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Lab Research

Active research areas across the Jungbluth Lab.

Shared Research

Diversity of Life

Lab

Exploring and monitoring the diversity of previously uncharacterized life — from viruses to sharks, and everything in-between — in tropical, estuarine, deep-sea, subsurface, and other unique environments.

Ocean & Deep-Sea Exploration

Lab

Surveying and mapping ocean and deep-sea environments and life using human-occupied, remotely-operated, and autonomous vehicles.

Genomics, Technology & Data Standards

Lab

Advancing genomics, technology, and scientific infrastructure. Developing and implementing standards for biological data to ensure valuable widespread utility.

Michelle's Research

Zooplankton Ecology

Michelle

Studying copepod populations and ecology of zooplankton, from coastal estuaries to the deep sea.

Estuarine Fish Conservation

Michelle

Understanding the food resources that threatened estuarine fishes need to survive.

Ecosystem Dynamics

Michelle

Studying human-impacted wetlands and elucidating connections and seasonal dynamics of marine food webs.

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Sean's Research

AI/ML for Environmental Science

Sean

Harnessing the power of Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning to advance environmental and aquatic sciences.

Astrobiology, Extremophiles, and Deep Biosphere

Sean

Exploring life deep underground and below the seafloor to understand novel life and its role in shaping Earth's global biogeochemical cycles.

Synthetic Biology & Bioengineering

Sean

Applying computational techniques and machine learning approaches to design synthetic solutions for global problems.

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