Supports scientific research by providing specimens for study on the taxonomy, evolution, and ecology of benthic invertebrates.
Biology
Physiology of Marine Organisms
Biochemical and physiological mechanisms of adaptation of organisms to the marine environment. Special emphasis is on biological responses to temperature, salinity, carbon dioxide, pH and bicarbonate levels.
Academics
Centers, Labs, and Programs
Research programs focus on marine biomedicine and marine drug discovery, with an emphasis on cancer and both infectious and inflammatory diseases.
Studying color and biological light in nature through their various forms and functions.
A marine biology laboratory that studies the role of bioluminescence in marine ecosystems.
Focused on understanding the interactions between light and living organisms.
Biology News
Mar 3, 2021
New Research Unlocks Mysteries of Soupfin Shark Migration and Reproduction
Tracking the U.S. population of soupfin sharks yields firsts for scien...
Sep 5, 2019
