2024 Science Forum

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The 2024 Science Forum brought together new and established leaders in marine science including speakers from Scripps Institution of Oceanography, Harvard University, Marine Biological Laboratory, University of California Santa Cruz, University of Miami, Northeastern University, University of Massachusetts, and Haverford College. Although these institutions are based in the United States of America, the speakers and participants at our Science Forum work globally including developing and island nations (e.g. Palau, Indonesia, Panama).

Topics highlighted in the 2024 Science Forum included coral reef conservation, Anthropocene genomic change in marine fishes, using environmental DNA (eDNA) to support fisheries assessment and conservation, and genomic underpinnings of migratory behaviors in fish.

The 2024 Science Forum was endorsed by the United Nations Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable Development 2021-2030.

Day of Materials

Please click below for PDFs of the Speaking Program and Biographies & Abstracts.

Schedule of Events Speaker Bios and Abstracts

About this Year’s Event

Date

Thursday, October 24th, 2024

Where

Cruiseport Gloucester, 6 Rowe Square

Time

Doors will open at 8:15am, followed by a welcome address at 8:45am. The first talk will begin at 9am and the keynote address will begin at 4:30pm.

Speaker Information

We were thrilled to welcome the following renowned scientists as our 2024 speakers:

Kristen Whalen, Ph.D., Department of Biology Haverford College
“Deciphering the ocean’s chemical landscape: explorations in chemical-mediated interactions within the phycosphere”

Katie Lotterhos, Ph.D., Northeastern University
“Disentangling the effects of multiple inversions on migratory behavior in Atlantic Cod: A Russian Doll analysis”

Jennifer Morgan, Ph.D., Marine Biological Laboratory
“Lessons from the lamprey on spinal cord regeneration”

Nikki Traylor-Knowles, Ph.D., Rosenstiel School of Marine, Atmospheric, and Earth Science, University of Miami
“Coral Defenses Rising: Cellular Immunity in a Changing Climate”

Stephen Treaster, Ph.D., Harvard Medical School
“Insights from the edge: Genetic analysis of exceptionally long- and short-lived species to reveal the regulation of human aging”

Malin Pinsky, Ph.D., University of California Santa Cruz
“Anthropocene genomic change in marine fishes”

Peter Girguis, Ph.D., Harvard University
“This is not planet Earth: a story about the deep sea, its microbial denizens, and the role they play in shaping our biosphere”

Caroline Albertin, Ph.D., Marine Biological Labs
“Insights into the development and design principles of complex nervous systems from cephalopods”

Job Dekker, Ph.D., University of Massachusetts Medical School
“3D folding and structural variation of Dinoflagellate genomes”

Tim O’Donnell, Gloucester Marine Genomics Institute
“Using eDNA to support fisheries assessment and conservation in Massachusetts”

We are also excited to announce our 2024 Keynote Speaker:

Bradley Moore, Ph.D.
Professor, Marine Biology, Marine Chemistry and Geochemistry at Scripps Institution of Oceanography

“Reading and writing the genomes of marine life to improve environmental and human health”

Registration

Registration has closed for the 2024 Forum. If you’d like to receive infomraiton on upcoming Forums, please email .

Standard Registration: $75 | Postdoc + Students: $25

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