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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.

 

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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.

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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.

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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.