Research

My laboratory is interested in utilizing marine invertebrates (particularly cnidarians like the sea anemone Nematostella vectensis) to understand the intersection of molecular mechanisms and environmental variation in organismal evolution. The availability of genomes from an increasing array of organisms presents new opportunities to link the ecology of coastal species with mechanisms that underlie their responses to natural and anthropogenic changes to the environment. While the lab's interests are diverse, they are united by emphasizing an integrative approach to testing hypotheses. Please follow the links below for a brief description of each research area.