Dr. Cassie Raker
@catherineraker.bsky.social
Adjunct at Conn College | URI and Colby College alum | interested in Caribbean coral conservation and multi-omics analysis | passionate about undergraduate teaching | she/her
Feeling incredibly proud of all the students showcasing their work, and loving getting to see what my students are up to outside my class! 🐪 #SLAClife
November 6, 2025 at 7:14 PM
Feeling incredibly proud of all the students showcasing their work, and loving getting to see what my students are up to outside my class! 🐪 #SLAClife
Getting ready for our pollen and pollinator lab about coevolution
September 8, 2025 at 4:32 PM
Getting ready for our pollen and pollinator lab about coevolution
Office door official 🎉🎉🎉
September 3, 2025 at 9:42 PM
Office door official 🎉🎉🎉
Highly recommend taking a few days to fulfill a lifelong dream. +5 GOEs, no notes. #worldfigure
April 2, 2025 at 6:17 PM
Highly recommend taking a few days to fulfill a lifelong dream. +5 GOEs, no notes. #worldfigure
Spent today reading my entire dissertation out loud to myself and I regret to inform you that it remains an incredibly effective editing strategy
March 17, 2025 at 2:24 AM
Spent today reading my entire dissertation out loud to myself and I regret to inform you that it remains an incredibly effective editing strategy
Field labs are the best labs
February 26, 2025 at 11:35 PM
Field labs are the best labs
Check out this great paper from some of my favorite people! 🪸☀️
I’m excited to share the first of my PhD publications! We aimed to fill a critical knowledge gap on the ecology of the temperate coral #Astrangia by quantifying its distribution along a depth gradient. We found that light & algae control abundance & ecotype in Rhode Island.
doi.org/10.1111/maec...
doi.org/10.1111/maec...
Macroalgae and Light Availability Modulate the Distribution of the Temperate Coral Astrangia poculata
The temperate coral Astrangia poculata is rapidly becoming a convenient system for studying symbiosis, microbiome, and thermal resilience. However, the ecology of this species is poorly understood. A....
doi.org
February 19, 2025 at 8:14 PM
Check out this great paper from some of my favorite people! 🪸☀️
The world may be dark but we have fresh flowers in lab today:
February 10, 2025 at 8:03 PM
The world may be dark but we have fresh flowers in lab today: