Herrera Lab
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Deep-sea molecular ecology and evolution. Biological Oceanography. eDNA. Diversity. Exploration.
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Lehigh Oceans Research Center
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Nuclear eDNA metabarcoding primers for anthozoan coral biodiversity assessment
The distributions of anthozoan corals are undercharacterized due to their wide bathymetric ranges, occurrences in remote locales, and difficulties of identification from morphology alone. Environmenta...
peerj.com
New paper: Nuclear eDNA metabarcoding primers for anthozoan coral biodiversity assessment
Works for virtually all Anthozoans, shallow or deep
peerj.com/articles/186...
Works for virtually all Anthozoans, shallow or deep
peerj.com/articles/186...
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"...The length of time in
which she weathers
her watch: a brooding.
Imagine her, perched,
pale and love-long,
in some dark shelf,
knowing she will
never meet what
she has made, and
making anyway..."
Excerpt fr “The Mother” by Lindsay Stewart. Filmed at 2,458m during #TaludContinental_IV expedition
which she weathers
her watch: a brooding.
Imagine her, perched,
pale and love-long,
in some dark shelf,
knowing she will
never meet what
she has made, and
making anyway..."
Excerpt fr “The Mother” by Lindsay Stewart. Filmed at 2,458m during #TaludContinental_IV expedition
September 10, 2025 at 10:16 PM
"...The length of time in
which she weathers
her watch: a brooding.
Imagine her, perched,
pale and love-long,
in some dark shelf,
knowing she will
never meet what
she has made, and
making anyway..."
Excerpt fr “The Mother” by Lindsay Stewart. Filmed at 2,458m during #TaludContinental_IV expedition
which she weathers
her watch: a brooding.
Imagine her, perched,
pale and love-long,
in some dark shelf,
knowing she will
never meet what
she has made, and
making anyway..."
Excerpt fr “The Mother” by Lindsay Stewart. Filmed at 2,458m during #TaludContinental_IV expedition
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An international team of scientists is documenting remarkable biodiversity and exploring how powerful ocean currents support the #MarDelPlataCanyon ecosystem. Learn more via our latest #TaludContinental_IV expedition in Argentina! 🇦🇷
youtu.be/Ez2GJNz1vSo?...
youtu.be/Ez2GJNz1vSo?...
Lush with Life | Underwater Oases of the Mar Del Plata Canyon
YouTube video by Schmidt Ocean
youtu.be
August 7, 2025 at 10:02 PM
An international team of scientists is documenting remarkable biodiversity and exploring how powerful ocean currents support the #MarDelPlataCanyon ecosystem. Learn more via our latest #TaludContinental_IV expedition in Argentina! 🇦🇷
youtu.be/Ez2GJNz1vSo?...
youtu.be/Ez2GJNz1vSo?...
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The recent Schmidt Ocean Institute #TaludContinental_IV expedition in the #MarDelPlataCanyon may have concluded, but the excitement and engagement linger on. Check out our latest story from YouTube: youtu.be/eTLt6m2f3rk?...
Celebrating the Deep | Underwater Oases of the Mar Del Plata Canyon
YouTube video by Schmidt Ocean
youtu.be
August 15, 2025 at 4:25 PM
The recent Schmidt Ocean Institute #TaludContinental_IV expedition in the #MarDelPlataCanyon may have concluded, but the excitement and engagement linger on. Check out our latest story from YouTube: youtu.be/eTLt6m2f3rk?...
