People
Dr. Annette Frese Govindarajan (she/her)
Principal Investigator
Research Interests - zooplankton diversity, ecology and evolution; mesopelagic ecology, eDNA, cnidarian systematics and phylogeography
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
Sarah Stover
Research Assistant II
Research interests: The Ocean Twilight Zone, eDNA, deep sea ecology and evolution, genetics and epigenetics
John Selby
Research Assistant I (casual)
Research interests: Environmental DNA, Ocean Twilight Zone, Evolution, Epigenetics, Phytoplankton and Algal Blooms
Erin Frates
Research Assistant II (casual)
PhD student at Boston University
Research Interests: the ocean twilight zone, environmental DNA, deep sea microbiology, astrobiology
Luke McCartin
Guest Student (Graduate)
PhD student at Lehigh University
Research Interests: Deep sea biology and environmental DNA
Helena McMonagle (she/her)
Guest Student (Graduate)
PhD student at the University of Washington
Research Interests: Fish ecology, ecological modeling, biogeochemistry, science communication
Miranda (Randy) Holland
Guest Student (Graduate)
M.S. student at Southern Connecticut State University
Research Interests: Aquaculture, biodiversity and ecology, environmental DNA
Kimberly Henderson
Guest Student (Undergraduate)
Tuskegee University
Research Interests: The Ocean Twilight Zone and Genetics
Kaiah Callahan
Guest Student (Undergraduate)
Occidental College
Research Interests: ocean biodiversity, marine biogeochemistry, microbial ecology, genomics, climate change
Engineering team members
Ben Weiss, Engineer II
Kaitlyn Tradd, Research Engineer
Fred Marin, Engineering Assistant III
Lab Alumni
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 (full time) 2020-2021, currently a graduate 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, currently a research assistant in the lab