Kevin Brix
Associate Professor (Adjunct) Email:
KevinBrix@EcoTox.onmicrosoft.com Phone: (305) 773-8347
Website:
kevinbrix.com
Javier Del Campo
Assistant Professor (Adjunct) Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Sciences
Email:
jdelcampo@ibe.upf-csic.es Phone: +34 616-34-28-89
Website:
delcampolab.comBio: I am a Group Leader at the Institute of Evolutionary Biology (UPF-CSIC) in Barcelona and Adjunct Professor at the Marine Biology and Ecology Department at the Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science - University of Miami. I completed my bachelor’s and my Ph.D. in Environmental Microbiology and Biotechnology at the Institute of Marine Sciences - CSIC (Barcelona), followed by postdoctoral research at the University of Barcelona, the University of British Columbia (Vancouver), and back to the Institute of Marine Sciences. In February 2019 I joined as Assistant Professor the Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science at the University of Miami and in February 2021 I joined the Institute of Evolutionary Biology. My research has focused on the study of the ecology and evolution of microbial eukaryotes but recently, I have expanded my scope to the prokaryotes in order to have an integrated view of the microbiome. I am currently investigating microbial ecology and evolution in animal-associated environments using cutting-edge sequencing technologies and computational biology. I hope that my research can help to have a better understanding of the role that microorganisms play in the response of animals to the climate crisis.
Jenny Litz
Professor (Adjunct) Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Sciences
Email:
jenny.litz@noaa.gov Phone: (305) 361-4224
Website:
https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/contact/jenny-litz-phd
Stephanie Rosales
Assistant Professor (Adjunct) Email:
stephanie.rosales@noaa.gov and
smr254@rsmas.miami.eduPhone: (305) 361-4511
Bio:
Dr. Rosales is interested in characterizing and understanding microorganisms in marine environments and evaluating the health of our oceans. To do this, a combination of 'omics techniques (e.g., metabarcoding, metagenomics, and metatranscriptomics), molecular biology, fieldwork, and laboratory experiments are applied. This research provides insights into beneficial and detrimental microbes impacting marine organisms and potential avenues to improve ecosystem health.
Cynthia Silveira
Assistant Professor (Adjunct) Email:
cynthiasilveira@miami.edu Phone: (305) 284-6566
Website:
www.silveiralab.comBio:
The Silveira Lab studies interactions between phages (viruses of bacteria) and their hosts in marine environments. Through predation and gene transfer, phages modulate the ecological roles and evolutionary trajectories of their bacterial hosts. In coral reefs, these relationships affect the health of reef-building corals and help shape the trajectories of whole reef ecosystems in the face of stressors. We apply field studies combined with laboratory experimentation and genomics tools to investigate how phage-bacteria interactions shape coral reef microbiomes and ecosystem responses to disturbance.