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My department at Lehigh University is hiring a Laboratory Facilities Technician. Beautiful research spaces, a great community, and lots of interesting science to do! For more info: tinyurl.com/2vm3h5p9 www.lehighoceans.org ees.cas.lehigh.edu #GeoJobs #OceanJobs #SciJobs
Oceans | Deep-Sea | Lehigh | Herrera | McDermott | United States
Consortium of researchers at Lehigh University that study the ocean environment and the life within it. We employ a combination of fieldwork, laboratory, and computational approaches. McDermott Lab of...
www.lehighoceans.org
May 21, 2025 at 4:50 PM
My department at Lehigh University is hiring a Laboratory Facilities Technician. Beautiful research spaces, a great community, and lots of interesting science to do! For more info: tinyurl.com/2vm3h5p9 www.lehighoceans.org ees.cas.lehigh.edu #GeoJobs #OceanJobs #SciJobs
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🎓 #PhD opportunity in Paris! Join us at @geosciences.bsky.social to study how magma reservoirs beneath mid-ocean ridges pressurize and trigger eruptions. Part of the @erc.europa.eu #SeaSALT project with strong international links. Background in (geo)physics? Apply now! tinyurl.com/yupkweya
Portail Emploi CNRS - Offre d'emploi - PhD position on the dynamics of mid-ocean ridge magma reservoirs (M/F)
emploi.cnrs.fr
May 19, 2025 at 7:13 AM
🎓 #PhD opportunity in Paris! Join us at @geosciences.bsky.social to study how magma reservoirs beneath mid-ocean ridges pressurize and trigger eruptions. Part of the @erc.europa.eu #SeaSALT project with strong international links. Background in (geo)physics? Apply now! tinyurl.com/yupkweya
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Fast-forward 4 years and a ton of research later, and my initial estimate remains the same--we've seen ~0.001% of the deep seafloor, an area approx the same as the size of Rhode Island.
@oceandiscleague.bsky.social published this work in @science.org Advances today: www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
@oceandiscleague.bsky.social published this work in @science.org Advances today: www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
How little we’ve seen: A visual coverage estimate of the deep seafloor
In decades of deep-sea exploration, humans have observed only 0.001% of the deep seafloor, leaving 66% of planet Earth unseen.
www.science.org
May 8, 2025 at 2:11 AM
Fast-forward 4 years and a ton of research later, and my initial estimate remains the same--we've seen ~0.001% of the deep seafloor, an area approx the same as the size of Rhode Island.
@oceandiscleague.bsky.social published this work in @science.org Advances today: www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
@oceandiscleague.bsky.social published this work in @science.org Advances today: www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
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**BIG NEWS in the geology world!** For the first time, scientists spotted an active eruption along the mid-ocean ridge!!
They visited the hydrothermal vent the day before, where a vibrant ecosystem thrived in the sweltering water. The next day, everything was gone. ⚒️🧪
My latest for @nytimes.com
They visited the hydrothermal vent the day before, where a vibrant ecosystem thrived in the sweltering water. The next day, everything was gone. ⚒️🧪
My latest for @nytimes.com
Volcanic Eruption in Deep Ocean Ridge Is Witnessed by Scientists for First Time (Gift Article)
Researchers diving in a submersible in the eastern Pacific realized that the landscape they had studied the day before had been glassed over by fresh lava.
www.nytimes.com
May 2, 2025 at 5:03 PM
**BIG NEWS in the geology world!** For the first time, scientists spotted an active eruption along the mid-ocean ridge!!
They visited the hydrothermal vent the day before, where a vibrant ecosystem thrived in the sweltering water. The next day, everything was gone. ⚒️🧪
My latest for @nytimes.com
They visited the hydrothermal vent the day before, where a vibrant ecosystem thrived in the sweltering water. The next day, everything was gone. ⚒️🧪
My latest for @nytimes.com
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An amazing discovery at the bottom of the ocean - brought to us by the National Science Foundation. I’ve been working at on hydrothermal systems for years and these systems always blow me away, but how incredible it would be to see discharging lava at the seafloor 🤩 😮 #ocean-science for the win!
May 2, 2025 at 4:56 PM
An amazing discovery at the bottom of the ocean - brought to us by the National Science Foundation. I’ve been working at on hydrothermal systems for years and these systems always blow me away, but how incredible it would be to see discharging lava at the seafloor 🤩 😮 #ocean-science for the win!
