After nearly a decade studying marine biology in Hawai‘i and earning two degrees at UH Mānoa, it’s time for a new chapter. Grateful for all the lessons, mentors, and aloha that shaped me here. Excited to begin a postdoc in applied conservation and genomics — a hui hou, Hawai‘i🌊#PhDone

Can we circumvent the cumbersome filtration of #edna from seawater to detect rare taxa? Yes! Passively deploying simple cost-effective cotton membranes can, with trade-offs of course. @sednasociety.bsky.social doi.org/10.7717/peer...

Making #eDNA assessments more accessible. Just one step in our quest for inexpensive yet robust surveying of coral reefs 🪸 🐟🐠

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Ready or not, here we go!!
Are molecular tools reliable enough for routine monitoring of coral reefs?
#edna #ecology #coralreef #conservation

Finally got around to uploading photos from the #tongariro alpine crossing! So many beautiful biomes and such a humbling and powerful place!

Where in the world is Chondria tumulosa??
New insights into the geographic range of the cryptogenic red alga, which was discovered in 2015-2016 smothering native reef systems in Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument! www.hawaii.edu/news/2024/12...

PhD student, Patrick Nichols, is using #eDNA to hunt down elusive pesky algae - slapping passive samplers everywhere!

#SeDNA2025

@sednasociety.bsky.social who else thinks pumping water is a pain in the ass!?!?

"But most of all, don't give in to cynicism or apathy. That's what the people promulgating these horrible policies want - a bored, indifferent public who figures that who cares, nothing matters any more, it's gonna happen no matter what. But it doesn't have to."

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"Navigating uncertainty in environmental DNA detection of a nuisance marine macroalga" where we discuss #eDNA techniques to infer presence-absence of a marine invader threatening the protected #coralreefs of Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument 🧬🪸
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