Biology, Rhode Island College
Advisor: Breea Govenar
Research: The effects of metal pollution and ocean acidification on the reproductive and larval biology of the ribbed mussels. Janis writes about her research work in Winter 2014 issue of The Current, page 4
Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, Brown University
Advisor: Casey Dunn
Research: The evolution of development in cnidarians, as well as their systematics and natural history. Helm also writes about jellies for the cooperative blog, Deep Sea News.
Dana Lord
Molecular Pharmacology and Physiology, Brown University
Advisor: Rebecca Page
Research: Structures and functions of proteins important for biofilm formation and dispersal using NMR spectroscopy and X-ray crystallography.
Gordon Ober
Biological Sciences, University of Rhode Island
Advisor: Carol Thornber
Research: Impacts of Ocean Acidification and Temperature on Algal Productivity and Intertidal Community Assemblages
Read about Gordon’s research on page 6 of The Current newsmagazine
Eric J. Ricci
Biology, Rhode Island College
Advisor: Eric Roberts
Research: Investigation into the existence of a cuticle on the gametophore of the moss Physcomitrella patens.
Read about Eric’s research on page 6 of The Current newsmagazine
Where is he now: Tufts University School of Dental Medicine, D.M.D. Candidate, 2017
Joselynn Wallace
Cell and Molecular Biology, University of Rhode Island
Advisor: Bethany Jenkins
Research: Elucidating the Response of Thalassiosiroid Diatoms to Future pH/CO2 levels: A Transcriptomic Analysis and Field-Based Study in Narragansett Bay
Oceanography, University of Rhode Island
Advisor: Tatiana Rynearson
Research: Using molecular techniques to study the ways in which variations in the marine environment drive population diversity in diatoms throughout the world.
Where is she now (2014-2015): Kerry was selected to serve in the yearlong National Sea Grant John A. Knauss Marine Policy Fellowship program. Read about her experiences on page 7 of The Current newsmagazine
Rhode Island EPSCoR is funded by the National Science Foundation under EPSCoR Research Infrastructure Improvement Award #OIA-1655221 (Sept. 2017-Aug. 2022). Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National Science Foundation.