The EPR is erupting! www.nytimes.com/2025/05/02/s...
Volcanic Eruption in Deep Ocean Ridge Is Witnessed by Scientists for First Time
Researchers diving in a submersible in the eastern Pacific realized that the landscape they had studied the day before had been glassed over by fresh lava.
www.nytimes.com
May 2, 2025 at 6:27 PM
The EPR is erupting! www.nytimes.com/2025/05/02/s...
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Introducing FathomVerse 2.0 - Explore the depths and discover all life in the ocean!
We improved the game to enhance player engagement, foster community connections, and expand scientific contributions. 🦑🌊🦀🧪🎮
Get the latest update to dive in!
youtu.be/jwtG75EHd3M?...
We improved the game to enhance player engagement, foster community connections, and expand scientific contributions. 🦑🌊🦀🧪🎮
Get the latest update to dive in!
youtu.be/jwtG75EHd3M?...
Dive into FathomVerse
YouTube video by FathomVerse
youtu.be
March 26, 2025 at 4:37 PM
Introducing FathomVerse 2.0 - Explore the depths and discover all life in the ocean!
We improved the game to enhance player engagement, foster community connections, and expand scientific contributions. 🦑🌊🦀🧪🎮
Get the latest update to dive in!
youtu.be/jwtG75EHd3M?...
We improved the game to enhance player engagement, foster community connections, and expand scientific contributions. 🦑🌊🦀🧪🎮
Get the latest update to dive in!
youtu.be/jwtG75EHd3M?...
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Two new species described from the Coral Lab this week!
𝘚𝘵𝘢𝘶𝘳𝘰𝘱𝘢𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘴 𝘮𝘰𝘯𝘰𝘱𝘪𝘯𝘯𝘢𝘵𝘢 Horowitz & Barajas, 2025
zookeys.pensoft.net/article/1369...
𝘗𝘢𝘳𝘢𝘴𝘱𝘩𝘢𝘦𝘳𝘢𝘴𝘤𝘭𝘦𝘳𝘢 𝘮𝘤𝘧𝘢𝘥𝘥𝘦𝘯𝘢𝘦 Quattrini, Morrissey, & McCartin, 2025
mapress.com/zt/article/v...
𝘚𝘵𝘢𝘶𝘳𝘰𝘱𝘢𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘴 𝘮𝘰𝘯𝘰𝘱𝘪𝘯𝘯𝘢𝘵𝘢 Horowitz & Barajas, 2025
zookeys.pensoft.net/article/1369...
𝘗𝘢𝘳𝘢𝘴𝘱𝘩𝘢𝘦𝘳𝘢𝘴𝘤𝘭𝘦𝘳𝘢 𝘮𝘤𝘧𝘢𝘥𝘥𝘦𝘯𝘢𝘦 Quattrini, Morrissey, & McCartin, 2025
mapress.com/zt/article/v...
a man says it 's a great discovery in front of an american flag
ALT: a man says it 's a great discovery in front of an american flag
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March 14, 2025 at 7:10 PM
Two new species described from the Coral Lab this week!
𝘚𝘵𝘢𝘶𝘳𝘰𝘱𝘢𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘴 𝘮𝘰𝘯𝘰𝘱𝘪𝘯𝘯𝘢𝘵𝘢 Horowitz & Barajas, 2025
zookeys.pensoft.net/article/1369...
𝘗𝘢𝘳𝘢𝘴𝘱𝘩𝘢𝘦𝘳𝘢𝘴𝘤𝘭𝘦𝘳𝘢 𝘮𝘤𝘧𝘢𝘥𝘥𝘦𝘯𝘢𝘦 Quattrini, Morrissey, & McCartin, 2025
mapress.com/zt/article/v...
𝘚𝘵𝘢𝘶𝘳𝘰𝘱𝘢𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘴 𝘮𝘰𝘯𝘰𝘱𝘪𝘯𝘯𝘢𝘵𝘢 Horowitz & Barajas, 2025
zookeys.pensoft.net/article/1369...
