Thank you so much!

Hi Manu, can you add this account to the ocean feed-list? We are the Chemical Currencies of a Microbial Planet, a science and technology research center focused on understanding microbially-mediated cycling of metabolites in the surface ocean. Website here: ccomp-stc.org. Thanks for the help!

Henry's PhD research investigated how marine phytoplankton adapt their lipid membranes to a range of environmental conditions. Now he studies how phytoplankton may cycle carbon differently in future oceans that are hotter & more acidic using culturing and 'omics methods.

The conditions that lead to successful infection of phytoplankton in the wild are poorly understood. Annika seeks to unravel the role of nutrient stress in determining susceptibility to viral infection and apply this knowledge to isolate novel phytoplankton-virus pairs.

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Mariana is motivated to explore questions at the intersection of physics, biogeochemistry, and biology, to understand how these processes interact + what role they play in the global state of the ocean. They are excited to apply to doctoral programs in oceanography this fall!

Alongside this work, they collaborate with their C-CoMP B2P cohort to study how ocean extremes (#marineheatwaves 🌡️), impact phytoplankton ecosystem dynamics through satellite observations 🦠🛰️.

A big thank you to all the folks at @biosstation.bsky.social, @whoi.edu, and the crew and Captain of the R/V Atlantic Explorer for making this research and cruise possible!

Congrats @maratimes.bsky.social!!!

Jill is interested in marine biology & oceanography 🌊. Her interest in expanding her knowledge of ocean systems and biogeochem before applying to graduate PhD programs led her to join C-CoMP. Jill is excited for her second year in the program and to apply to graduate programs!