The Roles of Host Species, Geographic Scale and Environmental Stressors in Shaping the Composition of Coral Microbiomes
Presenter:
Dr. Alicia Reigel, Appalachian State University
Date:
Monday, September 7, 2020
Alicia Reigel began a postdoctoral researcher position in the lab of Dr. Cara Fiore at Appalachian State University in early August 2020 where she joins a research team working on an NSF-funded project to examine the influence of sponge holobiont metabolism on dissolved organic matter and microorganisms of Caribbean coral reefs. Alicia recently earned her doctoral degree from Louisiana State University (LSU) where she researched the impacts of anthropogenic and natural stressors on the composition of coral-associated microbial communities under the advisement of Dr. Michael Hellberg. Prior to her time at LSU, Alicia earned her Master’s degree from Georgia Southern University (GSU) under the advisement of Drs. Daniel F. Gleason and J. Scott Harrison, where she researched the role of artificial structures in the spread of the invasive barnacle, Megabalanus coccopoma.