Tidepooling, May 2023.
Karla Buitrago-Yepes, Arie Dash, Caleb Hernandez, Dominic Villareal, Cheryl Logan & Dailyn Jones
Current Masters students:
Madison Sandquist
CSUMB/MLML MS student, 2023 - Present
Ava Besecker
CSUMB/MLML MS student, 2023 - Present
Dailyn Jones
CSUMB/MLML MS student, 2022 - Present
Epigenetic responses to upwelling stress in rockfish
Katrina Giambertone
CSUMB/MLML MS student, 2021 - Present
Mechanisms of heat and cold tolerance in Galápagos corals
Nicholas Kolasa-Lenarz
CSUMB/MLML MS student, 2021 - Present
Experimental evolution in rockfish under high pCO2 and hypoxia
Arie Dash
CSUMB/MLML MS student, 2020 - Present
Rockfish comparative transcriptomics
Madison Sandquist
CSUMB/MLML MS student, 2023 - Present
Ava Besecker
CSUMB/MLML MS student, 2023 - Present
Dailyn Jones
CSUMB/MLML MS student, 2022 - Present
Epigenetic responses to upwelling stress in rockfish
Katrina Giambertone
CSUMB/MLML MS student, 2021 - Present
Mechanisms of heat and cold tolerance in Galápagos corals
Nicholas Kolasa-Lenarz
CSUMB/MLML MS student, 2021 - Present
Experimental evolution in rockfish under high pCO2 and hypoxia
Arie Dash
CSUMB/MLML MS student, 2020 - Present
Rockfish comparative transcriptomics
Current Undergraduate Researchers:
Matthias Milton, UROC Researcher
CSUMB Undergraduate, Marine Science major
Mahlon Rosenberg, UROC Researcher
CSUMB Undergraduate, Marine Science major
Mackenzie Caprino, UROC Researcher
CSUMB Undergraduate, Marine Science major
Skye Cardoza, Apple Scholar
CSUMB Undergraduate, Marine Science major
Karla Buitrago-Yepes, UROC Scholar
CSUMB Undergraduate, Marine Science major
Jasmin Juarez-Gonzalez, UROC Scholar
CSUMB Undergraduate, Marine Science major
Caleb Hernandez, UROC Scholar
CSUMB Undergraduate, Marine Science major
Dominic Villareal, UROC Researcher
CSUMB Undergraduate, Marine Science major
Alma Leon, UROC Scholar
CSUMB Undergraduate, Biology major
Matthias Milton, UROC Researcher
CSUMB Undergraduate, Marine Science major
Mahlon Rosenberg, UROC Researcher
CSUMB Undergraduate, Marine Science major
Mackenzie Caprino, UROC Researcher
CSUMB Undergraduate, Marine Science major
Skye Cardoza, Apple Scholar
CSUMB Undergraduate, Marine Science major
Karla Buitrago-Yepes, UROC Scholar
CSUMB Undergraduate, Marine Science major
Jasmin Juarez-Gonzalez, UROC Scholar
CSUMB Undergraduate, Marine Science major
Caleb Hernandez, UROC Scholar
CSUMB Undergraduate, Marine Science major
Dominic Villareal, UROC Researcher
CSUMB Undergraduate, Marine Science major
Alma Leon, UROC Scholar
CSUMB Undergraduate, Biology major
Previous MS Students:
Caroline Rodriguez
CSUMB/MLML MS student, 2019 - 2022
Thesis: Measuring the Impact of Thermal Stress on Coral Resilience in Hawai'i Using Large-Area Imagery
Current: Caroline completed a NOAA Knauss Fellowship and is currently employed at NOAA
Juliana Cornett
CSUMB/MLML MS student, 2019 - 2022
Thesis: Physiological responses to hypoxia in flatfishes
Current: Juliana is an Alaska Seagrant fellow at the Alaska Fisheries Science Center in Juneau, AK
Melissa Naugle
CSUMB/MLML MS student, 2019 - 2021
Thesis: Effects of land based sources of pollution on coral thermal tolerance
Current: Melissa is a PhD student at Southern Cross University in Dr. Emily Howells lab
Holly Doerr
CSUMB/MLML MS student, 2018 - 2021
