Graduate Research Assistantship (GRA)

GEC / GECCO

2020

Dareon-Lou Rios

Mentor: David Combosch PhD

Thesis: The Population Genetic Structure of Acropora pulchra in Guam

Kelsie Ebeling-Whited

Mentor: Terry Donaldson PhD

Thesis: Mating Success of the Sixthalassoma Hardwicke, Bar Wrasse (Labridae) Utilizing Two Mating Strategies

Karim Primov

Mentor: David Combosch PhD

Thesis: The Phylogenetics and Population Genomics of Cryptic Lineages of massive Porites on Guam

Victoria Moscato

Mentor: Sarah Lemer PhD

Thesis: Characterizing the role of heat stress resistance of the scleractinian coral Acropora surculose

2021

Constance Sartor

Mentor: Sarah Lemer PhD

Thesis: Transcriptomic Signatures of Acclimation in ‘Susceptible’ Acropora Surculosa and ‘Resistant’ Porites Rus

Ka’ohinhani Kawahigashi

Mentor: Terry Donaldson PhD

Thesis: Reproductive Behavior of Gomphosus Varius (Labridae) in Relation to Current Patterns at a Spawning Aggregation Site: Implications for Larval Dispersal

2022

Justin Berg

Mentor: Bastian Bentlage PhD

Thesis: Here’s the Dirt: Sedimentation Effects on Coral Microbiomes

Kenzie Pollard

Mentor: Sarah Lemer PhD

Thesis: Cryptic speciation and dispersal potential of Trapezia bidentata throughout the Indo-Pacific

2023

Colin Anthony

Mentor: Bastian Bentlage PhD

Thesis: Acclimation of Endosymbiotic Symbiodiniaceae: Improved Insights through Flow Cytometric Phenotypic Profiling

Therese Miller

Mentor: Bastian Bentlage PhD

Thesis: The microbiome of the staghorn coral Acropora pulchra from West Hagåtña Bay

Carlos Tramonte

Mentor: Bastian Bentlage PhD

Grace McDermott

Mentor: Laurie Raymundo PhD

Sarai Vega

Mentor: Atsushi Fujimura PhD

Mackenzie Heagy

Mentor: Tom Schils PhD

2024

Joseph Proietti

Mentor: David Combosh PhD

Karina Mejia

Mentor: Daniel Lindstrom PhD

Olivia Barry

Mentor: Sarah Lemer PhD

Pablo De La Vega Basurto

Mentor: Bastian Bentlage PhD

Reilly Kleven

Mentor: Tom Schils PhD

Courtney 'Star' Dressler

Mentor: Bastian Bentlage PhD

Andrew O’Neil

Mentor: Atsushi Fujimura PhD

Grace Jackson

Mentor: Tom Schils PhD

2025

Garret O’Donnell

Mentor: David Combosch PhD

Lauren Kallen

Mentor: Sarah Lemer PhD

Zoe Trumphour

Mentor: Heloise Rouze PhD

Xavier De Ramos

Mentor: Ciemon Caballes PhD

Student Research Experience (SRE)

Year 1 (2021)

Onglibl Diana Rae Lakobong

Mentor: Terry Donaldson PhD

Project: Diatoms species diversity between latitudinal climate gradient of the northern and southern regions of the Republic of the Marshall Islands

Laura Caser

Mentor: Sarah Lemer PhD

Project: Characterization of the coralivorous snail Drupella on Guam, using Genetic Analyses

Ariana Orallo

Mentor: Laurie Raymundo PhD

Project: Differences in Competitive Ability Between Two Colors Morphs of Porites cylindrica

Mercy Gilniy

Mentor: Tom Schils PhD

Project: The Population Genetic Structure of Acropora pulchra in Guam

Merry Jubiliane Remetira

Mentor: Atsushi Fujimura PhD

Project: The Relationship between Seagrass Cover and Water Physicochemical Parameters in Achang Bay, Guam

Louise Pascua

Mentor: Daniel Lindstrom PhD

Project: Genetic Barcoding of all Amphidromous Nerite and Thiaridae Snails Native to Guam

Year 2 (2022)

Monita Paule

Mentor: Christopher Lobban PhD

Project: The Diatom Plagiotropis as a Test for Regional Endemicity in a Marine Microbe

Lynn Grace Galang

Mentor: Sarah Lemer PhD

Project: Taxonomic and Genetic Diversity of the Corallivorous Snail, Drupella spp., on Guam

Antoni Aleksander Badowski

Mentor: Daniel Lindstrom PhD

Project: Genetic Barcoding of all Amphidromous Shrimp Native to Guam

Hunter Edmund Sidell

Mentor: Daniel Lindstrom PhD

Project: Genetic Barcoding of all Amphidromous Shrimp Native to Guam

Louise Pascua

Mentor: Daniel Lindstrom PhD

Project: Genetic Barcoding of All Amphidromous and Freshwater Nerite and Thiarid Snails Native to Guam

Gabriella Piper

Mentor: Terry Donaldson PhD & Christopher Lobban PhD

Project: The Population Genetic Structure of Acropora pulchra in Guam

Rita Edrianna G Taitague

Mentor: Terry Donaldson PhD & Christopher Lobban PhD

Project: The Population Genetic Structure of Acropora pulchra in Guam

Anela Eliza K Duenas

Mentor: Tom Schils PhD

Project: Succession of Crustose Calcifying Red Algae Communities in Experimental Versus Natural Environments

Zaine Benavente

Mentor: David Combosch PhD

Project: Genetic Barcoding of Cryptic Massive Porites Species in Guam’s Reef Flats

Jacquelyn Renee Cabusi

Mentor: Atsushi Fujimura PhD

Project: Evaluating the Impact of Anthropogenic Chemicals on Coral Health

Year 3 (2023)

Cassandra Paule

Mentor: Ciemon Caballes PhD

Madeline Gonzalez

Mentor: Sarah Lemer PhD

Anna Mallari

Mentor: Bastian Bentlage PhD

Merry Ann Ocampo

Mentor: Christopher Lobban PhD

Brandon Respicio

Mentor: Heloise Rouze PhD

Summer Math Research Program (SMRP)

Year 1 (2021)

Mentors

Leslie Aquino PhD

Hyunju Oh PhD

Jaeyong Choi PhD

Bastian Bentlage PhD

Laurie Raymundo PhD

Summer Math Research Assistants (SMRA)

Regina Mae Dominguez

Jaron Bautista

Summer Math Research Experience (SMRE)

Aaron Bumagat

Michelle Lucas

Henry Song

Project: Mathematical Model and Analysis of the Effects of Overfishing on Coral Reef Ecosystems

Loreto Paulino

Ethan Vargas

Project: Investigating Coral Resiliency through Mathematical Modeling

 

Year 2 (2022)

Mentors

Leslie Aquino PhD

Hyunju Oh PhD

Jaeyong Choi PhD

Bastian Bentlage PhD

Ciemon Caballes, Ph.D.

Summer Math Research Assistants (SMRA)

Jovic Cassi

Cabrini Aguon

Summer Math Research Experience (SMRE)

Christine Barrozo

Ernie Samelo

Project: A Mathematical Model of Coral Response to Disease with Bleaching and Algae Interactions within the Island of Guam

 

Aaron Gonzales

Darryl Dela Cruz

Brandon Respicio

Project: A Mathematical Model of Coral Reef Response to Predator-Prey Interactions, Human Control on Crown of Thorns Starfish, and Rises in Temperature