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Cellular mechanisms underlying the response of coccolithophores to future changes in ocean carbonate chemistry. ,
International Phycological Congress. 2021-03-01
Cell Biology of Coccolithophores: From Molecular Mechanisms to Ecology ,
Invited talk at Kenneshaw State University 2017-04-01
Mechanisms of calcification in coccolithophores ,
Invited talk at University of North Carolina Chapel Hill 2016-04-27
Coccolithophores with silicon transporter-like genes: Elemental analysis of silicon and other elements in coccoliths ,
UNCW CSURF 2016-04-01
Investigations into nitrogen source and electron transport across the plasma membrane of marine diatoms ,
UNCW-CSURF 2016-04-01
Silicon requirements in Coccolithophore species with silicon transport-like proteins (SITL) ,
CAA Undergraduate Research Conference 2016-04-01
Cell Biology of Coccolithophores: Insights into Calcification, Physiology, and Ecology ,
Invited talk at Rutgers University 2016-03-07
Swimming under the influence: Effect of algal toxins on behavior of the marine ciliate Favella sp. ,
ALSO Ocean Sciences 2016-02-01
Silicon requirements in Coccolithophore species with SITL channels ,
State of North Carolina Undergraduate Research Symposium 2015-11-01
Feast or flee: Mechanistic basis of predator evasion and prey capture behaviors in microzooplankton ,
Friday Harbor Laboratories Seminar Series 2015-08-05
Cell Biology of Coccolithophores: insights into physiology, calcification and potential consequences of OA ,
Ocean Acidification Workshop 2015-08-04
Feast or flee: Mechanistic basis of predator evasion and prey capture behaviors in microzooplankton ,
Marine Biological Association U.K. 2015-07-12
The Cell Biology of the Coccolithophore Scyphosphaera apsteinii ,
Marine Biological Association U.K. 2015-07-02
Plankton sensory biology: Unraveling cellular responses to environmental cues ,
ASLO Aquatic Sciences 2015-02-01
Feast or flee: Mechanistic basis of predator evasion and prey capture behaviors in the microzooplankton Favella sp. ,
Microscale Ocean Biophysics 2015-01-01
Microplastics: the potential for bioaccumulation and trophic transfer in a model marine system ,
Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry, 25th Annual Meeting 2014-11-01
International Conference on Harmful Algae 2014-10-01
An investigation of mixotrophy and phagosome development in the coccolithophore S. apsteinii ,
36th Southeastern Phycological Colloquy 2014-10-01
Brevetoxin Uptake In Co-Occurring Marine Microbes ,
International Conference on Harmful Algae 2014-10-01
Swimming under the influence: Effect of algal toxins on the behavior of the marine ciliate Favella sp ,
36th Southeastern Phycological Colloquy 2014-10-01
The Ca2+ transport pathway during calcification in coccolithophores ,
36th Southeastern Phcological Colloquy 2014-10-01
Single cell approaches to trait characterization ,
Improving predictive biogeochemical models through single cell-based analyses of marine plankton physiological plasticity, genetic diversity and evolutionary processes 2014-05-01
The acid test: pH homeostasis of marine plankton in a changing ocean ,
Invited seminar 2014-04-01
Marine microbial cell biology and homeostasis: Unraveling ecophysiology and cellular responses to environmental cues ,
Invited Seminar 2013-11-01
Swimming under the influence: Effect of algal toxins on the behavior of the marine ciliate Favella sp. ,
State of North Carolina Undergraduate Research and Creativity Symposium 2013-11-01
Understanding the mechanisms of cell and population responses of coccolithophores to changing ocean chemistry ,
International Phycological Congress 2013-08-01
Determining Functional Effects of Brevetoxin and Brevetoxin Antagonists ,
7th Symposium on Harmful Algae in the U.S. 2013-06-01
Ion fluxes in diatoms: molecular mechanisms, physiological roles and responses to future oceans ,
Molecular Life of Diatoms 2013-06-01
Marine protist sensory biology and homeostasis: Approaches to understand microscale interactions ,
Microscale Interactions in Aquatic Ecosystems 2013-03-14
Signaling and homeostasis in marine protists: Unravelling ecophysiological and cellular responses to environmental cues ,
Rush School of Medicine 2012-10-15
Ionotropic regulation of feeding and predator evasion behaviors in Favella sp. ,
International Society of Protistologists 2012-09-22
Phagocytosis implies dynamic nutritional strategies in calcifying coccolithophores ,
International Society of Protistologists 2012-09-22
Proton channels, pH homeostasis and signaling in unicellular algae. ,
North American Society of Protistologists 2012-09-22
Ionotropic regulation of feeding and predator evasion behaviors in Favella sp. ,
Gordon Research Conferences Marine Microbes 2012-06-01
