Projects and Publications
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2021 |
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| Aubrey Anthony | College of Charleston | Allison Welch (CofC) | Exploring the Ecological Impacts of Freshwater Salinization: Comparing the Salinity Tolerance of Predators and Prey |
| Adriana Apintiloaiei | College of Charleston | Barbara Beckingham (CofC) | Algae and microplastic distribution in stormwater detention ponds |
| Emily Dombrowski | College of Charleston | Jody Beers (CofC) | Temperature tolerance and physiology of the horseshoe crab Limulus polyphemus |
| Regan Honeycutt | College of Charleston | Allison Welch (CofC) | Carryover effects of elevated salinity exposure during embryonic and larval development of southern toad (Anaxyrus terrestris) |
| Jake Kuenzli | College of Charleston | Peter Lee and Chris Freeman (CofC) | Examining the role of marine sponges in the production and consumption of DMSP |
| Zoe Munson | College of Charleston | Bob Podolsky (CofC) | Effects of elevated CO2 exposure on post-molt recovery of pinching force in the ornate blue crab, Callinectes ornatus |
| Elle Pestorious | College of Charleston | Heather Spalding (CofC) | Contrasting native and invasive algal physiology to understand competitive abilities between different habitats |
| Joelle Reich | College of Charleston | Moshe Rhodes and Peter Lee (CofC) | Biosignature volatiles of extremophilic archaea |
| Christian Simmons | College of Charleston | Andrew Clark (CofC) | Puncture resistance of shark and moray eel skin |
| Sophie Spiegel | College of Charleston | Heather Spalding (CofC) | Distribution and human consumption risk analysis of edible seaweeds in Charleston, South Carolina |
| Olivia Suarez-Cudd | College of Charleston | Heather Fullerton (CofC) | Comparative Study of the Microbiomes of Macroalgae Species from ‘Ewa Beach, Hawai’i |
| Charles Taibi | College of Charleston | Erik Sotka, Theodore Them and Scott Harris (CofC) | Gradients in sediment chemistry across tidal elevation in South Carolina salt marshes |
| Timara Vereen | College of Charleston | Craig Plante, Kristina Hill-Spanik and Josiah Waters (CofC) | Effects of the eastern mud snail on the community structure of benthic microalgae |
2019 |
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| Kelsey Coates | Duquesne University | Demetri Spyropoulos (MUSC) & Edwina Mathis (CofC) | Establishing the tools for the evaluation of RXR isoform expression in Tritia obsoleta under environmental and experimental conditions |
| Samuel Daughenbaugh | DePauw University | Bob Podolsky (CofC) | Effects of three phthalate compounds on the early development of the sea urchin Arbacia punctulata |
| Julianna Duran | Virginia Polytechnic Institute | Michael Napolitano (NOAA) | Effect of pansteatitis on the fatty acid profiles of Nile Crocodile and Mozambique Tilapia |
| Jackson Eberwein | Sonoma State University | Mike Janech (CofC) and Ben Neely (NIST) | Proteomic analysis of domoic acid toxicosis in California sea lions by tandem mass spectrometry |
| Lilia Garcia | Illinois Wesleyan University | Erik Sotka (CofC) | |
| Katherine Mateos | Carleton College | Peter Lee (CofC) | Sulfur metabolism by the Antarctic bacterium Shewanella sp. BF02 and the production of volatile organic sulfur compounds |
| Jordan Penn | Millersville University | Peter Etnoyer (NOAA) | Exploring the potential relationships between octocoral gardens, substrate type, and depth |
| Carolina Rios | New York University | Ed Wirth and Dr. Paul Pennington (NOAA) | Quantifying the effects of PCBs on marine invertebrates: Validation of a dose-response model |
| Ana Silverio | University of Texas at Austin | Tony Harold and Mary Ann Taylor (CofC) | Diversity and abundance of early life history stages of fishes living in association with the invasive benthic red alga Gracilaria vermiculophylla |
| Pressley Wilson | University of South Carolina Aiken | Heather Fullerton (CofC) | Analyzing the relationship between the macroalgae microbiome and algal species in One'ula Beach, Hawai'i |
2018 |
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| Jaclyn Caruso | Salem State University | Bob Podolsky (CofC) | Effects of preservatives used in personal care products on the larval development and growth of the sea urchin Arbacia punctulata. |
| Kaylie Anne Costa | University of Miami | Michael Napolitano (SCDNR) & John Bowden (NIST) | A lipidomics approach to cold stress syndrome in the Florida manatee (Trichechus manatus latirostris). |
| Nicole Doran | The Ohio State University | Michael Kendrick (SCDNR) | The effect of salinity on growth in male and female juvenile blue crabs (Callinectes sapidus). |
| Ben Farmer | University of Kentucky | Matthew Rhodes (CofC) | tRNA usage profiles as a function of salinity in the haloarchaea. |
| Connor Graham | Francis Marion University | Craig Plante & Kristina Hill-Spanik (CofC) | Determinants of benthic microalgal community structure in South Carolina salt marshes. |
| Cheldina Jean | American University | Marie DeLorenzo & Katy Chung (NOAA) | Multi-stressor effects of ultraviolet light, temperature, and salinity on the toxicity of Deepwater Horizon oil to larval grass shrimp (Palaemonetes pugio). |
