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Bryndan P. Durham, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor Department of Biology, Genetics Institute Ph.D., Microbiology, University of Georgia B.S., Biological Sciences, Virginia Tech Dr. Durham is a marine microbiologist by training and is interested in understanding how microbes transform elements and influence the chemical makeup of their environment. Her most recent research addresses how microbial communities exchange information and use chemical currencies to form partnerships and networks.
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Rebecca Key
Graduate Student Department of Biology; co-advised by Dr. Stuart McDaniel B.S., Microbiology, Southern Illinois University Rebecca is a first-generation graduate student interested in host-microbe interactions and their effects on biogeochemical cycling. She is currently studying nutrient trade-off and transformations in moss- and algae-bacteria interactions and using a combination of transcriptomics, metabolomics, and genome-editing technologies to further characterize these interactions. |
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Mardeliz Martinez
Undergraduate Student Department of Biology B.S. in Biology (expected 2021) Mardeliz is a fourth-year undergraduate biology major at the University of Florida. After graduating, she plans to pursue a Ph.D. in marine biology. She is interested in wildlife conservation, and she intends to center her graduate studies around sirenians or cetaceans. Mardeliz is from Palm Coast, Florida, and some of her interests include music and creative writing |
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Tori Alora Richardson
Undergraduate Student Department of Biology B.S. in Biology, minor in History (expected 2021) Alora is an undergraduate student studying biology, and is interested in how byproducts of marine microbes may affect human health, as well as how to determine biogeochemical pathways. She is currently completing her Bachelor's of Science and plans to further her education in the field of medicine. |
