Brendan at ICCB in Brisbane
Brendan attended the International Congress of Conservation Biology (ICCB) in Brisbane, Australia at the end of his term as chair of the Equity, Inclusion, and Diversity committee for the Society for Conservation Biology North America (SCBNA). Along with panelists from
Meaghan at Evolution meeting!
GCRG postdoc Meaghan Clark recently traveled to the Evolution meeting in Athens, Georgia to present a poster on ongoing kelp genomics work in the GCRG. She shared our plans to develop genomic resources for giant kelp throughout California and across
Introducing the GCRG Lab Logo!
We are thrilled to unveil our first ever lab logo! Last month, we invited members of our community to participate in a logo design contest. We received many incredible submissions and are grateful to everyone who shared their time and
Maya speaks at the Explorers Club!
Maya was recently selected to present at The Explorers Club’s Next Generation Symposium, highlighting her research on how submarine groundwater shapes coral reef ecosystems. Her work reveals how underwater springs create ecological cascades affecting reef metabolism, biodiversity, and fish behavior.
GCRG at ASN 2025!
GCRG members Malin Pinsky, Brendan Reid, and collaborator Isaac Overcast organized a symposium on genomic time series data on January 4 at the American Society of Naturalists Meeting in Pacific Grove, CA. This symposium drew together researchers from the Stanford,
Maya Wins UCSC Activating Innovative Graduate Research Award!
The award provides $7,000 for her metabarcoding research in the Galapagos. Congratulations Maya!!!
Maya Returns From Summer Field Work in the Galapagos!
Maya returned from six weeks in the Galapagos Islands, where she was studying how reef fish shift their diets across temperature-productivity gradients in collaboration with Dr. Robert Lamb at the University of Florida. Their research team completed several expeditions to