We are so thrilled to welcome Callie (2nd from the left) and Henry (4th from the left) to the Wong Lab! Callie joins us as a James B. Duke fellow and Henry as an NSF Graduate Research Fellow. Check out … Read More
We’re wrapping up a fun summer of field and lab work for our Bass Connection Oyster project, supported by two of our Bass Connections student team members, Jane Curry and Ryan Meshanko. Special thanks to Susan Hill for giving us … Read More
Even more undergraduate research happened this summer! Jane Curry (1st on the right) investigated the thermotolerance of eastern oyster larvae at different stages of development. Thanks to all those who helped out with late night oyster baby counting parties!
Undergraduates Samantha George (2nd from the left) and Tessa Nyhan (4th from the left) continued their research this summer in the Wong Lab as Bonaventura Research fellows. They investigated the effects of different environmental stressors on the heart rates of … Read More
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 … Read More
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 … Read More
Our Bass Connection team won the 2025 Bass Connections Poster Competition! Great job, team!
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 … Read More
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
Our Bass Connections team, Climate Change Impacts on Farmed and Wild Oysters, attended the Aquaculture 2025 conference in New Orleans.
