Coral Reef Engineering group led by @dwangpraseurt. #Coral ecophysiolgy and #engineering to understand, restore & protect reefs @UCSanDiego - group tweets
🔬@dwangpraseurt, an interdisciplinary marine biologist, dives into the future of reef survival, where materials science, biotech, and synthetic biology join forces. @ReefEngineers
Can Biotech Help Save Coral Reefs?
https://t.co/g7GXfosHlw
Thrilled to share our new paper in @iScience_CP, showing how Turbinaria reniformis corals fine-tune their microskeletal architecture with depth, boosting light capture up to 2.7× in mesophotic corals!
#mesophotic#coral#photoadaptation@Scripps_Ocean ➡️https://t.co/0M7XhxVJNP
🪸 📣Can healthy reef sounds help baby corals find a home? A new study led by Scripps Oceanography scientists with @ReefEngineers & the Thode Environmental Acoustics Lab says yes! Tune into the @acousticsorg meeting tomorrow at 9 a.m. PT to learn more! ⬇️
https://t.co/5gSaKQU0T3
🚨 Big leap for coral restoration:
We developed "SNAP-X", a hybrid material that mimics healthy reef cues to drive coral recruitment 20x higher than controls.
🔗 Read more: https://t.co/913dReboZw
@Scripps_Ocean@UCSDJacobs@UCSanDiego#Reefense
Excited to share our research @ACSPublications!
We developed "coral-guards"—fouling-prevention coatings that reduce algal overgrowth, supporting coral reef resilience
🔗https://t.co/Jf5NmyraIi
@UCSanDiego@Scripps_Ocean@UCSDJacobs
Coral propagation just got a boost! Walton et al. developed a hypersalinity protocol to create coral micropropagates with high attachment rates.
https://t.co/EPo4cESCsD
@Scripps_Ocean@UCSDJacobs@dwangpraseurt
🌊🧬BIG NEWS: Thanks to a four-year, $10 million grant funded by the Paul G. Allen Family Foundation, a new center will be established at Scripps Oceanography to understand how climate change may impact the nervous systems and behavior of marine animals. 🧵⬇️
@AllenInstitute
It's finally official - excited to begin working with this team! Stay tuned for PhD and Postdoc positions in my lab as part of this project!!
UC San Diego Receives $10 Million for Center on Neurobiology in Changing Environments https://t.co/C0RSpPppLY
Huge thanks to @IAmASTEM for breaking stereotypes in STEM and igniting a passion for science in the next generation! This project was a blast, and I hope it inspires students to forge their own unique paths – it’s ok to not fit in. @SOAlliance
how to design living algal-powered photobioreactors? check out some optics tricks from our new paper in @pnas, amazing collab with sing-teng @VignoliniLab@MicroSensing@SchertelLukas https://t.co/QrdGwmSwxG
Call for students!
Passionate about marine ecology?
Dive into research with us! Explore #reefs in a changing climate, study #mesophotic ecosystems, and unravel the secrets of marine history.
Apply now for MSc and PhD programs.
#MarineScience#ResearchOpportunity@iui_eilat
thanks @locke_marissa it was fun working with you. Check out what nanotechnology could offer for coral reef restoration & engineering https://t.co/aTgKKhPO2x
UC San Diego and our campus community are deeply saddened and disturbed by the escalating violence in the Middle East. To support our campus community, UC San Diego is offering counseling, opportunities for open dialogue and mental health support. https://t.co/aVOpMAs1qL