Over 120 partners across 97 institutions!

Map of partners conducting eDNA research in the Gulf

Gulf eDNA Network Members

  • Matthew Abernathy: Education and Outreach Coordinator at Galveston Bay Estuary Program; Texas, USA
  • Tiana Acito: Student at Texas A&M University at Galveston; Texas, USA
  • Dr. Jaime Alvarado Bremer: Professor at Texas A&M University at Galveston; Texas, USA
  • Dr. Matt Ashworth: Researcher at UTEX Culture Collection of Algae, University of Texas at Austin; Texas, USA
  • Dr Amy Baco-Taylor: Professor at Florida State Univirsity; Florida, USA
  • Dr. Matthew Barnes: Associate Professor at Texas Tech University; Texas, USA
  • Dr. Rodrigo Bastos: Oceanography Institute; Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
  • Kristopher Benson: Marine Habitat Resource Specialist at NOAA; Texas, USA
  • Bailey Bonham: Student at University of Texas Marine Science Institute; Texas, USA
  • Dr. Erin Borbee: Assistant Professor at Southwestern University; Texas, USA
  • Dr. Paul Boudreau: Associate Professor at The University of Mississippi; Mississippi, USA
  • Dr. Heather Bracken-Grissom: Professor at Florida International University; Florida, USA
  • Dr Richard Buchholz: Professor at University of Mississippi; Mississippi, USA
  • Dr. Romi Burks: Professor at Southwestern University; Texas, USA
  • Elliott Butler: Extention Associate at Mississippi State University; Mississippi, USA
  • Dr. Diego Cardenosa: Assistant Professor at Florida International University; Florida, USA
  • Adam Cohen: Ichthyology Collection Manager at University of Texas at Austin; Texas, USA
  • Dr. Richard Coleman: Assistant Professor at University of Miami; Florida, USA
  • Dr. Guilherme Corte: Assistant Professor at Texas A&M University at Galveston; Texas, USA
  • Chloe Dannenfelser: Student at Texas Sea Grant; Texas, USA
  • John Darling: Director of US Operations at eDNAtec
  • Dr. Kelly Darnell: Assistant Professor at USM Gulf Coast Research Laboratory; Mississippi, USA
  • Dr. Kim de Mutsert: Associate Professor at University of Southern Mississippi; Mississippi, USA
  • Penny Demetriades: Student at University of South Alabama; Alabama, USA
  • Dr. Thomas Desvignes: Assistant Professor at University of Alabama at Birmingham; Alabama, USA
  • Dr. Shawn Doyle: Microbial Ecologist at The Water Institute; Louisiana, USA
  • Dr. Jessica Dutton: Associate Professor at Texas State University; Texas, USA
  • Dr. Erin Easton: Associate Professor at The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley; Texas, USA
  • Dr.  Scott Egan: Professor at Rice University; Texas, USA
  • Vladimir Elias: Executive Director at Genika Multiomics; São Paulo, Brazil
  • Dr. Elva Escobar: Professor at Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México; Instituto de Ciencias del Mar y Limnología; Mexico City, Mexico
  • Dr. Sarah Farinelli: Postdoctoral Scholar at Clearwater Marine Aquarium Research Institute; Florida, USA
  • Michael Feldman: Program Director at Gulf Research Program; Washington, DC, USA
  • Dr. Luiz Fernando Loureiro Fernandes: Faculty at The College of the Florida Keys; Florida, USA
  • Lucy Flores: Project Manager at Texas General Land Office; Texas, USA
  • Dr. Stephen Formel: Formel Data Services; Louisiana, USA
  • Dr. Vivienne Foroughirad: Assistant Professor at Texas A&M University at Galveston; Texas, USA
  • Kristi Gay: Extention Program Associate at Mississippi State University; Mississippi, USA
  • Erin Graham: Artificial Reef Coordinator & Coastal Resources Manager at Visit Panama City Beach Coastal Resources; Florida, USA
  • Dr. Daniel Guerra: Adjunct Faculty at Texas A&M University- San Antonio; Texas, USA
  • Dr. Nathan Harms: Senior Research Biologist at US Army Engineer Research and Development Center; Texas, USA
  • Dr. Drew Hataway: Professor at
    Samford University; Alabama, USA
  • Dr. Jill Hendon: Researcher at University of Southern Mississippi; Mississippi, USA
  • Dr. Greg Herbert: Assistant Professor at University of South Florida; Florida, USA
  • Dr. Santiago Herrera: Associate Professor at Lehigh University; Pennsylvania, USA
  • Dr. Shana Hirsch: Assistant Professor at eDNA Collaborative University of Washington; Washington, USA
  • Dr. Christopher Hollenbeck: Assistant Professor at Texas A&M University Corpus Christi; Texas, USA
  • Dr. Erik Hom: Professor at University of Mississippi; Mississippi, USA
  • Dr. Sarah Hu: Assistant Professor at Texas A&M University; Texas, USA
  • Bryan Huerta Beltran: Extension Program Associate at University of Southern Mississippi; Mississippi, USA
  • Jennifer Hunt: Student at University of Texas Permian Basin; Texas, USA
  • Dr. Alexis Janosik: Professor at University of West Florida; Florida, USA
  • Brittany Jensen: Data Manager at The Water Institute; Louisiana, USA
