Research Projects

• Sebastien Tilmans
  U.S. Fulbright Scholar
  B.E. Civil Engineering, The Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art
  Masters Student, Environmental Engineering, Stanford University
• Kristin Hultgren
  Smithsonian Marine Science Network Postdoctoral Fellow
  Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute, Naos Marine Lab
• Stephen Barnes
  University of Hawaii, Manoa.
  "A multidisciplinary approach to species boundaries in tropical reef corals"
• Marah J. H. Newman
  Scripps Institution of Oceanography, UCSD.
  Calculating the biomass of Caribbean corals
• Andia Chaves Fonnegra
  Universidad Nacional de Colombia.
  Mechanisms of cellular death in competitive interactions between the encrusting excavating sponge Cliona delitrix and reef corals
• Michael DeSalvo
  University of California, Merced
  The functional genomics of bleaching in the Caribbean corals, Montastraea faveolata and Acropora palmata

• Dr. Luis D'Croz
  STRI
  Monitors coastal environments in Bocas del Toro to understand the function and relations of the different biological communities, mangrove forest, seagrass beds and coral reefs.

• Dr. Nancy Knowlton
  Scripps Institute of Oceanography/STRI.
  Bacteria Associated with Scleractinian Corals.
• Dr. Maurice Thomas
  Biology Department, Palm Beach Atlantic University
  Bats play a pivotal role in ecosystems worldwide. Some neotropical bats contribute through insectivory, pollination, and seed dispersal.
• Mary K. Hart
  Doctoral candidate; Department of Biology, University of Kentucky
  Sex allocation and egg trading strategy in a simultaneous hermaphrodite: examining sexual conflicts in ecological context.
• Colin Quinn
  PhD candidate. Colorado State University
  Plant arsenic hyperaccumulation: functional significance and ecological impacts
• Molly Cummings and Martine Maan
  University of Texas at Austin; Section of Integrative Biology
  Poison or passion: warning and attraction in a color polymorphic frog
• Juan Antonio Baeza
  Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute, Panamá
  Smithsonian Marine Station at Fort Pierce, Florida, USA
  Behavioral and Evolutionary Ecology of Marine Shrimps
• Monica Medina
  University of California, Merced.
  Coral Reef Genomics.

Postdocs

• Postdocs