Projects

  1. Investigating the abundance and diversity of ocean viruses in Caribbean and Pacific reef fishes.

2. Investigating the geographical distribution and diversity of the RNA virus, dinoRNAV, and its ability to co-evolve with dinoflagellate hosts in stony corals.

3. Quantifying retroviral activity in reef fishes using the model organism, Ocellaris (clownfish)

4. Identifying endogenous retroviruses (ERVs) in Caribbean and Pacific reef fishes