Thesis: Species-specific transcriptomic responses of juvenile rockfish (Sebastes) to simulated future upwelling conditions
Current: Holly is a Research Technician at UNC Chapel Hill’s Institute of Marine Sciences in Dr. Joel Fodrie's lab
Jacoby Baker
CSUMB/MLML MS student, 2017 - 2020
Thesis: Gene Expression Responses of Larval Gopher (Sebastes carnatus) and Blue (S. mystinus) Rockfish to Ocean Acidification and Hypoxia
Current: Jacoby is a Research Assistant in the the Biological Oceanography lab at MBARI
Andrew 'Jake' Cline
CSUMB/AMWS MS student, 2014 - 2018
Thesis: Acute Effects of Elevated pCO2 and Hypoxia on Blue Rockfish (Sebastes mystinus) Gene Expression and Metabolic Enzyme Activity
Current: Jake is the Manufacturing Manager at ClaretBio
Previous Undergraduate Researchers:
Paris Kellogg, UROC Researcher
CSUMB Undergraduate, Marine Science major
Current: Paris is interning at the Monterey County Health Department Laboratory
Christopher Shenoy, NSF GeoBridges Researcher
CSUMB Marine Science major '22
Current: Chris is research technician in the Jue lab at CSUMB
Matt Biermann, REU Student
CSUMB Ocean Sciences REU Program
Hannah Kim, UROC Researcher
CSUMB Undergraduate, Marine Science major
Current: Hannah is MS student at Eastern Washington University
Amalia Siegel, UROC Researcher
CSUMB Undergraduate, Biology major
Symbiont Shuffle: Endosymbiont Communities Affect Coral Thermal Tolerance in American Samoa
Current: Amalia is research technician in the Alter lab at CSUMB
Jade Betancourt, UROC Researcher
CSUMB Undergraduate, Marine Science major
Effects of hypoxia on flatfish ventilation rates
Current: Jade is an MS student at CSU Long Beach
Kaiku Kaholoaa, McNair Scholar
CSUMB Undergraduate, Biology major
Spatial and Demographic Differences of the Hawaiian Coral Species: Porites lichen
Current: Kaiku is a PhD student at Stanford with Dr. Steve Palumbi
Melissa Vezard, UROC Scholar
CSUMB Undergraduate, Marine Science major
Estimating Vital Rates Across Coral Species in Maui, Hawai’i Before and After Bleaching Events
Current: Melissa an MS student at the UCSB Bren School of Environment
Silvia Vasquez, McNair Scholar
CSUMB Undergraduate, Biology major
Coral-Symbiont Fidelity in American Samoa
Jennifer Grossman, UROC Scholar
CSUMB Undergraduate, Marine Science major
Extreme arm flexibility enables complex behaviors by octopus in tropical habitats (with Dr. Roger Hanlon)
Leta Dawson, UROC Researcher
CSUMB Undergraduate, Marine Science major
Using Repeated Photomosaics to Measure Coral Vital Rates in Hawaii
Lauren Kashiwabara, UROC Scholar
CSUMB Undergraduate, Biology major
Acute effects of ocean acidification and hypoxia on rockfish ventilation rates
Current: Lauren completed her MS at University of the Pacific
Steve Ryan
CSUMB/MLML MS student
Predicting anthropogenic effects on coral survival: A numerical model
Daniel Olivares, McNair Scholar, UROC Scholar
CSUMB Undergraduate, Biology major
Estimating coral bleaching intensity using photographic assessment of chlorophyll content
Current: Daniel is a PhD student at USC with Dr. Carly Kenkel
Wenda Ly, UROC Researcher
CSUMB Undergraduate, Biology major
Acute effects of ocean acidification and hypoxia on juvenile rockfish metabolic enzyme activity
Current: Wenda is an MS student at CSU Long Beach
Pauline Seto, UROC Researcher
