December 18, 2017
Our new publication led by graduate student Carly Moreno was just published in Polar Biology. In this study we examine how polar diatoms cope with low iron and light conditions in the Southern Ocean through a combination of molecular and physiological techniques.
Nov 14, 2017
Our new publication lead by former graduate student Natalie Cohen (now a post-doctoral fellow at WHOI) was published online in Frontiers in Marine Sciences. In this study we compare the metatranscriptomic response by diatoms to variable iron status across different ocean provinces in the North Pacific Ocean. The study is part of an NSF-funded collaboration between the Marchetti Lab and the Twining Lab at Bigelow Laboratories for Ocean Sciences
Dec. 9, 2016
Our new publication by Weida Gong and coauthors was published online in ISME Journal. In this study we have applied a metatranscriptomic approach to examine gene expression during a dinoflagellate bloom in the Neuse River Estuary.
Molecular insights into a dinoflagellate bloom
Additional press on the study can be found here:
Dec. 9, 2016
Our new publication by former Masters student Kelsey Ellis and coauthors was published online today in the journal Protist. This study investigates the vitamin B12 requirements in diatoms.
December 2, 2016
Our research on sequencing algal blooms in the Neuse River Estuary has been highlighted on the UNC Endeavors webpage.
June 30, 2016
We have a new paper published in Frontiers in Marine Science that analyzes the transcriptomic response of the resilient coral Siderastrea siderea to long term thermal and ocean acidification stresses. Hopefully this will be the first of many publications from the Marchetti Lab studying climate change effects on corals and their associated algal symbionts. The lead author is Sarah Davies and co-authors include Adrian, Justin Ries (NEU) and Karl Castillo.
To read the paper, go here.
January 13, 2016
Ph.D. student Carly Moreno is participating on the PalmerLTER research cruise in Antarctica. For the next 6 weeks, Carly will be collecting samples and performing incubation experiments to investigate the environmental factors that regulate phytoplankton growth by using molecular sequencing approaches. She is also collecting measurements of biogenic gases using an underway mass spectrometer as part of a collaboration with the Cassar Lab at Duke University. Stay warm Carly!
More information about the PalmerLTER can be found here.
A cruise map can be found here.
December 17, 2015
Also see article in the UNC Endeavors Newsletter here
August 24, 2015
Congratulations to Carly Moreno who successfully defended her Masters thesis titled ‘A Transcriptomic Comparison of Iron and Light Physiology in Southern Ocean Diatoms’. Lo hicimos Carly!
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July 28, 2015
Congratulations to Kelsey Ellis who successfully defended her Masters thesis titled ‘The coeffects of vitamin B12 and iron on marine diatoms’. Way to go Kelsey!
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