| Samera Mulatu | Georgia Southern University | Demetri Spyropoulos (MUSC) | Use of the eastern mudsnail (Tritia obsoleta) to detect harmful chemicals in Charleston Harbor through expression of imposex. |
| Nicholas Partington | St. Olaf College | Tony Harold & Mary Ann Taylor (CofC) | Biodiversity of fishes associated with the invasive alga Gracilaria vermiculophylla in an estuarine ecosystem. |
| Lauren Rodgers | Rutgers University | Heather Fullerton (CofC) | Variation in iron abundance in the estuaries of Charleston: A preliminary study of Zetaproteobacteria. |
| Kelly Townsend | Elmhurst College | Jennifer Lynch, Jennifer Ness & Jennifer Trevillian (NIST) | Testing the quality and stability of RNA and protein in a 13-consecutive-year frozen archive of blood of the loggerhead sea turtle, Caretta caretta. |
2017 |
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| Kady Palmer | Eckerd College | John Bowden (NIST) | Perfluoroalkyl Acids in Plasma of the West Indian Manatee (Trichechus manatus) |
| Christine Hart | Clemson University | Craig Plante (CofC) | Dynamics of Benthic Diatom Communities: Patterns in Biomass and Composition |
| Brian Wuertz | Warren Wilson College | Demetri Spyropolous (MUSC) | Investigating the Potential of Dioctyl Sodium Sulfosuccinate (DOSS) to Promote Inflammatory Response in Macrophage |
| Melanie Herrera | University of Maryland, College Park | Tony Harold (CofC) | Comparison of Fish Populations In Dense and Sparse Assemblages of Gracilaria vermiculophylla |
| Emily Spiegel | Bryn Mawr College | Peter Lee (CofC) | Getting in the Mood: the effect of environmental stress on the reproduction and productivity of a polar diatom |
| Deanna Hausman | University of Texas at Austin |
Marie DeLorenzo & Paul Pennington (NOAA) |
Toxic effects of oil and UV light on the estuarine species Palaemonetes pugio |
| Hailey Conrad | Rutgers University | Bob Podolsky (CofC) | Genetic variation in resistance to ocean acidification during larval development in a northern population of Arbacia punctulata |
| Meagan Currie | Swarthmore College | Cheryl Woodley (NOAA) | A toxicological investigation of the effects of 4-nonylphenol on the coral Acropora cervicornis |
| Cecilia Bueno | Lewis & Clark College | Allison Welch (CofC) | The Effects of Salinity on Sperm Function and Fertilization in Squirrel Treefrogs (Hyla squirella) |
| Killian Campbell | Eastern Washington University | Erik Sotka (CofC) | The Role of Heat Shock Proteins 70 and 90 in Tolerating Abiotic Stressors in Gracilaria vermiculophylla and Ulva lactuca |
2015 |
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| Aaron Baumgardner | University of Akron | Erik Sotka | Using photosynthetic efficiency to quantify the condition of an invasive red seaweed after salinity stress |
| Yoel Cortes-Pena | Georgia Institute of Technology | Harold May | Microbial electrosynthesis: functionalizing an electrode through extracellular enzymes |
| Sierra Duca | Goucher College | Eric McElroy & Isaure de Buron | A parasitic myxozoan, Kudoa inornata, induces post-mortem muscle softness in spotted seatrout (Cynoscion nebulosus) |
| Alessandra Jimenez | Whitworth University | Karen Burnett | Effects of bacterial exposure on predator escape response in Atlantic brown shrip, Farfantepenaeus aztecus |
| Kaelyn Lemon | Macalester College | Robert Podolsky | A latitudinal comparison of the effects of ocean acidification on the development of sea urchin larvae |
| Jessie Lowry | Coker College | Craig Plante & Kristy Hill-Spanik | Biogeography of benthic microalgae: environmental and spatial influences on community structure |
| Jack McAlhany | Wofford College | John Bowden | Plasma fatty acid analysis of healthy and diseased South African tilapia |
| Bryce Penta | University of Notre Dame | Peter Lee | Effects of vitamin B12 on phytoplankton photosynthetic efficiency and growth |
| Jimena Perez-Viscasillas | University of Puerto Rico | Theresa Cantu | Evidence for prostaglandin activity in the chorioallantoic membrane of the chicken (Gallus gallus) during embryonic development |
| Nina Sarmiento | Binghamton University | Cheryl Woodley | Sunscreen in the water: toxicity testing and implications for coral and reef health |
2014 |
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| Bernard Akem | Northern Illinois University | Karen Burnett & Lou Burnett | The Effects of Prolonged Environmental Hypoxia on the Structural Properties of Hemocyanin in the Atlantic Mud Crab, Panopeus herbstii |
| McCall Calvert | Beloit College | Marie DeLorenzo | Comparative Toxicology of Two Oil Spill Dispersants to the Sheepshead Minnow Cyprinodon variegatus |
| Stephanie Carerra | Swarthmore College | Melissa Hughes & Whitney Heuring | Sex Differences in Habitat Use: Understanding Monogamy in the Snapping Shrimp Alpheus angulosus |
| Ian Christie | Lewis and Clarke College | John Bowden | Perfluorinated Compound Levels in the Plasma of South African Crocodiles (Crocodylus niloticus) and Alligateors of the Southeastern United States (Aligator mississippiensis) |
| Dakeishla Diaz | University of Puerto Rico, Rio Piedras Campus | Isaure deBuron | Prevalence of Infection of Annelids by Parasites: Is There a Difference Between the Intertidal and Subtidal Zones in Charleston Harbor, South Carolina? |
