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The Marine Biology Research Division at Scripps Institution of Oceanography consists of specialist marine research laboratories in the fields of cell and developmental biology, ecology and evolutionary biology, microbiology and physiology.
There are opportunities for Visiting Scholars, postdoctoral fellows and postgraduate students within the more than 20 laboratories housed at Hubbs Hall, Scripps Institution of Oceanography, at the University of California, San Diego campus. The Division also hosts the new Center for Marine Biodiversity and Conservation (CMBC) and many MBRD researchers are staff of the Center for Marine Biotechnology and Biomedicine (CMBB).
Diverse research interests are represented at the molecular, cellular, organism and population levels of organization. More than 25 independent research laboratories comprise the core of the marine biology program and each laboratory is listed in this website both by research interest and by researcher. Other resources elsewhere include an aquarium facility, the SIO Benthic Invertebrates Collection, the SIO Pelagic Invertebrates Collection, the SIO Marine Vertebrates Collection and a number of culture collections.
The Center for Marine Biodiversity and Conservation (CMBC) is collocated with the Marine Biology Research Division (MBRD) at Scripps Institution of Oceanography (SIO). Many of the staff of the Center are also staff members of the MBRD. The new Center will:
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conduct world-class research on marine biodiversity and conservation
- prepare future biodiversity and conservation scientists
- act as a think tank; and
- promote effective communication between researchers.
Several MBRD scientists are also closely aligned with Scripps' Center for Marine Biotechnology and Biomedicine (CMBB). Their work focuses on the development of natural methods for environmental mitigation. Presently they investigate:
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potential for genetically engineering novel catabolic properties in marine bacteria. These investigations may enable the cloning of bacteria that remove lead or tributyl tin deposits from bay sediments. These same methods may also aid in the 'mining' of useful, but rare, elements in seawater such as cobalt.
- basic properties of deep-sea bacteria. Because these forms live in cold water and under extremely high pressures, they are likely to possess enzymes and other chemicals that are highly stable and thus have potential industrial applications.
A Center for Marine Genomics has recently been established.
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