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Congratulations to NDSEG Fellow Zac Tobias!

Zachary (Zac) Tobias has recently been awarded a National Defense Science and Engineering Graduate Fellowship. Zac proposal was titled “”Evolutionary dynamics of a widespread invasive fouling species.” Through his research, he will explore the genomic and physiological consequences of admixture/interbreeding between multiple introductions of a non-native tunicate (Botryllus schlosseri). He seeks to understand how these…

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Commentary on Covid-19 from a JP Alum

Dr. Petra Klepac received a Ph.D. from the MIT-WHOI Joint Program in Biological Oceanography in 2007. Advised by Dr. Mike Neubert, Petra studied the mathematical epidemiology of phocine distemper virus in harbor seals. She’s currently an assistant professor of infectious disease modeling at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine. She describes her current…

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