| Jasmin Graham | College of Charleston | Gavin Naylor & Callie Crawford | Comparative Anatomical Study of Evolutionary Variation in Sphyrnidae, Hammerhead Sharks, Using 3-D Modeling |
| Emily Hall | SUNY College of Environmental Science & Forestry | Bob Podolsky | Genetic Variation for Resistance to Effects of Seawater Acidification on the Skeletal Development of Sea Urchin Larvae |
| Melissa Kramer | Yeshiva University Stern College for Women | Satomi Kohno & Lou Guillette | Drugged Wildlife: The Potential Impacts of Environmental Endocrine Disruptors on Reproductive Development |
| Connon Thomas | SUNY College of Environmental Science & Forestry | Erik Sotka | Assessing the Extent of Adaptation to Novel Environmental Conditions in the Red Alga Gracilaria vermiculophylla from Multiple Non-native Populations |
| Rachel Walsh | Minnesota State University Moorehead | John Robinson & Tanya Darden | Population Health of Horseshoe Crabs (Limulus polyphemus) at Harvested and Unharvested Beaches in South Carolina |
2013 |
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| Korin Albert | University of Scranton | John Bowden | Shotgun lipidomics analysis of plasma and liver samples from pansteatitis-affected African catfish |
| Melissa Barrett | University of Louisville | Lisa May, Cheryl Woodley | Effects of munitions compounds on microbial communities of coral (Pocillopora damicornis) |
| Connor Benfield | Cornell University | Bob Podolsky | Effects of CO2-driven ocean acidification on fertilization success in northern and southern populations of the sea urchin Arbacia punctulata |
| Loren Henderson | University of Connecticut | Hal May | A rusty situation: investigating the suspects behind corrosion |
| Amanda Hodo | Grinnell College | Lori Cruze, Lou Guillette | Effects of in ovo DDT exposure on sex determination in the American alligator (Alligator mississippiensis) |
| Juita Martinez | Humboldt University | Marie DeLorenzo | Effects of antimicrobial exposures on grass shrimp, Palaemonetes pugio, and associated Vibrio bacterial density and development of antibiotic resistance |
| Christian Millan-Hernandez | Inter American University of Puerto Rico | Lou Burnett, Karen Burnett | The effects of environmental hypoxia and elevated carbon dioxide on the hemocyanin oxygen-binding properties of the Atlantic mud crab, Panopeus herbstii |
| Luis Rivera-Garcia | Universidad Metropolitana | Craig Plante | Effects of hydrodynamic regime on the spatio-temporal patterns of benthic microalgae community structure in Charleston Harbor |
| Stephanie Shaw | Lyon College | Natalie Rosenfelder | Detection of naturally produced organohalogen compounds in marine sponges from the Bahamas and Florida Coast |
| Luke Sundquist | Harvard College | Eric McElroy | Temperature mediated myoliquefaction: the effect of a myxozoan parasite Kudoa inornata on the spotted seatrout (Cynoscion nebulosus) |
2012 |
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| Anneke Wilder | College of Charleston | Allison Welch | The effects of pesticide and salinity on early life stages of the green tree frog (Hyla cinerea) |
| Alyssa-Marie Currie | University of Maryland, College Park | Bob Podolsky | Effects of temperature on ATPase activity in tube feet of northern and southern populations of the sea urchin Arbacia punctulata |
| Nathalie Fowler | Sewanee, University of the South | Nick Marshall, Greg Doucette |
Development of an immunoassay for the paralytic shellfish toxin saxitoxin on a portable surface plasmon resonance biosensor |
| Thomas Galligan | Virginia Tech | Ashley Boggs, Lou Guillette |
Ontogeny of the thyroid gland in the American alligator (Alligator mississippiensis) |
| Andrew George | College of Charleston | Eric McElroy | The effects of the parasites, Cardicola laruei, Henneguya cynoscioni, and Kudoa inornata, on the swimming performance of spotted seatrout, Cynoscion nebulous |
| Aaron Goldman | Allegheny University | Erik Sotka | The consumption of the invasive seaweed Gracilaria vermiculophylla by the native decorator worm Diopatra cuprea |
| Stephen Hesterberg | DePauw University | Tanya Darden | Genetic verification of weakfish (Cynoscion regalis) and the occurrence of sand seatrout (C. arenarius) and their hybrids along the southeastern U.S. Atlantic coast |
| Kenzie Kelly | University of Minnesota, Twin Cities | Marie DeLorenzo, Peter Key |
The effects of a mixture of antibiotics on grass shrimp Palaemonetes pugio and the development of antibiotic resistant bacteria |
| Marissa Roman | UNC Wilmington | Lou Burnett, Karen Burnett |
The effect of the pathogenic bacterium Vibrio campbellii on fatigue in the Atlantic blue crab, Callinectes sapidus, during sustained exercise |
| Carly Schnoebelen | University of Arizona | John Bowden | Shotgun lipidomics as a health assesssment tool for marine animals exposed to environmental contaminants |
2011 |
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| Diego Castro | College of Charleston | Bob Podolsky | The effects of CO2induced ocean acidification on the sperm motility of the sea urchin Arbacia punctulata |
| Mark Danielson | Rollins College | Eric McElroy | The effects of anemia and hypoxia on the performance and behavior of Atlantic blue crab, Callinectes sapidus, during sustained exercise |
