CRUSTOMICS
Crustacean Genomics and Systematics Lab
Our Team
Meet our team and learn about their interests!
Principle Investigator
Dr. Heather Bracken-Grissom
Assistant Director of the Coastlines and Oceans Division,
Institute of Environment Professor, Dept. of Biological Sciences
Research Associate, Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History, Invertebrate Zoology
Email: hbracken@fiu.edu
Phone: (305) 919-4190
Office:
Interests: Evolution, decapod phylogenetics, biodiversity, conservation, biogeography, ecology, taxonomy and systematics
Postdoctoral Associate
Postdoctoral Associate
Our Students
Stormie Collins
Ph.D Candidate
Phylogenetics, Taxonomy, Systematics, Bioluminescence, Conservation, Adaptive Camouflage
Angel Rodriguez
Ph.D Student
Deep-Sea Chemosynthesis, Ocean Acidification, OMICS Methods, Genetics
Maureen Howard
Ph.D Student
Mary Williams
Ph.D Student
Phylogenetics, Taxonomy, Systematics, Bioluminescence, Conservation, Adaptive Camouflage
Nina Ramos
Ph.D Student
Natalie Whitaker-Allen
Ph.D Student
Conservation, Evolution, Population Genetics, Biodiversity, Environmental Policy
Lab Manager
Angela Ceballos
Current Members
Nia Brotherton
Research Intern
Milla Croissier
Research Intern