Register here: https://usc.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJwvce-tpz0pEty6bpNLVxQqNXWQLrOVfv_d

3:00 pm PST
Colette Fletcher-Hoppe, PhD Candidate in Marine Biology and Biological Oceanography

Colette Fletcher-Hoppe is a 5th year PhD candidate in Dr. Jed Fuhrman’s lab at USC. Her research combines ecology, genomics, and bioinformatics to investigate marine microorganisms and their spatial/ temporal diversity off the coast of Southern California. She is particularly interested in anthropogenic influences on nitrogen cycling organisms.

3:30 pm PST
Maria Ruggeri, PhD Candidate in Marine and Environmental Biology

Maria Ruggeri is a 5th year PhD candidate in Carly Kenkel’s lab. She is interested in cnidarian-algal symbiosis and particularly the genetic and environmental factors that lead to maintenance of these partnerships under stress.