The Wong Lab use a combination of physiological and molecular approaches to investigate how marine invertebrates respond to changes in their environment. In addition to understanding these response mechanisms, we aim to explore tools and methods we can use to promote resilience to climate change. One of our main aims is to integrate our work with practitioners and stakeholders so that our research directly contributes to improving outcomes in conservation, restoration, and aquaculture.
Latest News
- EPIMAR 2025
Juliet, Emma Johnson (PhD student, Wong Lab), and Chris Klein (PhD Student, MCMF – advised by Dr. Tom Shultz) recently attended EPIMAR 2025, the 3rd International Symposium on Epigenetic in Marine and Aquatic Research, in Barcelona. Emma and Chris each presented posters on their ongoing PhD work.
- Celebrating our new Duke graduates!
We had a great time at graduation this year, celebrating the many accomplishments of our new Duke graduates! Tani Valdez Rivas (left, Bass Connections student) and Lily Zhang (right, Wong advisee) were among the Master of Environmental Management graduates. Wong Lab undergraduate researchers and Rachel Carson Scholars, Maya Brookens and Sara Norton, also graduated this semester, each earning a Graduation with Distinction. Congrats, everyone!
- Our Bass Connections team wins Best Poster!
Our Bass Connection team won the 2025 Bass Connections Poster Competition! Great job, team!
- Maya Brookens and Sara Norton present their GWD theses
Undergraduate researchers Maya Brookens and Sara Norton completed their Graduation with Distinction theses. In addition to each student writing an extensive thesis paper, they each presented their work at symposia to earn a Graduation with Distinction in Biology (Maya) and in Marine Science and Conservation (Sara). Great work, Maya and Sara!
- Oceans Week Ocean Sustainability Summit
Lab members presented at the Innovation Showcase at the Ocean Sustainability Summit during Oceans Week. Undergraduate researcher Sara Norton did an excellent job sharing our research on eastern oysters. View this article for more: https://nicholasinstitute.duke.edu/articles/photo-essay-blue-devils-dive-oceans-week