𝘗𝘢𝘳𝘢𝘴𝘱𝘩𝘢𝘦𝘳𝘢𝘴𝘤𝘭𝘦𝘳𝘢 𝘮𝘤𝘧𝘢𝘥𝘥𝘦𝘯𝘢𝘦 Quattrini, Morrissey, & McCartin, 2025
mapress.com/zt/article/v...
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📘 Introducing the SeDNAs Hub: The Publishing Home for the Southern eDNA Society!
We’re proud to launch the SeDNAs Hub, established in collaboration with the open-access publisher @peerj.bsky.social. This platform provides an ideal publishing venue for members of SeDNAs & the wider eDNA community.
We’re proud to launch the SeDNAs Hub, established in collaboration with the open-access publisher @peerj.bsky.social. This platform provides an ideal publishing venue for members of SeDNAs & the wider eDNA community.
PeerJ – Southern eDNA Society
peerj.com
March 10, 2025 at 9:42 AM
📘 Introducing the SeDNAs Hub: The Publishing Home for the Southern eDNA Society!
We’re proud to launch the SeDNAs Hub, established in collaboration with the open-access publisher @peerj.bsky.social. This platform provides an ideal publishing venue for members of SeDNAs & the wider eDNA community.
We’re proud to launch the SeDNAs Hub, established in collaboration with the open-access publisher @peerj.bsky.social. This platform provides an ideal publishing venue for members of SeDNAs & the wider eDNA community.
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Happy day 4 of #17DSBS!
Meet Luke McCartin, who studies #DeepSeaCoral diversity using #eDNA sequencing in the Gulf of Mexico & Caribbean. Luke’s work involves using #ROVs to collect coral & seawater samples, analyzing DNA barcodes to reveal their #biodiversity and to understand coral distributions.
Meet Luke McCartin, who studies #DeepSeaCoral diversity using #eDNA sequencing in the Gulf of Mexico & Caribbean. Luke’s work involves using #ROVs to collect coral & seawater samples, analyzing DNA barcodes to reveal their #biodiversity and to understand coral distributions.
January 15, 2025 at 9:18 AM
Happy day 4 of #17DSBS!
Meet Luke McCartin, who studies #DeepSeaCoral diversity using #eDNA sequencing in the Gulf of Mexico & Caribbean. Luke’s work involves using #ROVs to collect coral & seawater samples, analyzing DNA barcodes to reveal their #biodiversity and to understand coral distributions.
Meet Luke McCartin, who studies #DeepSeaCoral diversity using #eDNA sequencing in the Gulf of Mexico & Caribbean. Luke’s work involves using #ROVs to collect coral & seawater samples, analyzing DNA barcodes to reveal their #biodiversity and to understand coral distributions.
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@mbarinews.bsky.social internship deadline Feb 28, but good time to think about your letter of recommendation while you are on holiday break! www.mbari.org/about/career...
@mbarinews.bsky.social internship deadline Feb 28, but good time to think about your letter of recommendation while you are on holiday break! www.mbari.org/about/career...
Internships • MBARI
Applications for the 2025 MBARI Summer Internship program are now being accepted. This 10-week internship allows college students and educators to work on a research or outreach project at MBARI.
www.mbari.org
December 21, 2024 at 7:27 PM
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@mbarinews.bsky.social internship deadline Feb 28, but good time to think about your letter of recommendation while you are on holiday break! www.mbari.org/about/career...
@mbarinews.bsky.social internship deadline Feb 28, but good time to think about your letter of recommendation while you are on holiday break! www.mbari.org/about/career...
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When people scoff at my research about how alligators enter oceanic food chains
December 21, 2024 at 11:54 AM
When people scoff at my research about how alligators enter oceanic food chains
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🤖🌊🌋 During a research cruise off #AmericanSamoa last summer, #Mesobot made 4 daring dives into the active #underwatervolcano Vailulu’u!
