CRUSTOMICS: Crustacean Genomics and Systematics Lab
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Meet our team and learn about current projects and interests!
Dr. Heather Bracken Grissom
Florida International University-Biscayne Bay Campus
3000 NE 151 Street, MSB-353
North Miami, Florida 33181, USA
305 919-4190 (Phone)
Contact:hbracken@fiu.edu
Evolution, decapod phylogenetics, biodiversity, conservation, biogeography, ecology, taxonomy and systematics
Dr. Lauren Ballou
Postdoctoral Associate
Florida International University-
Biscayne Bay Campus
3000 NE 151 Street, MSB-330
North Miami, Florida 33181, USA
Contact: lballou@fiu.edu
Phylogenetics, Biogeography, Evolution, Anchialine Cave Crustaceans
Robert Tomasetti
PhD Candidate
Florida International University-
Biscayne Bay Campus
3000 NE 151 Street, MSB-250N
North Miami, Florida 33181, USA
Contact: roetti@fiu.edu
Connectivity, biodiversity, phylogenetics, biogeography
Zach Nickell
MS Student
Florida International University-
Biscayne Bay Campus
3000 NE 151 Street, MSB-250N
North Miami, Florida 33181, USA
Contact: znick001@fiu.edu
Phylogenetics, Decapods, Evolution, Ecology, Conservation
Stormie Collins
PhD Student
Florida International University-
Biscayne Bay Campus
3000 NE 151 Street, MSB-330
North Miami, Florida 33181, USA
Contact: scoll064@fiu.edu
Phylogenetics, taxonomy, systematics, bioluminescence, conservation, and adaptive camouflage
Dr. Pedro Peres
Postdoctoral Associate
Florida International University-
Biscayne Bay Campus
3000 NE 151 Street, MSB-330
North Miami, Florida 33181, USA
Contact: pdasilva@fiu.edu
Evolutionary biology, Molecular Ecology, Phylogeography, Population genetics/genomics, Marine Ecology
Dr. Javier Luque
Postdoctoral Associate
Florida International University-
Biscayne Bay Campus
3000 NE 151 Street, MSB-330
North Miami, Florida 33181, USA
Contact: jaluque@fiu.edu
Paleobiology, Taxonomy, Phylogenetics, Macroevolution, Visual systems, Exceptional preservation
Carlos Varela
PhD Candidate
Florida International University-
Biscayne Bay Campus
3000 NE 151 Street, MSB-330
North Miami, Florida 33181, USA
Contact: varela06@gmail.com
Taxonomy and systematics of marine and freshwater peracarid and decapod crustaceans
Jessica Quinlan
PhD Candidate
Florida International University-
Biscayne Bay Campus
3000 NE 151 Street, MSB-250N
North Miami, Florida 33181, USA
Contact: jquin212@fiu.edu
Conservation genetics, elasmobranch fisheries management, community engaged research, environmental DNA
Natalie Whitaker
PhD Student
Florida International University-
Biscayne Bay Campus
3000 NE 151 Street, MSB-330
North Miami, Florida 33181, USA
Contact: nwhit047@fiu.edu
Conservation, evolution, population genetics, biodiversity, environmental policy
Harrison Mancke
Lab Manager
Florida International University-
Biscayne Bay Campus
3000 NE 151 Street, MSB-330
North Miami, Florida 33181, USA
Contact: hmanc004@fiu.edu
Visual and Sensory Ecology, Phylogenetics, Physiology, Deep-Sea Ecology, Evolutionary Adaptations
Nathalie Perea Caicedo
Research Intern
Florida International University-
Biscayne Bay Campus
3000 NE 151 Street, MSB-330
North Miami, Florida 33181, USA
Hydrothermal vents, Deep sea, Bioluminescence, Conservation and Regeneration
Jack Brett
Research Intern
Florida International University-
Biscayne Bay Campus
3000 NE 151 Street, MSB-330
North Miami, Florida 33181, USA
David-Jason Guillou
Research Intern
Florida International University-
Biscayne Bay Campus
3000 NE 151 Street, MSB-330
North Miami, Florida 33181, USA
Computational Biology, Conservation, Invertebrate Zoology, Kelp Forest and Tidal Pool Ecology
Medicine, Echinoderm Ecology, Marine Biology,
Saxophone
Previous Lab Members
Dr. Danielle DeLeo
Assistant Visiting Professor
Haverford College
370 Lancaster Avenue, Haverford, PA 19041
(610) 896-1000
Dr. Lorian Schweikert
Former Distinguished Postdoctoral Fellow
Now Assistant Professor at
University of North Carolina Wilmington
Dr. Robert Ditter
Former PhD Student
Now pursuing a Postdoctoral
position at the University of California, Davis.
Dr. Laura Timm
Former PhD Student
Now pursuing a Postdoctoral position at the University of Colorado in Denver, Colorado.
Dr. Jorge Luis Pérez-Moreno
Now pursuing a Postdoctoral position at Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado
Charles Golighty, MS
Former Master's Student
Lys Isma
Former Undergraduate Research Assistant
Joe Brennan
Former Undergraduate Research Assistant
Vanessa Moreno
Former Research Assistant
Nicole Perez
Former Research Assistant
Chris Rizzie
Former Research Assistant
Jade Uhalt
Former Research Assistant
Anchita Sanan
Former Undergraduate Research Assistant
Stacie Schulman
Former Undergraduate Research Assistant
Katrina Abel
Former Research Assistant
Blake Wilkins
Former Research Technician
Joan Glenny
Former Undergraduate Research Assistant
Jonathan Harms
Former Research Assistant
Alexis Snyder
Former Undergraduate Research Assistant
Sheilla Robles
Former Volunteer - Biscayne Bay Monitoring
Lauren Ramos
Former Undergraduate Research Assistant
Alyssa Morgan
Former Undergraduate Research Assistant
Julian Martínez
Former Undergraduate Research Assistant
Adriana Suarez
Former Undergraduate Research Assistant
Juliet Wong
Former Lab Manager/ Research Technician
Ahmed Alnahhas
Former Undergraduate Research Assistant
Barbara Moahamed
Former Undergraduate Research Assistant
Shaina Lear
Former Research Technician
Nicole Odzer
Former High School Research Assistant
Carmen Ekert
Former Undergraduate Research Assistant
Dr. Hernán Vázquez-Miranda
Postdoctoral Associate