CSUMB Undergraduate, Biology major
How fluctuating vs static exposure to upwelling affect rockfish gene expression
Kaitlyn Beardshear, UROC Researcher
CSUMB Undergraduate, Marine Science major
Building a portable coral stress bleaching system
David Deering, UROC Researcher
CSUMB Undergraduate, Marine Science major
Species specific identification of rockfish (Sebastes spp.) by DNA sequencing
Melissa Meredith, UROC Scholar, NOAA EPP Scholar
CSUMB Undergraduate, Biology major
Effects of high pCO2 and hypoxia on protein-level expression of HSP70 and HIF-1a in larval rockfish (Sebastes carnatus and S. auriculatus)
Current: Melissa is a PhD student at UCSC
Jacob Green, UROC Scholar
CSUMB Undergraduate, Biology major
Acute effects of high pCO2 on aerobic metabolic capacity in blue and copper rockfish (Sebastes mytinus and S. caurinus)
Current: Jacob is currently a PhD student at URI
Devon Preyor, NOAA EPP Scholar
CSUMB Undergraduate, Biology major
Gill remodeling in rockfish in response to hypoxia and high pCO2
Madison Heard, Honors Capstone Student and UROC Scholar, 2016-2018
CSUMB Undergraduate
Investigating metabolic poise and maternal effects of projected upwelling conditions on larval gopher rockfish (Sebastes carnatus) in the Monterey Bay
Current: Maddie is a PhD student at UCSB with Dr. Erika Eliason
Kirsten Boyer, UROC Scholar, 2014-2016
CSUMB Undergraduate
Maternal effects of ocean acidification and hypoxia on rockfish larvae
Sara Bear Magallanes, UROC Undergraduate Researcher, 2016
CSUMB Undergraduate
Acclimation capacity of thermal tolerance in the California sea mussel (Mytilus californianus)
Anita Khadka, MS, 2016
Research Technician
Ocean acidification and hypoxia effects on juvenile rockfish gene expression
Maryanne Beckwith, NSF REU Researcher, 2016
UCSD Undergraduate
Effects of long-term hypoxia on aerobic metabolic capacity in copper rockfish (Sebastes caurinus)
Mackenzie Peck, Ocean Sciences REU Researcher, 2016
Millikin University Undergraduate
Maternal effects of ocean acidification and hypoxia on aerobic metabolic capacity in brown rockfish (Sebastes auriculatus)
Aimee Braddock, UROC Research Intern, 2014-2015
CSUMB undergraduate, Biology major
Ocean acidification effects on blood chemistry and immune health in juvenile rockfishes .
Julie Estrella, NSF Research Intern, 2015
CSUMB undergraduate, Marine Science major
Ocean acidification effects on aerobic and anaerobic enzyme activity in juvenile rockfishes
April Makukhov, Honors Capstone Student, 2012-2015
CSUMB undergraduate, Biology major, McNair Scholar, NSF GFRP Fellow
Effects of ocean acidification on juvenile rockfish gene expression using RNAseq
Current: April completed her MS degree at U of Vermont
Lauren Tobosa, Honors Capstone Student, 2013-2014
CSUMB undergraduate, Marine Science major
Construction of a de novo transcriptome for Copper rockfish (Sebastes caurinus)
Alexandria Blackwell, Honors Capstone Student, 2012-2013
CSUMB undergraduate, ESTP major
Acclimation capacity of cardiac function in the California sea mussel (Mytilus californianus)
Current: Alex completed an MS degree at CSUMB
Carley Turner, Honors Capstone Student, 2012-2013
CSUMB undergraduate, Biology major
Heat shock protein expression between two congener species of juvenile Porcelain crabs (Petrolisthes spp.)