| Mary DeVita | Chaminade University of Honolulu | Mike Fulton | Effects of crude oil and oil dispersant on the growth rate of Spartina alterniflora, smooth cord grass, and the primary productivity of phytoplankton in estuarine mesocosms |
| Danielle Rivera Doi | University of Rochester | Robert Brinson | Thogotovirus: Characterizing its "panhandle" motif and determining its thermal stability |
| Virginia Fleer | Northwest Missouri State University | Craig Plante | Is the niche theory losing its niche? Tidal resuspension effects on benthic microalgae with application to neutral community models |
| Katelyn Meade | University of South Carolina | Lisa May, Cheryl Woodley |
Do dive suits vector human and coral pathogens? Minimum treatment to lower risk |
| Ian Ster | Mount Mercy University | Tanya Darden | A genetic look at the robust redhorse and the possible effects of climate change |
| Elizabeth Underwood | Davidson College | Lou Guillette | Determining the sex of American alligators: A genetic approach |
| Rayona Wise | Miami University of Ohio | Karen Burnett | Impacts of hypoxia and domoic acid on muscle activity in Pacific whiteleg shrimp,Litopenaeus vannamei |
2009 |
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| Ryan De Leon | Miami University | Marie DeLorenzo | Effects of etofenprox on three life stages of the grass shrimp Palaemonetes pugio |
| Jake Gantz | Franklin and Marshall | Erik Sotka | The role of plant secondary metabolites on feeding rates and differentiation among detoxification pathways in the tropical sea urchin Echinometra lucunter |
| Robin Garcia | University of Miami | Lou Burnett | The effects of hypoxia on heart rate and lactate in the Atlantic blue crab, Callinectes sapidus |
| Claire Hancock | Harding University | Lisa May | An investigation of coral bleaching: pigment analysis ofSymbiodinium microadriaticum under bleaching conditions |
| Jace Jensen | Dixie State College of Utah | Dan Bearden | Investigation of the hypoxia-induced stress response of the Pacific whiteleg shrimp,Litopenaeus vannamei, through the use of NMR-based metabolomics |
| Audrey Marrah | St. Mary's College | James Ryan | In vitro effects of domoic acid on cardiac, pulmonary, and T-lymphocyte cells |
| Erin O’Reilly | College of Charleston | Jack DiTullio | Identification of flow cytometrically sorted phytoplankton populations along the Patagonian Shelf using gene sequencing and scanning electron microscopy |
| Melody Young | The Pennsylvania State University | Tanya Darden | Genetic population structure of adult red drum, Sciaenops ocellatus, along the US Atlantic coast |
2008 |
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| Matthew Bertucci | Spring Hill College | Derk Bergquist | The effect of shell content on the burrowing rate of Donax |
| Claire Campbell | Elon University | Lisa May, Tom Bartlett, Cheryl Woodley |
The effects of heat and oxidative stress on immunocompetence in cnidarians |
| Loren Danese | College of Charleston | Marie DeLorenzo | Effects of temperature and salinity on the toxicity of pesticides to estuarine organisms |
| Elise Dennis | College of William & Mary | Rusty Day | Impacts of total moisture and protein content on contaminant reporting in Alaskan seabird eggs |
| Emily Frank | The University of Akron | Craig Plante, Tricia Roth | Effects of deposit-feeding invertebrates and physical disturbance on microalgal community structure |
| Joshua Hanagriff | College of Charleston | Mike Twiner, Greg Doucette |
Effects of the marine toxin azaspiracid on programmed cell death in human cell lines |
| David Stancyk | Washington & Lee | Tracey Schock, Dan Bearden |
1H NMR metabolomic analysis of Atlantic blue crab Callinectes sapidusunder stress |
| Shannon Wright | College of Charleston | Lou Burnett, Lindy Thibodeaux |
Gas exchange in the Atlantic blue crabCallinectes sapidus in response to walking |
| Madeleine Zaehringer | Midwestern State University | Eric Kilpatrick, Lisa Kilpatrick |
The effects of Vibrio campbellii on hemolymph protein production in the Atlantic blue crabCallinectes sapidus |
2007 |
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| Fahd Abdus-Sabur | Tufts University | Dave Owens | Mercury accumulation patterns following long term exposure in the diamondback terrapin,Malaclemys terrapin |
| Ikenna Achilihu | Brown University | Brett Macey; Karen Burnett, Lou Burnett |
Effects of hypercapnic hypoxia on the inactivation and elimination of Vibrio campbellii in the Eastern oysterCrassostrea virginica |
| Andrea Buchwald | The Colorado College | Dayton Wilde | Localizing photosystem genes in the dinoflagellate Karenia brevis |
| Brad Farwell | College of the Ozarks | Tom Greig | Examining nuclear DNA variability in the black sea bass, Centropristis striata, along the United States Atlantic coasts |
| Sarah Freitag | Iowa State University | Craig Plante | Disturbance effects of deposit feeding on the microalgal community structure and mechanisms of recolonization |
| Megan Lohmiller | Midland Lutheran College | Marie-Yasmine Bottein | Determining the metabolism of ciguatoxin in fish |
| Gregory Matthews | Indiana Wesleyan University | Pam Morris | Comparison of Vibrio coralliilyticusphylotypes: known coral pathogen from the Indian Ocean and Caribbean isolates |
