Summer Research Project:
This summer I will be working in Dr. Adrienne Correa’s lab at Rice University in order to identify the roles of viruses in stony coral tissue loss disease (SCTLD). I will also be testing to see if the fishes that eat these corals have any role in the facilitation of spreading or stopping these diseases. My main goal this summer is to be a successful asset to Dr. Correa’s lab as I conduct my research and provide some new and helpful information about SCTLD’s. Additionally I hope to produce a meaningful research poster and lesson plan that I can use to successfully educate others about this research.
Transferable Skills from the Classroom to the Lab:
- Organization
- Leadership
- Attention to detail
- Enthusiastic
- Lifetime learner
- Patient
- Curious
- Responsible
As a third year teacher I am currently teaching high school level Biology and Environmental Systems. I have my bachelors degree in Biology and a minor in environmental science from Texas A&M Corpus Christi (TAMUCC). Additionally I have my masters degree in curriculum and instruction from TAMUCC. I fell in love with the ocean at a young age and was lucky enough to be able to see it all over the world including receiving my open water scuba certification in Tioman, Malaysia!
I am so excited to learn from Dr. Correa and do research on corals. This is definitely a dream come true!
Getting back into research might be a challenging task, but I am definitely up for that challenge.
Dr. Correa’s Lab Website: http://www.owlnet.rice.edu/~ac53/index.html
NEWT RET Website: https://research.rice.edu/rstem/newt-ret
