Meet our Center's Trainees!
WHCOHH trainees include undergraduate students, graduate students, and postdoctoral fellows. These early career scientists play a vital role in advancing our Center's research, while developing the skills and experience needed to become future leaders in the field of Oceans and Human Health.
Mekia Bushell
Mekia Bushell is a Ph.D. student working with Dr. Hahn and Dr. Aluru at WHOI, where her research focuses on the developmental effects of early-life exposure to saxitoxin.
Serena Sung-Clarke
Serena Sung-Clarke is a Ph.D. candidate in Dr. Brosnahan's lab at WHOI. Her dissertation is investigating the biology and ecology of the shellfish toxin-producing algae Dinophysis, which forms harmful algal blooms of increasing global concern.
Serena Negroni
Serena Negroni is a Ph.D. student working with Dr. Ralston and Dr. McGillicuddy at WHOI, where she is investigating the influence of hydrodynamic processes on phytoplankton dynamics in the Gulf of Maine region.
Talia Feldscher
Talia Feldscher earned her MPH in Dr. Heiger-Bernays’ lab, where she evaluated the quality of shellfish consumption data used to model human exposure to HAB toxins. She is currently a Research Fellow at Boston University’s Center for Climate and Health and the Institute for Global Sustainability.
WHCOHH Alumni
Dr. Jennifer Martinez Panlilio
Current position: DxA Analyst, Alzheimer's Drug Discovery Foundation, Washington, DC
Dr. Alia Hidayat
Current position: Senior Policy Analyst, Center for American Progress , Washington, DC
