Postdocs

Dr. Alba Filella
Postdoctoral Scientist
Since January 2024

https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Alba-Filella-Lopez-De-Lamadrid

https://www.linkedin.com/in/alba-filella-lopez-de-lamadrid-283385101/

Alba is working on our polyphosphate project funded by the NSF.

Alba's statement: My journey in oceanography has been influenced by engaging in several mesocosm studies, conducting specialized culture work, and participating in field campaigns across diverse international settings. I am deeply fascinated by the the intricate interplay of global compartments,driven by physical and biogeochemical interactions. Central to this dynamic are the global nutrients and oceanic dissolved organic matter, serving as a main conduits of exchange. Additionally, I am captivated by their multifaceted roles including in carbon sequestration. Driven by a great curiosity and need to understand the environment, I seek to provide direct evidence on key processes that shape most ecosystems and ultimate climate.

Dr. Joost Mansour
Postdoctoral Scientist
June 2022-June 2023

https://www.linkedin.com/in/joost-mansour-0891abb9/

https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Joost-Mansour

Joost worked on our Salamander Project funded by the Moore Foundation. He used his expertise in state of the art microscopy and omics techniques to study the potential metabolite exchanges between embryos of the spotted salamander (Ambystoma maculatum) and an algal symbiont that lives inside its egg capsules (Oophila amblystomatis).

Dr. Hui Yang
Postdoctoral Scientist
December 2019 to December 2021

Hui's Linkedln.

Hui worked on our Salamander Project funded by the Moore Foundation. Our main goal is to improve our understanding of an endosymbiosis between embryos of the spotted salamander (Ambystoma maculatum) and an algal symbiont that lives inside its egg capsules (Oophila amblystomatis). Hui studied the egg capsule microbiome and the egg polymorphism.

Dr. Kahina Djaoudi
Postdoctoral Scientist
September 2019 to May 2021

Kahina's CV:

Kahina worked on our P-hydrolase project funded by NSF (OCE 1737083). Kahina brought her expertise in the sensitive determination of dissolved phosphate using the Liquid Waveguide Capillary Cell method. For more information check this publication.

Dr. John Burns
Associate Research Scientist
September 2018 to July 2019

John's CV:

John worked on a project funded by the Moore Foundation to improve our understanding of an endosymbiosis between embryos of the spotted salamander (Ambystoma maculatum) and an algal symbiont that lives inside its egg capsules (Oophila amblystomatis).

John is now a Research Scientist at the Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences

Dr. Sophie Charvet
Postdoctoral Research Scientist
January 2018 to May 2019

Sophie's CV:

Sophie worked on a project to improve our understanding of mixotrophy by small-sized marine protists, she participated in NSF project OCE 1458070

Sophie is now an Assistant Professor at Susquehanna University

Dr. Kim Popendorf
Lamont Postdoctoral Scholar
Januray 2013 - December 2015

During her postdoc in the Duhamel Lab Kim worked on a project related to microbial P cycling, including NSF project OCE 1434914

Kim is now an Assistant Professor at the University of Miami