| Lily Ngai | Hunter College | Jennifer Keller, John Kucklick |
Comparison of perfluorinated contaminant concentrations in plasma of five sea turtle species |
| Nicole Oakman | Yale University | Erik Sotka | Geographic variation in the feeding preference and tolerance for brevetoxins by the marine herbivoreAmphithoe longimana |
| Sarah Wallace | Hartwick College | Marie DeLorenzo | Predicting the effects of climate change: how temperature and salinity alter the toxicity of common pesticides to estuarine organisms |
2006 |
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| Kieran Coe | Middlebury College | Craig Plante | Isolation and identification of surfactant-resistant bacteria from the guts of deposit-feeding benthic macroinvertebrates |
| Jennifer Delaney | Ripon College | Pam Morris | Characterization of the microbial community associated with the surface mucopolysaccharide layer of healthy and diseasedPseudopterogorgia americana gorgonian corals |
| Sara Dunaway | Anderson University | Mats Lundqvist | Characterization of bacterial isolates implicated in a disease outbreak event of staghorn coral, Acropora cervicornis |
| Matthew Herrick | Eckerd College | Jack DiTullio | Variation of calcification and photosynthesis rates and DMSP production of coccolithophoreEmiliania huxleyi in response to increased atmospheric carbon dioxide concentrations |
| Thomas Miller | College of Charleston | Brett Macey; Karen Burnett, Lou Burnett |
Impact of water quality and anthropogenic factors on antibacterial activity in the American oyster, Crassostrea virginica |
| Anthony Nitti | University of Wisonsin, Stevens Point | Rebecca Heltsley, John Kucklick |
Detection of hydroxylated contaminants in sea turtle plasma |
| Andrea Peterson | College of Charleston | Allan Strand | Developing the population genetic framework to test dispersal hypotheses in sea-rocket, Cakile edentula, in the South Atlantic Bight |
| Sherry Pittman | Coastal Carolina University | Marie DeLorenzo | Effects of antifoulant paint compounds, Irgarol 1051 and copper, on the mud snail,Ilyanassa obsoleta |
| Sarah Stachura | Trinity University | Erik Sotka | Feeding preference and tolerance of chemically defended seaweeds in herbivorous marine amphipods |
2005 |
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| Tessa Bricker | Earlham College | Erik Sotka | Investigating the tolerance for secondary metabolites between two amphipod speciesAmpithoe longimanaand Ampithoe valida |
| Jessica Fleming | Ashland University | Marie DeLorenzo | Individual and mixture effects of selected pharmaceuticals on the marine phytoplankton species Dunaliella tertiolecta |
| Kristen Greene | College of Charleston | Tom Greig | Genetic evaluation of two Atlantic oceanCarcharhinus shark species using DNA sequence-based techniques |
| Geoffrey Horwitz | Trinity University | Mats Lundqvist | Investigating the etiology of juvenile oyster disease |
| Emily Long | College of Charleston | Pam Morris | Analysis of N-acyl homoserine lactones and anti-fungal compounds in microbes associated with the sea fan, Pseudopterogorgia americana |
| Monica Mack | College of Charleston | Lou Burnett, Dave Scholnick |
The effects of hypoxia and Vibrio campbelliion the activity of white shrimp Litopeneaus vannamei |
| J. Randall Marshall | College of Charleston | John Kucklick | Detection of emerging contaminants of concern in bivalves and surrounding waters |
| Kimberley Marshall | University of New England | Neng Shepard | Effects of salinity on the pathogenesis of two strains of Taura syndrome virus in the marine shrimp,Litopenaeus vannamei |
| Kolo Rathburn | Chaminade University of Honolulu | Karen Burnett, Brett Macey |
Influence of a pre-existing infection ofVibrio campbellii on the immune response of the Atlantic blue crab,Callinectes sapidus |
| Jeremy Wacksman | College of William & Mary | Yasmine Bottein | Binding properties of ciguatoxins and brevetoxins on brain, heart, and muscle of saltwater fish and rats |
2004 |
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| Katrina Aleksa | University of Arizona | Jennifer Keller, John Kucklick |
Analysis of Organochlorine Contaminants in Juvenile Loggerhead Sea Turtle Plasma |
| Daniel Bakko | Concordia College | Pam Morris | Evidence for the Production of Acyl Homoserine Lactones by Microbial Isolates Associated with a Gorgonian Coral |
| Erin Goranson | University of Oklahoma | Allan Strand | Identification of Polymorphic Microsatellite Markers in Shortnosed Sturgeon,Acipenser brevitrostrum |
| Lara Jarvis | Appalachian State University | Tony Harold | Systematic Analysis of the Gobiodon quinquestrigatus – G. rivulatus Species Complex Using Morphometric, Molecular, and Phylogenetic Techniques |
| Daniel Madigan | Dartmouth College | Erin Burge | Investigating the Effects of Hypoxia and Vibrio Challenge on Lysozyme Gene Expression inLitopenaeus vannamei |
| Heather Nees | Muskingum College | Craig Plante | Role of Quorum-sensing in Growth and Biofilm Production of Sedimentary Bacteria |
| Sasha Salters | College of Charleston | Pete Key | Effects of the Statin Antihyperlipidemic Agent Zocor (Simvastatin) on Grass Shrimp, Palaemonetes pugio |
| Kelly Rogel | University of Kansas | Mike Twiner | Development of an Assay for Detecting Azaspiracids |
