An Evolving Understanding of the Deep Sea and Our Role in the Depths - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

An Evolving Understanding of the Deep Sea and Our Role in the Depths of the Ocean Erik E Cordes Associate Professor and Vice Chair Department of BIology

Research Areas in the Department of Biology: 2008 Cell and Molecular Evolution and Genomics Allen Nicholson Joel Scheffield Harry Rappaport Karen Palter Richard Waring Shohreh Amini Darius Balciunas Fred Biemar Antonio Giordano Ecology Mark Feitelson Bob Sanders Frank Chang Stuart Neff Physiology, Behavior, and Neuroscience Ed Gruberg Jackie Tanaka

Research Areas in the Department of Biology: 2018 Cell and Molecular Evolution and Genomics Allen Nicholson Sudhir Kumar Joel Scheffield Ananais Escalante Karen Palter Jody Hey Richard Waring Rob Kulathinal Shohreh Amini David Liberles Darius Balciunas Sergei Pond Antonio Giordano Rachel Spigler Mark Feitelson Ray Habas Ecology Bob Sanders Erik Cordes Blair Hedges Physiology, Behavior, Amy Freestone and Neuroscience Brent Sewell Jackie Tanaka Matt Helmus Tonia Hsieh Jocelyn Behm Susan Patterson Anna Moore

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Hydrocarbon Seep Ecosystems Erik E. Cordes Associate Professor and Vice Chair Department of Biology Ocean Exploration Deep-sea Coral Ecosystems Oil Spill Impacts Ocean Acidification