Adrienne M.S. Correa
(she/they)
Associate Professor, Dept. of Environmental Science, Policy, and Management, UC Berkeley
Berkeley Center for Ocean Futures (Founder, Co-Director)
Associate Faculty Director, UC Gump Research Station
Francesca Cohn - Lab Manager
Francesca Cohn received a double major in integrative, and molecular and cellular biology from the University of California, Berkeley. Her undergraduate thesis in Craig Miller's lab investigated the logic of genetic enhancers in stickleback fish. In the Correa Lab, Francesca is excited to be applying her genomics knowledge to support projects investigating how coral endosymbionts impact coral health.
Email: francescamcohn@berkeley.edu
Willow Dunster - Ph.D. student (she/her)
Willow completed her Bachelors of Science in Marine Biology at the University of Rhode Island in Dr. Carlos Prada’s lab. As an undergraduate, she studied the photophysiology and plasticity of Caribbean coral. As a lab technician, she worked on a variety of projects focused on population genetics, cryptic diversity, and temperate coral. In her Ph.D. studies, Willow is excited to explore the cnidarian-algal symbiosis and the world of microbial ecology.
Email: willow_dunster@berkeley.edu
Matt Ellis-Ramirez - Bay Area RaMP Fellow
Matt Ellis-Ramírez received an interdisciplinary bachelor's degree in Ecosystem Science and Policy from the University of Miami's Abess Center. While there, he served on several University Lab for Integrative Knowledge (ULINK) projects, each seeking to bridge various disciplines with community-level interventions. As the Bay Area RaMP Fellow for the Correa Lab, Matt brings a commitment to the intersections of ecology, conservation, and environmental justice and a curiosity for zooming in and learning from microorganisms in hopes of finding insights into our shifting ecosystems.
Email: mnellisramirez@berkeley.edu
Carly E. Karrick - Ph.D. student, Google Scholar (she/her)
Carly completed her Bachelors in Spanish and Biology at the University of Kentucky in Dr. David Weisrock’s lab, where she studied lemur gut microbiomes. In her Ph.D. studies, Carly combines microscopy and omics tools to investigate coral reef microbial ecology, with a focus on how coral-associated microorganisms influence host resistance to climate-related stressors. She is particularly interested in (i) how microalgae (family Symbiodiniaceae) and viruses influence coral disease susceptibility and response and (ii) the role of reef fishes in transmitting microorganisms to corals.
Email: carly_karrick@berkeley.edu
Website: https://carlykarrick.com/
Shara Sookhoo - Ph.D. student
Shara completed her Bachelors in Marine Biology and Ecology at the University of Miami, where she investigated the role of bacteria in coral health and disease. Her senior thesis examined the effects of antibiotics at the cellular level. For her Ph.D., Shara intends to explore the role of viruses in coral bleaching and disease. She is especially interested in identifying the pathogen(s) responsible for stony coral tissue loss disease (SCTLD).
Email: sharasookhoo@berkeley.edu
Taylor Walker - Ph.D. student, Google Scholar
Taylor has a Master’s in Marine Science with a concentration in Public Policy from the Virginia Institute of Marine Science (VIMS). As part of her doctoral research, Taylor is examining environmental drivers of coral microbial symbiosis within dinoflagellate RNA viruses and Symbiodiniaceae.
Email: Taylor_walker@berkeley.edu
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Lab Alumni:
Antonia Brown, undergraduate researcher
Preeya Bhavsar, undergraduate researcher
Reb Bryant, senior thesis student, currently a Ph.D. student in Dr. Jim Bever’s lab at Kansas University
Cathy Cheng, senior thesis student
Kennedy Coleman, senior thesis student, now a Ph.D. student at Texas A&M University’s Medical Sciences Ph.D. program.
Julie Cooper, Research Experiences for Teachers (RET) participant
Grace Cullinan, senior thesis student
Dennis Conetta, lab manager
Dr. Samantha R. Coy, Postdoctoral scholar, currently a postdoctoral scholar at Texas A&M University
Jennifer Drummond, Masters student
Dr. Carsten Grupstra, Ph.D. student in the Correa Lab, now a post-doctoral scholar in the labs of Dr. Sarah Davies at Boston University and Dr. Kirstin Meyer-Kaiser at Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute, www.grupstra.com
Sara Emami, senior thesis student
Isabella Gutierrez, undergraduate researcher
Clark Hamor, Ph.D. student in the Correa Lab (co-advised by Dr. Jane Tao) while the lab was at Rice, now a Ph.D. student in Dr. Tao’s lab (Rice U.)
Riley Hatch, lab technician
Dr. Lauren Howe-Kerr, senior thesis student, Ph.D. student in the Correa Lab, John A. Knauss Marine Policy Fellow at the National Science Foundation, currently a post-doctoral scholar at Minderoo Foundation, https://sites.google.com/view/laurenhowekerr/home?authuser=0
Rusty Ludwigsen, undergraduate researcher
Julia Kim, undergraduate researcher
Anna Knochel, senior thesis student, recently completed her Masters degree in Dr. Michael Berumen’s lab at KAUST, now a Ph.D. student at Florida International University
Talia Levy, undergraduate researcher
Dr. Rebecca Maher, senior thesis student, recently defended her Ph.D. in Microbiology in Dr. Rebecca Vega Thurber’s lab at Oregon State University, now a post-doctoral scholar in Dr. Brendan Bohannan’s lab at the University of Oregon
Laura Mathews, undergraduate researcher
Jesse Passman, undergraduate researcher
Kristen Rabbitt, senior thesis student, currently a Ph.D. student in Dr. Randall Hughes lab at Northeastern University
Sydney Rodman, undergraduate researcher
Alex Rovner, undergraduate researcher
Kelsey Sanders, senior thesis student
Michael Saucedo, undergraduate researcher
Elaine Shen, senior thesis student, currently a Ph.D. student in Dr. Austin Humphries lab at the University of Rhode Island
Dr. Amanda N. Shore, Rice Academy Postdoctoral Fellow, currently an Assistant Professor at Farmingdale State College, www.amanda-shore.com
Jordan Sims, senior thesis student, currently a Ph.D. student in Dr. Jennifer Salerno’s lab at George Mason University
Jake Sperry, undergraduate researcher
Eddie Tang, undergraduate researcher
Kara R. (Noonan) Titus, Ph.D. student in the Correa Lab while the lab was at Rice, now a Ph.D. student in Dr. Kory Evans’ Lab (Rice U.)
Jesse van der Meulen, undergraduate researcher
Dr. Alex Veglia, Ph.D. student in the Correa Lab, currently an Assistant Professor at the University of Puerto Rico at Mayagüez, https://alexjveglia.com
Sam Venker, undergraduate researcher
Cyrus Washington, senior thesis student
Joyah Watkins, Ph.D. student in the Correa Lab while the lab was at Rice, now a Ph.D. student in Dr. Kory Evans’ Lab (Rice U.)
Brendan Wong, senior thesis student