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GRADUATION DAY!

5/10/2024

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Today was a very special day for several iMESAns: CONGRATULATIONS to our Honor students Taryn and Grace, our DIS Paul, and our new Master Brandon!
We got to celebrate their achievements twice: This morning during the Honors College Medallion Ceremony, and this afternoon, during the Department of Biology and Marine Biology Graduation Ceremony! CONGRATULATIONS iM...SEA HAWKS!
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Susanna is awarded the 2024 UNCW Distinguished Faculty Scholar Award!

5/2/2024

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The award recognizes all aspects of excellence in scholarship, research, and creativity including activities that involve colleagues and students.
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More awards for the iMESA Lab!

5/1/2024

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Susanna was awarded a CSE Curriculum Development award to prepare the new course: "Marine Life in Danger" and Patrick received a Research Momentum award to help develop our next research proposal: "Microbiological Dimensions of Invasion Success: Dynamics and Functional Diversity of Introduced Ascidian Mircobiomes"
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Congrats Brenna and Jaclyn for your awards!

5/1/2024

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Brenna received a 2024 Graduate Student Training Stipend and Jaclyn a CMS Summer Stipend to support their professional development and research efforts, respectively! Well-deserved!

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@ the UNCW Undergraduate Research Showcase

5/1/2024

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The iMESA Lab was well-represented at the UNCW Undergraduate Research Showcase on Saturday, April 27!
Meagan, Grace, and Taryn presented their research on sea-squirts: from the tinny microbial symbiont that helps them survive in marinas to the mighty invader that is taking over North Carolina shellfish farms and reefs!
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Sea-squirts Rock!

5/1/2024

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Susanna had a blast talking sea-squirts with Centro Acuario members on April 23, 2024!
Visit our Outreach webpage to learn more about those incredible yet understudied animals!
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And another successful Honors defense!

5/1/2024

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Grace defended her Honors thesis on Ascidian abundance and diversity in shellfish farms of North Carolina on April 23, 2024! Congrats Grace!
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At the Benthic Ecology Meeting

4/12/2024

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The 52nd Annual Benthic Ecology Meeting was held in Charleston, South Carolina (USA) from April 10-14, 2024 at the Charleston Marriott.
  • Brandon presented his results on gut microbiome diversity in whales
  • Brenna presented her findings on the effect of different preservation methods on microbial composition in ascidians
  • Susanna discussed sea-squirt diversity and abundance in North Carolina shellfish farms
Once more, UNCW  was well represented at the event, with numerous faculty, students and alumni present! Go Seahawks!
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Two successful defenses on the books!

4/11/2024

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CONGRATULATIONS to:
  • Taryn Houlihan for her honors thesis defense on sulfur oxidizing bacteria in sea-squirts (April 2, 2024), and
  • Brandon Rose for his master thesis defense on characterizing the gut microbiome of whales (April 9, 2024)
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Reconnecting with colleagues in Spain

1/29/2024

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Susanna recently traveled to Spain (January 16-22, 2024) to give a seminar for the Department of Genetics, Microbiology and Statistics, and evaluate the PhD defense of Dr. Carles Galià-Camps.
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    Our Lab seeks to advance current knowledge on marine animals’ susceptibility to human impacts and coastal ecosystem health and resiliency

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The main goal of our research is to gain a deeper understanding of the impact that we, humans, have on the  environment and their inhabitants.
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