UNC Marine Sciences’ is proud to host a seminar by one of our own faculty Dr. Barbara MacGregor. Presenter Affiliation: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Department of Marine Sciences Title: Building big bacteria: Central vacuoles and nitrate respiration pathways in the large sulfur … Read more

UNC Marine Sciences’ Assistant Professor Adrian Marchetti hosts a seminar presented by Mike Kinsford, Ph.D. Presenter Affiliation: Marine Biology and Aquaculture, College of Science and Engineering, James Cook University, Australia Title: Connectivity among populations -the never ending story? Abstract: The persistence of marine populations … Read more

UNC Marine Sciences’ Research Assistant Professor Barbara MacGregor, Ph.D. Seminar Presentation. Seminar Title: Multiplication is vexation: A genomic perspective on DNA replication and cell division in the large sulfur bacteria Presenter Affiliation: Department of Marine Sciences, UNC – Chapel Hill Summary: Bacteria … Read more

UNC Marine Sciences’ hosts a seminar presented by Rising Professor Emeritus John Bane, Ph.D. Seminar Title: Alternative Energy from Ocean Currents Presenter Affiliation: UNC-CH Department of Marine Sciences Summary: The kinetic energy in ocean currents, or marine hydrokinetic (MHK)energy, is a renewable … Read more

UNC Marine Sciences’ Associate Professor Marc Alperin hosts a seminar presented by Erik Zettler, Ph.D. Seminar Title: Diversity & Function of the Marine “Plastisphere” Community Presenter Affiliation: Sea Education Association (SEA) Summary: The “Plastisphere” encompasses a diverse microbial and metazoan community … Read more

A research seminar presented by UNC-CH Department of Marine Sciences graduate student, Andrew Hyde. Title: Life in the gradient: Investigating the changing microbial community in the Orca Basin chemocline Abstract: Orca Basin is an anoxic hypersaline pool in the seabed of the Gulf of … Read more

UNC Marine Sciences’ Assistant Professor Karl Castillo hosts a seminar presented by Dustin Kemp, Ph.D. Seminar Title: Modern challenges for coral reefs: Functional traits and genetic diversity of Indo-Pacific and Caribbean coral Presenter Affiliation: University of Alabama at Birmingham Department of … Read more

UNC Marine Sciences’ Assistant Professor Alecia Septer hosts a seminar presented by Eva Kanso, Ph.D. Seminar Title: Ciliary flows actively filter symbiotic bacteria Presenter Affiliation: University of Southern California, Department of Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering Summary: Our understanding of ciliary activity … Read more