People
Dr. Annette Frese Govindarajan (she/her)
Principal Investigator
Research Interests - animal diversity, ecology, and evolution; deep sea exploration, eDNA (and 'omics broadly) technology, instrumentation, and applications, ocean observing, biology of gelatinous animals
Contact Information:
Work: 508-289-3308
afrese@whoi.edu
Building: Redfield 104
Mailing Address:
266 Woods Hole Road, MS #33
Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
Woods Hole, MA 02543
Education
- Ph.D.: Biological Oceanography. MIT-WHOI Joint Program
- M.S.: Biological Oceanography, University of Connecticut
- B.S.: Biology, Honors Program, University of Connecticut
Academic profiles
Dr. Nina Yang
Postdoctoral Investigator
Research interests: biological oceanography, biogeochemical cycling, biodiversity, environmental ‘omics, climate change, and ocean policy
Kaiah Callahan
Research Assistant I
Research Interests: ocean biodiversity, marine biogeochemistry, microbial ecology, genomics, climate change
Nina Ramos
Guest PhD Student (Florida International University)
Research Interests: Environmental DNA, deep sea biology, diel vertical migration, benthic-pelagic coupling
Angel Rodriguez
Guest PhD Student (Florida International University)
Research Interests: Environmental DNA, ‘OMICS techniques, biochemical interactions, microbial chemoautotrophic symbioses, extreme environments
Milan Sengthep
Guest PhD Student (Lehigh University)
Research Interests: I aim to advance environmental DNA methods to more efficiently explore deep-sea ecosystems. I am interested in linking biodiversity patterns to ecological function and providing insights that inform management and policy for the protection and sustainability of our oceans
Engineering team members
Ben Weiss, Engineer II
Kaitlyn Tradd, Research Engineer
Fred Marin, Engineering Assistant III
Lab Alumni
Dr. Luke McCartin, Graduate Guest Student
Dr. Helena McMonagle, Graduate Guest Student
Miranda Holland, Research Assistant II, 2023, currently the Operations Assistant at AVAST (WHOI)
John Selby, Research Assistant II, 2023, currently a PhD student at University of Rhode Island
Kimberly Henderson, Guest Student, 2023, currently an undergraduate student at Tuskegee University
Jessica Barrow, Guest Student, 2022, currently an undergraduate student at Tuskegee University
Evan Morrison, Research Assistant II, 2022
Dr. Elizabeth Andruszkiewicz Allan, Postdoctoral Investigator (2019-2020), Guest Investigator (2021 - present), now Chief Scientist at the eDNA Collaborative
Erin Frates, Research Assistant, 2020-2021, currently a PhD student at Boston University
Katie Pell, Guest Student, 2020, currently an undergraduate at Colorado College
Rene Francolini, Research Assistant 2018-2020, currently a graduate student at the University of Maine
Sarah Stover, Guest Student, 2019, and Research Assistant 2022-2023, currently a graduate student at University of Vermont