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: MSB-361
Interests: Evolution, decapod phylogenetics, biodiversity, conservation, biogeography, ecology, taxonomy and systematics.
Research Specialist
Postdoctoral Associate
Postdoctoral Associate
Our Students
Natalie Whitaker-Allen
Ph.D Candidate
Conservation, Evolution, Population Genetics, Biodiversity, Environmental Policy
Angel Rodriguez
Ph.D Student
Deep-Sea Chemosynthesis, Ocean Acidification, OMICS Methods, Genetics
Maureen Howard
Ph.D Student
Sensory Biology, Visual Ecology, Deep Sea Biology, Immunohistochemistry, Microscopy and Geospatial Technology
Lab Manager
Angela Ceballos
anceball@fiu.edu
Current Members
Hope Grafstrom
Research Technician
Nicole Monnar
Museum Curator
Nia Brotherton
Research Intern
Former Lab Members