In a first for the #autonomousvehicle, it entered the caldera to gather images + #eDNA samples.
📸 Nova West © Ocean Exploration Trust
In a first for the #autonomousvehicle, it entered the caldera to gather images + #eDNA samples.
📸 Nova West © Ocean Exploration Trust
December 17, 2024 at 8:42 PM
🤖🌊🌋 During a research cruise off #AmericanSamoa last summer, #Mesobot made 4 daring dives into the active #underwatervolcano Vailulu’u!
In a first for the #autonomousvehicle, it entered the caldera to gather images + #eDNA samples.
📸 Nova West © Ocean Exploration Trust
In a first for the #autonomousvehicle, it entered the caldera to gather images + #eDNA samples.
📸 Nova West © Ocean Exploration Trust
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🚨The deadline to apply for Lehigh University’s Biological Sciences PhD program is just a few weeks away! Are you (or do you know) an amazing undergrad, post-bac, or master’s student passionate about science & ready to thrive in a supportive, interdisciplinary environment? Apply here!👉bit.ly/3VwZL29
December 12, 2024 at 7:13 PM
🚨The deadline to apply for Lehigh University’s Biological Sciences PhD program is just a few weeks away! Are you (or do you know) an amazing undergrad, post-bac, or master’s student passionate about science & ready to thrive in a supportive, interdisciplinary environment? Apply here!👉bit.ly/3VwZL29
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New paper: Nuclear eDNA metabarcoding primers for anthozoan coral biodiversity assessment
Works for virtually all Anthozoans, shallow or deep
peerj.com/articles/186...
Works for virtually all Anthozoans, shallow or deep
peerj.com/articles/186...
Nuclear eDNA metabarcoding primers for anthozoan coral biodiversity assessment
The distributions of anthozoan corals are undercharacterized due to their wide bathymetric ranges, occurrences in remote locales, and difficulties of identification from morphology alone. Environmenta...
peerj.com
November 26, 2024 at 6:18 PM
New paper: Nuclear eDNA metabarcoding primers for anthozoan coral biodiversity assessment
Works for virtually all Anthozoans, shallow or deep
peerj.com/articles/186...
Works for virtually all Anthozoans, shallow or deep
peerj.com/articles/186...
New paper: Nuclear eDNA metabarcoding primers for anthozoan coral biodiversity assessment
Works for virtually all Anthozoans, shallow or deep
peerj.com/articles/186...
Works for virtually all Anthozoans, shallow or deep
peerj.com/articles/186...
Nuclear eDNA metabarcoding primers for anthozoan coral biodiversity assessment
The distributions of anthozoan corals are undercharacterized due to their wide bathymetric ranges, occurrences in remote locales, and difficulties of identification from morphology alone. Environmenta...
peerj.com
November 26, 2024 at 6:18 PM
New paper: Nuclear eDNA metabarcoding primers for anthozoan coral biodiversity assessment
Works for virtually all Anthozoans, shallow or deep
peerj.com/articles/186...
Works for virtually all Anthozoans, shallow or deep
peerj.com/articles/186...
This is what we have been up to lately:
Coral microbiomes are structured by environmental gradients in deep waters
environmentalmicrobiome.biomedcentral.com/articles/10....
Coral microbiomes are structured by environmental gradients in deep waters
environmentalmicrobiome.biomedcentral.com/articles/10....
Coral microbiomes are structured by environmental gradients in deep waters - Environmental Microbiome
Background Coral-associated microbiomes vary greatly between colonies and localities with functional consequences on the host. However, the full extent of variability across the ranges of most coral s...
environmentalmicrobiome.biomedcentral.com
November 24, 2024 at 12:43 AM
This is what we have been up to lately:
Coral microbiomes are structured by environmental gradients in deep waters
environmentalmicrobiome.biomedcentral.com/articles/10....
Coral microbiomes are structured by environmental gradients in deep waters
environmentalmicrobiome.biomedcentral.com/articles/10....