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Investigating the effect of oil spills
on the environment and public health.
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Funding Source: Year 6-8 Investigator Grants (RFP-V)

Project Roster

Genomic Responses to the Deepwater Horizon event and development of high-throughput biological assays for oil spills

21 Research Team Members

Principal Investigator

W. Kelley Thomas
University of New Hampshire
Hubbard Center for Genome Studies

Co-Principal Investigator

Holly M. Bik
University of California Riverside
Department of Nematology
Paul A. Montagna
Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi
The Harte Research Institute for Gulf of Mexico Studies

Program Manager / Technical Coordinator

Krystalynne Morris
University of New Hampshire
Hubbard Center for Genome Studies

Project Data Point of Contact

W. Kelley Thomas
University of New Hampshire
Hubbard Center for Genome Studies

Outreach Point of Contact

Krystalynne Morris
University of New Hampshire
Hubbard Center for Genome Studies
W. Kelley Thomas
University of New Hampshire
Hubbard Center for Genome Studies

Research Scientist

Francesca Leasi
Smithsonian Institution
Department of Invertebrate Zoology
Jon L. Norenburg
Smithsonian Institution
Department of Invertebrate Zoology
Michael Reuscher
Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi
The Harte Research Institute for Gulf of Mexico Studies

Post-Doc

Jeffrey Hall
University of New Hampshire
Hubbard Center for Genome Studies
Tiago Pereira
University of California Riverside
Department of Nematology

Research Staff

Taruna Agarwal
University of California Riverside
Department of Nematology
Noe Barrera
Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi
The Harte Research Institute for Gulf of Mexico Studies
Larry J. Hyde
Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi
The Harte Research Institute for Gulf of Mexico Studies
Elani Morgan
Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi
The Harte Research Institute for Gulf of Mexico Studies
Marissa Pryor
Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi
Department of Physical and Environmental Sciences

Data Team

Jonathan Coddington
Smithsonian Institution
Global Genome Initiative
Daniel Distel
Northeastern University
Marine Science Center

GoMRI Scholar

Joseph Sevigny
University of New Hampshire
Hubbard Center for Genome Studies

Graduate Student - PhD Level

Joseph Sevigny
University of New Hampshire
Hubbard Center for Genome Studies

Graduate Student - Master's Level

Krystalle Diaz
University of New Hampshire
Hubbard Center for Genome Studies
Joseph Sevigny
University of New Hampshire
Hubbard Center for Genome Studies

Undergraduate Student

Tiffany Hawkins
Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi
Department of Physical and Environmental Sciences
Symphony B. Ovalles
Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi
The Harte Research Institute for Gulf of Mexico Studies
Melissa M. Pena
Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi
The Harte Research Institute for Gulf of Mexico Studies
This research was made possible by a grant from The Gulf of Mexico Research Initiative.
www.gulfresearchinitiative.org