MBRD RESEARCHERS COMPLETE LIST     MBRD LABS CELL & DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY ECOLOGY & EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY MICROBIOLOGY PHYSIOLOGY

MBRD Researchers Dr Farooq Azam Professor Marine microbial ecology, biogeochemistry, genomics and food webs Dr Doug Bartlett Professor of Marine Microbial Genetics Genetic adaptations of microbes, including the human pathogen Vibrio cholerae, to extreme environments Dr Andrew Benson Professor of Biology Emeritus Calcium regulation in fish, plant metabolism Dr Bianca Brahamsha Assistant Research Biotechnologist� Molecular biology and physiology of cyanobacteria Dr Ron Burton Professor of Marine Biology; Director, MBRD Evolutionary and ecological genetics of marine organisms Dr Lanna Cheng Research Biologist Insects of the open ocean and near-shore environments Dr Horst Felbeck Associate Professor of Marine Biology Physiology of hydrothermal vent community animals Dr Jeff Graham Research Physiologist/Marine Biologist Adaptive radiation of fishes into habitats, life-history patterns Dr Philip Hastings Associate Professor of Marine Biology and Curator of Marine Vertebrates Systematics, phylogeny and evolution of marine fishes Dr Margo Haygood Associate Professor of Marine Biology Symbiosis, metabolism and evolution of marine bacteria Dr Robert Hessler Professor of Biological Oceanography Emeritus Arthropods, primarily crustacea, from many points of view Dr Linda Holland Research Biologist Evolution of developmental mechanisms using the cephalochordate Amphioxus Dr Nicholas Holland Professor of Marine Biology Evolution of developmental mechanisms using the cephalochordate Amphioxus Dr Jeremy Jackson Professor of Oceanography Paleobiology and macroevolution including coral reefs Dr Nancy Knowlton Professor of Marine Biology; Director CMBC Coral reef ecology including taxonomy, microbiology and conservation Dr Gerald Kooyman Professor Emeritus Behavior and physiology of diving in marine vertebrates, especially emperor penguins Dr Michael Latz Research Biologist Bioluminescence, physiological ecology of phytoplankton Dr Ralph Lewin Professor of Marine Biology Emeritus Saprospira spp which are ixotrophic filamentous prokaryotes Dr William A Newman Professor of Biological Oceanography and Curator of Benthic Invertebrates Various approaches to the evolution of largely marine organisms Dr Brian Palenik Associate Professor of Marine Biology Evolution of largely marine organisms Dr Paul Ponganis Associate Researcher Investigation of the diving behavior and physiology of higher marine vertebrates. Dr Richard Rosenblatt Professor of Marine Biology Emeritus Fish fauna of the Pacific; functional morphology and biochemical genetics Dr Enric Sala Assistant Professor of Marine Ecology and Conservation; Deputy Director CMBC Ecology of coastal ecosystems Dr Robert Shadwick Professor of Marine Biology Biomechanics of fish locomotion;echinoderm connective tissue Dr Kenneth Smith Research Biologist Deep-sea and Antarctic ecology; oceanographic instrumentation Dr George Somero Professor of Biology Emeritus Biochemistry of adaptation mechanisms and fish swimming capacities Dr Bradley Tebo Research Biologist Biogeochemical cycling of metals in marine environments Dr Frederick Tsuji Research Biochemist Chemistry and molecular biology of bioluminescence Dr Victor Vacquier Professor of Marine Biology Fertilization and immunodefence in sea urchins and abalone Dr Aristides Yayanos Professor in Residence Deep-sea biology and molecular biophysics; radiation biology

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