Annette Verga-Lagier, Research Intern, 2012-2013
CSUMB postbac student
Fine scale genetic differences of California sea mussels (Mytilus californianus)
Tiana Hanna, Honors Capstone Student, 2011-2012
CSUMB undergraduate, ESTP major
Environmental drivers of molt timing in the California sea lion (Zalophus californianus)
Caroline Rodriguez
CSUMB/MLML MS student, 2019 - 2022
Thesis: Measuring the Impact of Thermal Stress on Coral Resilience in Hawai'i Using Large-Area Imagery
Current: Caroline completed a NOAA Knauss Fellowship and is currently employed at NOAA
Juliana Cornett
CSUMB/MLML MS student, 2019 - 2022
Thesis: Physiological responses to hypoxia in flatfishes
Current: Juliana is an Alaska Seagrant fellow at the Alaska Fisheries Science Center in Juneau, AK
Melissa Naugle
CSUMB/MLML MS student, 2019 - 2021
Thesis: Effects of land based sources of pollution on coral thermal tolerance
Current: Melissa is a PhD student at Southern Cross University in Dr. Emily Howells lab
Holly Doerr
CSUMB/MLML MS student, 2018 - 2021
Thesis: Species-specific transcriptomic responses of juvenile rockfish (Sebastes) to simulated future upwelling conditions
Current: Holly is a Research Technician at UNC Chapel Hill’s Institute of Marine Sciences in Dr. Joel Fodrie's lab
Jacoby Baker
CSUMB/MLML MS student, 2017 - 2020
Thesis: Gene Expression Responses of Larval Gopher (Sebastes carnatus) and Blue (S. mystinus) Rockfish to Ocean Acidification and Hypoxia
Current: Jacoby is a Research Assistant in the the Biological Oceanography lab at MBARI
Andrew 'Jake' Cline
CSUMB/AMWS MS student, 2014 - 2018
Thesis: Acute Effects of Elevated pCO2 and Hypoxia on Blue Rockfish (Sebastes mystinus) Gene Expression and Metabolic Enzyme Activity
Current: Jake is the Manufacturing Manager at ClaretBio
Previous Undergraduate Researchers:
Paris Kellogg, UROC Researcher
CSUMB Undergraduate, Marine Science major
Current: Paris is interning at the Monterey County Health Department Laboratory
Christopher Shenoy, NSF GeoBridges Researcher
CSUMB Marine Science major '22
Current: Chris is research technician in the Jue lab at CSUMB
Matt Biermann, REU Student
CSUMB Ocean Sciences REU Program
Hannah Kim, UROC Researcher
CSUMB Undergraduate, Marine Science major
Current: Hannah is MS student at Eastern Washington University
Amalia Siegel, UROC Researcher
CSUMB Undergraduate, Biology major
Symbiont Shuffle: Endosymbiont Communities Affect Coral Thermal Tolerance in American Samoa
Current: Amalia is research technician in the Alter lab at CSUMB
Jade Betancourt, UROC Researcher
CSUMB Undergraduate, Marine Science major
Effects of hypoxia on flatfish ventilation rates
Current: Jade is an MS student at CSU Long Beach
Kaiku Kaholoaa, McNair Scholar
CSUMB Undergraduate, Biology major
Spatial and Demographic Differences of the Hawaiian Coral Species: Porites lichen
Current: Kaiku is a PhD student at Stanford with Dr. Steve Palumbi
Melissa Vezard, UROC Scholar
CSUMB Undergraduate, Marine Science major
Estimating Vital Rates Across Coral Species in Maui, Hawai’i Before and After Bleaching Events
Current: Melissa an MS student at the UCSB Bren School of Environment
Silvia Vasquez, McNair Scholar
CSUMB Undergraduate, Biology major
Coral-Symbiont Fidelity in American Samoa
Jennifer Grossman, UROC Scholar
CSUMB Undergraduate, Marine Science major
Extreme arm flexibility enables complex behaviors by octopus in tropical habitats (with Dr. Roger Hanlon)
Leta Dawson, UROC Researcher
CSUMB Undergraduate, Marine Science major
Using Repeated Photomosaics to Measure Coral Vital Rates in Hawaii
Lauren Kashiwabara, UROC Scholar
CSUMB Undergraduate, Biology major
Acute effects of ocean acidification and hypoxia on rockfish ventilation rates
Current: Lauren completed her MS at University of the Pacific
Steve Ryan
CSUMB/MLML MS student
Predicting anthropogenic effects on coral survival: A numerical model
Daniel Olivares, McNair Scholar, UROC Scholar
CSUMB Undergraduate, Biology major