| Jacqueline Skinner | College of Charleston | Marie DeLorenzo | Toxicity of the Fungicide Chlorothalonil and Its Degradation Product Hydroxychlorothalonil to Three Phytoplankton Species |
| Sally Upton | Albertson College of Idaho | Karen Burnett | Tyrosinase Activity of Hemocyanin in the Atlantic Blue Crab,Callinectes sapidus |
2003 |
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| Thomas Baird | Franklin College | Jack DiTullio | The Effects of CO2Limitation on the Growth of Emiliania huxleyi(Prymnesiophyceae) and the Production of Dimethylsulfonium Compounds |
| Kirsten Brendtro | Michigan State University | John Ramsdell | Brevetoxin Accumulation in Striped Mullet (Mugil cephalus) after Sublethal Exposure to Karenia brevis |
| Mark Fitchett | North Carolina State University | George Sedberry | Temporal Changes in Age and Growth of Vermilion Snapper,Rhomboplites aurorubens |
| Elizabeth Hambleton | Williams College | Pam Morris | Examining Microbial Community Structure During Crude Oil Degradation Using Quantitative PCR |
| Melissa Samons | Wells College | Greg Doucette, Mike Twiner |
Cytotoxic Effects of Azaspiracid on Human Lymphocyte Cells |
| Erin Sanders | College of Charleston | Ed Wirth | The Lethal and Sublethal Effects of the Mosquito Control Agent Scourge on the Amphipod Leptocheirus plumulosus |
| Kristin Smith | Southern Methodist University | Amy Ringwood | Sublethal Effects of the Toxic Algae Heterosigma akashiwo on OystersCrassostrea virginica |
| Britni Strickland | Malone College | Alan Lewitus | Phycobiliprotein and Microcystin Synthesis Under Nitrogen Depletion in Microcystis aeruginosa |
| Christopher Tanner | College of New Jersey | Karen Burnett, Lou Burnett |
The Effects of Hypoxia and pH on Phenoloxidase Activity in the Blue Crab,Callinectes sapidus |
| Ryan Templeton | Auburn University | John Kucklick | Concentrations of Organochlorine Compounds in Fat and Blubber Tissues of Leatherback Sea Turtles, Dermochelys coriacea |
| Ronald Wendt | Augustana College | Marie DeLorenzo | Physiological Adaptations of Raphidophyte Species to Herbicide-Induced Photosynthetic Stress |
2002 |
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| Kathryn Blair | Towson University | Pam Morris | Microbial community structure of crude oil degrading enrichment cultures from the U.S.S. Arizona |
| Christopher DeCosmo | College of Charleston | Jack DiTullio | Interactive effects of iron and light on photochemical efficiency of photosystem II in two marine phytoplankton species: Phaeodactylum tricornutum and Synechococcus WH8018 |
| Julie Flood | Brown University | Fran Van Dolah | The role of oxidative stress in the growth ofKarenia brevis |
| Jeremy Holman | University of North Texas | Lou Burnett, Karen Burnett |
Effects of hypoxia and hypercapnia on the total hemocyte count and the clearance ofVibrio parahaemolyticusin the blue crab,Callinectes sapidus |
| Shelli Meyer | Graceland University | Pete Key | Lethal and sub-lethal effects of chlorothalonil on three life stages of the grass shrimp,Palaemonetes pugio |
| Jamie Rudisill | Lenoir Rhyne University | Amy Ringwood | The effects of decreased pH on cellular biomarker responses and embryonic development in oysters, Crassostrea virginica |
| Lorimar Serrano | University of Puerto Rico | Marie DeLorenzo | Individual and mixture toxicity of three pesticides: atrazine, chlorpyrfos and chlorothalonil, to the marine phytoplankton species, Dunaliella tertiolecta |
| Lindy Thibodeaux | James Madison University | John Kucklick | Analysis of polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs) in ringed seals (Phoco hispida) from Barrow, Alaska |
2001 |
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| Jeremy Goldbogen | University of Texas, Austin | Pam Morris | Characterization of the iron-reducing microbial community structure associated with the HL Hunley |
| Meagan Leatherbury | Bard College | Marie DeLorenzo, Alan Lewitus |
Changes in biomass, productivity and subcellular composition of three phytoplankton species exposed to the herbicide atrazine |
| Ryan Miller | University of Dayton | Amy Ringwood, Lou Burnett |
The occurrence of lipid peroxidation through simulated reperfusion in the oyster Crassostrea virginica |
| Andrew Opatkiewicz | University of New Hampshire | Mike Fulton, Ed Wirth, Pete Key |
The effects of two neurotoxic pesticides, fipronil and endosulfan, on the survival and development of the grass shrimp,Palaemonetes pugio |
| Davis Reames | The Citadel | Craig Plante, Peter Moeller |
The purification and structural elucidation of the bacteriolytic agent from the model deposit feeder Arenicola marina |
| Eileen Roy | University of New Hampshire | Jack DiTullio | Flavodoxin index as an indicator of iron stress in Phaeodactylum tricornutum |
| Justin Williams | University of Kansas | Karen Burnett, Lou Burnett |
Quantifying accumulation of bacteria Vibrio parahaemolyticus and hemocyte-associated peroxidase in the gill tissue of the Pacific white shrimp,Litopenaeus vannamei |
2000 |
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| Lea Beaulieu | Roanoke College | Lou Burnett, Karen Burnett |
The effects of environmental hypoxia on the hemocytes of the Eastern oyster,Crassostrea virginica in its response to the bacterium Vibrio parahaemolyticus |
