2014
Emily Pinckney NSF REU, Summer 2013
Sara Cathey Independent Study, Summer 2013
Armando Estrada Independent Study, Spring 2013
Joshua Manning NSF REU, Summer 2012
Brittany Jensen Independent Study, Summer 2012 & Spring 2013
Angela Lieb Independent Study, Summer 2011
Julie DeLaGarza Independent Study, Summer 2011
Laura Ortiz-Malavé NSF REU Summer 2010; Independent Study, Summer 2011
Joseph Boudreau Independent Study, Summer 2010
Rachel Hartnett NSF REU, Summer 2009, Honor’s Thesis AY 2010-2011
Rogers Brown III NSF REU, Summer 2009
Elizabeth Gilmer Independent Study, Summer 2009
Nicole Butler Independent study, Summer 2008
Gena Esposito Independent Study, Summer 2008
Christian Andresen NSF REU, Summer 2007
Colt Cook Independent Study, Summer 2006