Estimating coral bleaching intensity using photographic assessment of chlorophyll content
Current: Daniel is a PhD student at USC with Dr. Carly Kenkel
Wenda Ly, UROC Researcher
CSUMB Undergraduate, Biology major
Acute effects of ocean acidification and hypoxia on juvenile rockfish metabolic enzyme activity
Current: Wenda is an MS student at CSU Long Beach
Pauline Seto, UROC Researcher
CSUMB Undergraduate, Biology major
How fluctuating vs static exposure to upwelling affect rockfish gene expression
Kaitlyn Beardshear, UROC Researcher
CSUMB Undergraduate, Marine Science major
Building a portable coral stress bleaching system
David Deering, UROC Researcher
CSUMB Undergraduate, Marine Science major
Species specific identification of rockfish (Sebastes spp.) by DNA sequencing
Melissa Meredith, UROC Scholar, NOAA EPP Scholar
CSUMB Undergraduate, Biology major
Effects of high pCO2 and hypoxia on protein-level expression of HSP70 and HIF-1a in larval rockfish (Sebastes carnatus and S. auriculatus)
Current: Melissa is a PhD student at UCSC
Jacob Green, UROC Scholar
CSUMB Undergraduate, Biology major
Acute effects of high pCO2 on aerobic metabolic capacity in blue and copper rockfish (Sebastes mytinus and S. caurinus)
Current: Jacob is currently a PhD student at URI
Devon Preyor, NOAA EPP Scholar
CSUMB Undergraduate, Biology major
Gill remodeling in rockfish in response to hypoxia and high pCO2
Madison Heard, Honors Capstone Student and UROC Scholar, 2016-2018
CSUMB Undergraduate
Investigating metabolic poise and maternal effects of projected upwelling conditions on larval gopher rockfish (Sebastes carnatus) in the Monterey Bay
Current: Maddie is a PhD student at UCSB with Dr. Erika Eliason
Kirsten Boyer, UROC Scholar, 2014-2016
CSUMB Undergraduate
Maternal effects of ocean acidification and hypoxia on rockfish larvae
Sara Bear Magallanes, UROC Undergraduate Researcher, 2016
CSUMB Undergraduate
Acclimation capacity of thermal tolerance in the California sea mussel (Mytilus californianus)
Anita Khadka, MS, 2016
Research Technician
Ocean acidification and hypoxia effects on juvenile rockfish gene expression
Maryanne Beckwith, NSF REU Researcher, 2016
UCSD Undergraduate
Effects of long-term hypoxia on aerobic metabolic capacity in copper rockfish (Sebastes caurinus)
Mackenzie Peck, Ocean Sciences REU Researcher, 2016
Millikin University Undergraduate
Maternal effects of ocean acidification and hypoxia on aerobic metabolic capacity in brown rockfish (Sebastes auriculatus)
Aimee Braddock, UROC Research Intern, 2014-2015
CSUMB undergraduate, Biology major
Ocean acidification effects on blood chemistry and immune health in juvenile rockfishes .
Julie Estrella, NSF Research Intern, 2015
CSUMB undergraduate, Marine Science major
Ocean acidification effects on aerobic and anaerobic enzyme activity in juvenile rockfishes
April Makukhov, Honors Capstone Student, 2012-2015
CSUMB undergraduate, Biology major, McNair Scholar, NSF GFRP Fellow
Effects of ocean acidification on juvenile rockfish gene expression using RNAseq
Current: April completed her MS degree at U of Vermont
Lauren Tobosa, Honors Capstone Student, 2013-2014
CSUMB undergraduate, Marine Science major
Construction of a de novo transcriptome for Copper rockfish (Sebastes caurinus)
Alexandria Blackwell, Honors Capstone Student, 2012-2013
CSUMB undergraduate, ESTP major
Acclimation capacity of cardiac function in the California sea mussel (Mytilus californianus)
Current: Alex completed an MS degree at CSUMB
Carley Turner, Honors Capstone Student, 2012-2013
CSUMB undergraduate, Biology major
Heat shock protein expression between two congener species of juvenile Porcelain crabs (Petrolisthes spp.)
Annette Verga-Lagier, Research Intern, 2012-2013
CSUMB postbac student
Fine scale genetic differences of California sea mussels (Mytilus californianus)
Tiana Hanna, Honors Capstone Student, 2011-2012
CSUMB undergraduate, ESTP major
Environmental drivers of molt timing in the California sea lion (Zalophus californianus)