Signaling and homeostasis in marine protists- towards understanding cellular responses to environmental cues ,
Gordon Research Conference on Marine Microbes 2012-06-01
Functional and population genomics of coccolithophores: Understanding biogeochemical drivers at the molecular level ,
Oceans 2025 Science of the Blue Planet 2011-12-13
The Acid Test: H+ Transport and pH Homeostasis in Marine Phytoplankton ,
Departmental Seminar 2011-11-17
Electrophysiology of plant and algal cells ,
Plymouth Cell Physiology Workshop 2011-09-01
An ultrastructural examination of calcification in a polymorphic coccolithophorids Scyphosphaera apsteinii ,
Phycological Society of America and International Society of Protistology Annual Meeting 2011-07-01
Brevetoxin interaction with voltage activated ion channels in a marine diatom ,
Phycological Society of America and International Society of Protistology Annual Meeting 2011-07-01
Experimental strategies for investigating membrane excitability, calcium signaling and cellular homeostasis in chromalveolates ,
Phycological Society of America and International Society of Protistology Annual Meeting 2011-07-01
Proton conductance in coccolithophores is an integral component of pH homeostasis during calcification ,
Phycological Society of America and International Society of Protistology Annual Meeting 2011-07-01
Do algal toxins affect sensory behavior of marine ciliates? ,
Undergraduate Research Symposium 2011-04-01
Effects of changing extracellular pH on intracellular pH homeostasis in Scyphosphaera apsteinii: Development of methods to study pH homeostasis in coccolithophores ,
Undergraduate Research Symposium 2011-04-01
Sensory biology and homeostasis in marine protists: Mechanistic and evolutionary insights 2011-03-01
Blooming Marvellous: Long term dynamics, diversity and drivers within Emiliania huxleyi-dominated phytoplankton blooms ,
British Phycological Society Annual Meeting 2011-01-06
Calcium signalling in the regulation of gliding motility and phototaxis in a benthic diatom ,
British Phycological Society Annual Meeting 2011-01-06
Do algal toxins affect sensory behavior of marine ciliates? ,
South Eastern Phycological Colloquy 2010-10-29
Ultrastructure of the polymorphic coccolithophore Scyphosphaera aspteinii- novel mechanistic insights ,
South Eastern Phycological Colloquy 2010-10-29
pH Regulation in Coccolithophores ,
Ocean Sciences- Annual Meeting 2010-02-22
embrane transport and signaling in algae- ecophysiological implications and evolutionary insights ,
International Plant Molecular Biology Congress 2009-10-27
The biology of coccolithophores ,
Phytoplankton Identification Workshop 2009-07-15
An Electrophysiological Investigation of Karenia brevis ,
Annual Meeting, North American Section ISOP 2009-06-12
Membrane Transport and Signalling in Marine Protists- A Key Step in Understanding Environmental Physiology ,
Annual Meeting, North American Section ISOP 2009-06-12
Membrane physiology and signaling in marine protists: some recent advances, ecological implications and evolutionary insights ,
41th Sandbjerg Meeting on Membrane Transport 2009-05-13
How do coccolithophores calcify? ,
Marine Biological Association Annual Meeting 2009-04-23
Intracellular pH regulation during calcification in coccolithophores ,
Marine Biological Association Annual Meeting 2009-04-23
Membrane Transport & Signaling in Marine Protists ,
Seminar 2009-03-13
The speciation of trace metals post Emiliania huxleyii bloom 2005-2006 ,
ASLO Aquatic Sciences Meeting 2009-01-30
Biomineralization in coccolithophores: Calcium and pH homeostasis ,
UNCW Heath Sciences Conference 2008-11-07
Evolution of the action potential and membrane excitability ,
UNCW Heath Sciences Conference 2008-11-07
The role of coccolithoviruses in trace metal speciation ,
Algal Virus Workshop 5th Meeting 2008-07-11
The role of coccolithoviruses in trace metal speciation ,
Algal Virus Workshop 5th Meeting 2008-07-11
The diatom action potential- environmental sensing and ecological significance ,
Invited Seminar 2008-06-27
Electrophysiology and imaging in marine protists- unraveling membrane transport and signaling ,
Christian Albrects University, Kiel, Kiel Woche. 2008-06-23
Genomics and functional characterization of diatom voltage activated ion channels ,
Annual Meeting of The Marine Biological Association 2008-04-23
The role of E. huxleyii viruses in copper cycling ,
ASLO Ocean Sciences Meeting 2008-03-07
Research
Research Overview
Cell biology, environmental physiology, and ecology of marine phytoplankton and microzooplankton. Biomineralization mechanisms in coccolithophores. Marine microplastics.
Teaching
Teaching Overview
Cell biology (plant and animal), marine microbiology and ecology. Skill-based experiential learning in biological imaging/microscopy. Electron microscopy, wide field and confocal fluorescence microscopy, analytical imaging.