| David Bishop | University of Notre Dame | Fran Van Dolah | Identification and characterization of thermally-induced stress proteins inGymnodinium breve |
| Joseph Burgents | The College of New Jersey | Karen Burnett, Lou Burnett |
Inducible nitric oxide production by anterior head kidney macrophages ofFundulus heteroclitus |
| Kathryn Crist | Hollins University | Mike Fulton | Inhibition and recovery of acetylcholinesterase activity in grass shrimpPalaemonetes pugioembryos exposed to chlorpyrifos |
| Jennifer Gustafson | University of Richmond | Amy Ringwood, Fran Van Dolah |
P-glycoprotein expression in the Eastern oyster,Crassostrea virginica in response to the toxic dinoflagellateGymnodinium breve |
| Roberta Hansman | North Carolina State University | Jack DiTullio, Allen Lewitus |
Effects of light and nutrients on taxon-specific variability in pigment ratios of coastal phytoplankton isolates |
| Loretta Hoover | College of Charleston | Patricia Rosel, Scott France |
An investigation of heteroplasmy inTursiops truncatus and Octocorallia |
| Me'Chell James | South Carolina State University | Craig Plante, Peter Moeller |
The purification of the bacteriolytic agent in the deposit feederArenicola marina |
1999 |
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| Holly Ann Gefroh | Jamestown College | Bob Chapman | Antimicrobial DNA Sequencing in Arthropods |
| Jean Higgins | Florida Institute of Technology | John Kucklick | Identification of Pacific Walrus Groups based on Polychlorinated Biphenyl Congeners and Organochlorine Pesticide Concentrations and Patterns |
| Thomas Mozdzer | Fairfield University | Cheryl Woodley | Environmental Cell Stress Indicators inSpartina alterniflora |
| Amy Pogge | Iowa State University | Mike Fulton | The effects of in vitro paraoxon exposure to brain and muscle acetylcholin-esterase activity in three adult estuarine fish species |
| Marissa Sprank | Whitman College | Pam Morris | Hydrocarbon degradation and rhamnolipid biosurfactant production by two strains ofPseudomonas aeruginosain Bonny Light Crude Oil |
| Laura Taylor | Pacific Union College | Marie DeLorenzo | Bioaccumulation of the agricultural pesticide endosulfan by phytoplankton and zooplankton |
| Corinne Williams | University of North Carolina | Amy Ringwood | Metallothionein proteins, isoforms, and genes in the American oyster, Crassostrea virginica |
1998 |
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| Steven Allen | University at Southampton | Lou Burnett | The Effects of Hypoxia on the Physiology of the Eastern Oyster,Crassostrea virginica |
| Daniel Blair | Hillsdale College | Michael Fulton | The Effects of In Vitro Paraoxon Exposure on Brain and Muscle Acetylcholinesterase Activity |
| Jennifer Boyle | St. Ambrose University | John Kucklick | Quantification of Toxaphene in Marine Mammal Tissues |
| Meredith Cain | Bucknell University | Amy Ringwood | MXR Expression in Oyster Gill and Mantle Tissue: Laboratory and Field Studies |
| Russel Drylie | Goucher College | Fran Van Dolah | Do Ciguatera-Associated Toxins Play an Allelopathic Role? |
| Aretha Huggins | Clemson University | Paul Becker | Analytical Variability of Various Polychlorinated Biphenyl Congener and Organochlorine Compound Concentrations in the Beluga Whale |
| Amelia Karlsson | College of William and Mary | Karen Burnett | The Effect of Aluminum on Early Activation Events in Peripheral Blood Leukocytes of Channel CatfishIctalurus punctatus |
| Jeannette Weiner | Canisius College | Marie DeLorenzo | Effects of Atrazine with and without Nutrient Enrichment on the Phytoplankton Species,Selenastrum capricornutum |
1997 |
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| Mark Andrews | Princeton University | Mike Fulton | The effects of in vitro paraoxon exposure on brain and muscle acetylcholinesterase activity |
| Jessica Bohonowych | Duke University | John Kucklick | An analysis of PCB levels in arctic polar bears (Ursus martimus) and their ringed seal prey (Phoca hispida) by the metabolic slope method |
| Tammy Haselkorn | Iowa State University | Paul Becker | Evaluation of persistent organochlorine pollutants in sub-arctic versus arctic populations of Beluga whales (Delphinapterus leucas) |
| Julie Hermanson | Concordia College | Amy Ringwood | Egg viability as a reproductive biomarker in the Eastern oyster,Crassostrea virginica |
| Heather Lohr | College of Charleston | Amy Ringwood, Jack McGovern |
Egg viability in natural populations of the Vermilion Snapper,Rhomboplites aurorubens |
| Joseph Monroe | Univ. of Tennessee | Jack DiTullio | Separation and purification of the proteins flavodoxin and ferredoxin from algal extracts for HPCE analysis |
| Brie Sarkisian | Mount Holyoke College | Lou Burnett | Production of reactive oxygen intermediates by macrophages of the Mummichog, Fundulus heteroclitus, under low pH and hypoxic blood gas conditions |
| Russell Traister | Penn. State. University | Karen Burnett | The effects of oxygen concentration on the bactericidal activity of macrophages fromFundulus heteroclitus |
1996 |
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| Gayturnera Croom | Xavier University | Greg Doucette | Domoic acid synthesis and trophic transfer |
