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Viral Ecology Laboratory

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Principal Investigator      

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Dr. Jessica Labonté
Assistant Professor



labontej@tamug.edu
Phone: +1 (409) 740-4921

Biography of Dr. Jessica Labonté

Research Interest:

Characterization of virus–host relationships to understand the role of viruses in marine environments, from the surface of the ocean to below the seafloor.





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Research Scientists      

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Sheri Motamedi
Post-Doctoral Researcher



sherimotamedi@tamu.edu

Education:

Ph.D. University of Utah (2020)

Research Interest:

My research interests include astrobiology, deep sea microbiology, and molecular biology. During my Ph.D. I was working on getting DNA and identifying microbial members of serpentinite rock samples collected during IODP exp. 357. During my Postdoc in Dr. Labonté's viral ecology lab, I will  be studying microbial dynamics of 20 lakes across Texas during wet and dry seasons by using metatranscriptomics and metagenomics.





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Graduate Students      

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Kate Campbell
Ph.D. Student



klcampbell@tamu.edu

Education:

B.Sc. University of Pittsburgh (2014)

Research Interest:

My research interests include marine microbial and viral ecology. My previous work focused on the effect of phosphorous limitation on the infection cycle of two bacteriophages that infect two Synechococcus strains. Currently, I am characterizing the microbial and viral communities surrounding the submarine volcano at the Kermadec arc off the coast of New Zealand.





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Jordan R. Walker
Ph.D. Student



jronwalker@tamu.edu

Education:

B.B.A University of St. Thomas - Houston (2014)

B.Sc. Texas A&M University at Galveston (2019)

Research Interest:

My research interests and experience are within the field of marine biology genomics and bioinformatics. I am currently working with the metagenomic data collected from Hurricane Harvey to reconstruct microbial genomes and apply the information to questions ranging from taxonomic identification to evolutionary and metabolic trends. I am interested in  how microbial communities in coastal systems respond to stressors brought on by extreme weather events.





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Undergraduate Students      

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Madeleine Thompson
B.Sc. Student



Major:

Marine Biology

Expected Graduation Date:

May 2021





Nathan Hagen Klobusnik
B.Sc. Student



Major:

Marine Biology

Expected Graduation Date:

May 2022





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Lab Alumni      

Giovanni Madrigal
Undergraduate Researcher (LSAMP)



Comparative Transcriptomics of Amphinomida Fireworms and Relatives (Annelida: Amphinomida)





Arianna Bartlett
Undergraduate Research Scholar (LSAMP)



Comparative Transcriptomics of Amphinomida (Annelida)





Cameron Jackson
Undergraduate Research Scholar (ACES)



Virus-Host Interactions Within Galveston Bay, Texas





Irene Martinez
Undergraduate Research Scholar (LSAMP)



Comparative Transcriptomics of Amphinomida (Annelida)





Catherine Risley
M.Sc. Graduate



Subseafloor Prokaryotic and Viral Communities in Sediment from an Anoxic Marine Basin





Alaina Woods
M.Sc. Graduate



 

Microbial Community and Ecosystem Response to Hurricane Harvey in Galveston Bay




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