  • Dr. Frank Jordan: Professor at Loyola University New Orleans; Louisiana, USA
  • Dr. Brandi Kiel Reese: Associate Professor at University of South Alabama; Alabama, USA
  • Dr. Jeremy Kiszka: Associate Professor at Florida International University; Florida, USA
  • Dr. Katy Klymus: Research Scientist at USGS; Missouri, USA
  • Dr. Kevin Kocot: Professor at University of Alabama; Alabama, USA
  • Richard Kurak Douglas: Research Scientist at Division of Fisheries and Marine Resources, Manus Provincial Administration; Manus, Papua New Guinea
  • Dr. Jessica Labonté: Associate Professor at Texas A&M University at Galveston; Texas, USA
  • Dr. Emily Lancaster: Assistant Professor at Eckerd College; Florida, USA
  • Dr. Yajuan Lin: Assistant Professor at Texas A&M University Corpus Christi; Texas, USA
  • João Martins: Universidade Jean Piaget de Cabo Verde; Cabo Verde
  • Dr. Adrian Munguia-Vega: Research Scientist at University of Arizona, Applied Genomics Baja California, Mexico; Arizona, USA
  • Dr. Nancy N Rabalais: Professor at Louisiana State University; Louisiana, USA
  • Joshua O’Brien: Senior Environmental Engineer at Shell Offshore Inc.; Louisiana, USA
  • Camden Oathout: Research Associate at Southeastern Louisiana University; Louisiana, USA
  • Kelly O’Connell: Research Operations Specialist at NOAA FGBNMS; Texas, USA
  • Dr. Michel Ohmer: Assistant Professor at University of Mississippi; Mississippi, USA
  • Ehizoje Omoarebun: Research Assistant at University of Delta, Agbor; Delta State, Nigeria
  • Kate Overly: Research Fishery Biologist at NOAA Southest Fisheries Research Center; Florida, USA
  • Kianna Pattengale: Student at Texas A&M University at Galveston; Texas, USA
  • Dr Nicole Phillips: Senior Marine Scientist at University of Southern Mississippi; Mississippi, USA
  • Dr. Maria Pia Miglietta: Associate Professor at Texas A&M University at Galveston; Texas, USA
  • Dr. Shanice Piango: Assistant Professor at Eckerd College; Florida, USA
  • Dr Kyle Piller: Professor at Southeastern Louisiana University; Louisiana, USA
  • Dr. Jeff Plumlee: Assistant Professor at Louisiana State University; Louisiana, USA
  • Dr. Andrea Polanco: Independent Researcher at Fundacion Biodiversa Colombia; Columbia
  • Andy Portalatin: STEM Educator at University of Puerto Rico; Texas, USA
  • Dr. Alejandra Prieto-Davó: Professor at Facultad de Química UNAM; Yucatán, Mexico
  • Dr. José Q. García-Maldonado: Researcher at CINVESTAV/ Center for Research and Advanced Studies of the National Polytechnic Institute; Yucatán, Mexico
  • Dr. Antonietta Quigg: Professor at Texas A&M University at Galveston; Texas, USA
  • Dr. Adam Reitzel: Professor at University of North Carolina at Charlotte; North Carolina, USA
  • Dr. Jessica Rieder: Research Fellow at Auburn University; Alabama, USA
  • Dr Kelly Robinson: Associate Professor at University of Louisiana at Lafayette; Louisiana, USA
  • Dr. Scott Rush: Associate Professor at Mississippi State University; Mississippi, USA
  • Emily Savoie: Laboratory Technician at Louisiana State University; Louisiana, USA
  • Dr. Jake Schaefer: Professor at University of Southern Mississippi; Mississippi, USA
  • Dr. Fuad Shatara: Independent Researcher; Louisiana, USA
  • Deepak Shaw: Student at M. S. Swaminathan Research Foundation; India
  • Dr. Brian Sidlauskas: Professor at Tulane University; Louisiana, USA
  • Dr Katherine Silliman: Research Scientist at NOAA Northern Gulf Institute, Mississippi State University; Mississippi, USA
  • Hannah Sima Rempel: Student at The University of Texas at Austin; Texas, USA
  • Aaron Smith: Researcher at University of Helsinki; Texas, USA
  • Sónia Sofia Gonçalves da Veiga: Inspeção Geral das Pescas; Cabo Verde
  • Melina Soto: Coordinator at Healthy Reefs for Healthy People; Quintana Roo, Mexico
  • Dr. Eric Sparks: Professor at Mississippi State University; Mississippi, USA
  • Haley Stevens: Student at University of Houston- Clear Lake; Texas, USA
  • Dr. Marie Strader: Assistant Professor at Texas A&M University; Texas, USA
  • Dr. Jason Sylvan: Professor at Texas A&M University; Texas, USA
  • Dr. Luke Thompson: Research Professor at NOAA/AOML and Northern Gulf Institute, Mississippi State University; Mississippi, USA
  • Dr. Tania Valdivia: Postdoctoral Scholar at Centro de Investigaciones Biológicas del Noroeste S.C.; Baja California, Mexico
  • Bailey Walkinshaw: Community Outreach Assistant at Pensacola and Perdido Bays Estuary Program ; Florida, USA
  • Dr. Travis Washburn: Professor at Texas A&M University Corpus Christi; Texas, USA
  • Kayla Wingard: Choctawhatchee Basin Alliance; Florida, USA
  • Dr. Ian Zink: Marine Habitat Resource Specialist at NOAA Fisheries Deepwater Horizon Restoration Program; Florida, USA