Check out our new paper led by PhD student, Emma Johnson, that was recently published in Frontiers in Marine Science! We performed a systematic review of epigenetic pathways underlying gene expression and phenotypic plasticity in aquatic invertebrates.
Emma (PhD student), Henry (PhD student), Callie (PhD student), Ruth (undergraduate), and Annabelle (undergraduate, Bass Connections) presented at the Benthic Ecology Meeting in Virginia Beach. We had a great time sharing our work and connecting with colleagues!
Juliet traveled to Scotland where she presented a talk at the Ocean Sciences Meeting and a seminar at the University of Glasgow (special thanks to Dr. Anna McGregor for hosting!).
Wong Lab members joined the 13th Annual SciREN Coast Networking Event where they connected with K-12 educators to offer science education outreach in the form of invertebrate touch tanks and informative cards about our local marine inverts. Their booth won a … Read More
Congrats to Samantha George, who graduated at the end of Fall 2025. Samantha presented her senior thesis project to the DUML community and earned a Graduation with Distinction in Marine Science and Conservation. We look forward to seeing the amazing … Read More
DUML students from Juliet’s Biodiversity of Marine Invertebrates course and Dr. Josh Osterberg’s Marine Ecology course had a great class trip aboard the R/V Shearwater. We deployed an ROV over a shipwreck, performed plankton tows, and spotted plenty of dolphins. … Read More
Undergraduate researcher, Samantha George, presented her honors thesis work at the Western Society of Naturalists meeting in San Diego, CA. Her project explored how infection by boring sponge (Cliona celata) and elevated temperatures impact eastern oyster respiration rate and molecular-level … Read More
Our Bass Connections team, Climate Change Impacts on Farmed and Wild Oysters 2025-2026, wrapped up our big field experiment. The whole team got together – even our Durham-based students came to stay at DUML for the weekend!
One benefit of taking courses at the Duke Marine Lab is the direct access to the outdoors. Juliet loves taking her classes on field trips to explore our local coastal marine ecosystems and the diversity of organisms that live there.
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
