
CRUSTOMICS
Crustacean Genomics and Systematics Lab
















































Our Team
Meet our team and learn about their interests!

Dr. Heather Bracken-Grissom
Assistant Director of the Coastlines and Oceans Division
Institute of Environment Associate Professor
Dept. of Biological Sciences
North American Governor, The Crustacean Society
Email: hbracken@fiu.edu
Phone: (305)919-4190
Interests: Evolution, decapod phylogenetics, biodiversity, conservation, biogeography, ecology, taxonomy and systematics
Principle Investigator
Postdoctoral Associates

Dr. Pedro Peres
Email: pdasilva@fiu.edu
Interests:
Evolutionary biology, Molecular Ecology, Phylogeography, Population genetics/genomics, Marine Ecology

Dr. Danielle DeLeo
Email:
Interests:
PhD Candidate

Stormie Collins
Email: scoll064@fiu.edu
Interests:
Phylogenetics, Taxonomy, Systematics, Bioluminescence, Conservation, Adaptive Camouflage
PhD Students

Angel Rodriguez
Email: ahrodrig@fiu.edu
Interests:
Deep-Sea Chemosynthesis, Ocean Acidification, OMICS Methods, Genetics

Mary Williams
Email:
Interests:

Natalie Whitaker
Email: nwhit047@fiu.edu
Interests:
Conservation, Evolution, Population Genetics, Biodiversity, Environmental Policy
Lab Manager
Research Assistant

Angela Ceballos
Email: aceba016@fiu.edu
Interests:
Bioluminescence, Behavioral Ecology, Conservation, Phylogenetics, and Evolution

Keith Sellers
Email: ksell013@fiu.edu
Interests:
Analytical Chemistry, Fishery Conservation, and Genetics
Research Interns
Former Lab Members







