| Kate DeAngelis | Long Island University | Fran Van Dolah | Studies on the growth and cell cycle of the diatom, Pseudonitzschia multiseries |
| Jennifer Hoguet | College of Charleston | Amy Ringwood | Lysosomal stability and membrane damage as biomarkers for stress in the oyster, Crassostrea virginica |
| Cynthia Koppen | Manchester College | Lou Burnett | Glycogen content in the adductor muscle of the eastern oyster,Crassostrea virginica, infected by Perkinsus marinus |
| Sara Palecek | Hanover College | Bob Chapman | Analysis of variable gene expression by differential display inFundulus heteroclitus |
| D.J. Struntz | Pacific Union College | John Kucklick | Organochlorine contamination and a potential biomarker for cytochrome P450 induction in marine mammals |
| John Zielinski | Alma College | Karen Burnett, Lou Burnett |
Production of reactive oxygen intermediates by the macrophages ofFundulus heteroclitusunder physiologically relevant pH and carbon dioxide pressures |
1995 |
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| Fernanda Calderon | College of Charleston | Mike Fulton | Detoxification of the organophosphorus insecticide malathion by carboxylesterases produced by the grass shrimp |
| Bethanie Carney | Long Island University | Amy Ringwood | Crassostrea virginica as a bioindicator of environmental health: analysis of total hemocyte count, lysosomal membrane stability and protein expression |
| Pam Eng | Salisbury State University | Greg Doucette | Genetic analysis of geographic isolates of the dinoflagellateGambierdiscus toxicus |
| Elizabeth Hick | University of Chicago | Bob McCarthy | Possible roles for extracellular matrix proteins in zebrafish development |
| Shelley Hooks | Clemson University | Bob Chapman | Probing for protein kinase C genes in teleost fish using primers derived from mammalian sequences |
| Matt Johnson | Long Island University | Karen Burnett | The immunotoxic effects of mercuric chloride on peripheral blood lymphocytes of the red drum: effects on tyrosine phosphorylation and calcium regulation |
| Eric Muller | Trenton State University | John Ramsdell | The effects of lead on cytotoxicity and secretion in a hypothalamic cell line |
1994 |
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| John Carvalho | University of Dallas | Greg Doucette | Genetic analysis of the Ciguatera-related dinoflagellate,Gambierdiscus toxicus |
| Sinai Choi | Brown University | Lou Burnett | Effects of the protozoan pathogen Perkinsus marinus on the adductor muscle glycogen of Crassostrea virginica |
| Deanna Conners | Canisius College | Amy Ringwood | Alkaline phosphatase and carbonic anyhydrase activity in control and metal-exposed oyster embryos during first shell formation |
| Mark Evans | University of Wisconsin | Karen Burnett | Biomonitoring in the red drum, Sciaenops ocellatus, as a measure of environmental health |
| Paul Fleming | College of Charleston | Denice Smith | Heavy metal and developmental protein expression inBrachydanio rerio andFundulus heteroclitus |
| Bethany Griffin | University of Dayton | Bob McCarthy | An in vivo and in vitro study of neural crest migration along a collagen matrix inBrachydanio rerio |
| Kim Hutchinson | Tufts University | Mike Fulton | The effects of azinphosmethyl exposure on acetylcholinesterase activity in embryonic grass shrimp at different stages of development |
| Linda Sugg | Eastern Illinois University | Fran Van Dolah | Cell cycle regulation in the dinoflagellateGambierdiscus toxicus |
1993 |
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| Jonita Mann | Delta State University | Bob McCarthy | Isolation and culture of the embryonic zebrafish neural tube |
| Erik Laughner | Hiram College | Cheryl Woodley | Detection of hepatitis A virus (HAV) in clams using the polymerization chain reaction |
| Joseph Patrick Sullivan | St. John's University | John Ramsdell | Calcium mediated cell death of GH4C1 cells by maitotoxin |
| David Ross | College of Charleston | Denice Smith | Chromosome mapping of the zebrafish,Brachydanio rerio |
| Tracy Schwab | Louisiana Tech University | Karen Burnett | The identification of fatty acids which may influence immune response in teleost fish |
| Natacha Simpkins | Oberlin College | Denice Smith | Embryology of the blue crab, Callinectes sapidus, and the ivory barnacle, Balanus eburneus |
| Chris Taylor | University of Wisconsin | Bob McCarthy | Effects of lithium on heart development in the zebrafish |
| Sarah DeWeerdt | Swarthmore College | Mike Fulton | Development of acetylcholinesterase activity in embryonic grass shrimp,Palaemonetes pugio |
1992 |
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| Jordana Baden | Tufts University | Cheryl Woodley | DNA analysis of fish stocks |
| Jennifer Beumer | University of Dallas | Karen Burnett | Immunological and physiological status of red drum |
| Cliff Hall | University of Northern Iowa | Bob McCarthy | Attachment mechanisms of fish cells and barnacle larvae |
| Mark Hinson | Iowa State University | John Bemiss | Viral infections in clams and oysters |
| Karen Jackson | College of Charleston | Geoff Scott, Lou Burnett |
Physiological responses of oysters to parasite infection |
| Melissa Schiffman | University of Pennsylvania | Mike Fulton | Pesticide effects on brain enzymes in fish |