sedge4@hboi.fau.edu
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Education

• (2001-2007) Ph.D. Environmental & Molecular Biology, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, Georgia USA
• (1997) B.A. Journalism, University of Georgia, Athens; presidential scholar

Professional Experience

• (2008-present) Assistant Research Professor, Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute at FAU, Robertson Coral Reef Program, Fort Pierce, Florida
• (2008) Post-doctoral Researcher, Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute at FAU, Robertson Coral Reef Program, Fort Pierce, Florida
• (2007-2008) Post-doctoral Researcher, Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institution, Robertson Coral Reef Program, Fort Pierce, Florida
• (2001-2007) Graduate Research Assistant, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta
  Dissertation title: ‘Design and application of a microarray for testing coral response to environmental stressors’, Advisor Dr. Terry Snell
• (1999-2001) Laboratory Assistant – Dr. Marc Weissburg;, GA Inst. Tech., Atlanta, GA.

Awards and Distinctions

• (2008) Florida Sea Grant, Advanced molecular techniques for quantifying coral health: a workshop for Florida’s reef researchers, Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute at Florida Atlantic University
• (2004, 2006) IGERT Research Grant, Georgia Institute of Technology, Biology
• (2004, 2005) IGERT Travel Award, Georgia Institute of Technology, Biology
• (2003) Disease and Health Consortium / U.S. N.O.A.A. Scholarship Recipient; 1st International Coral Reef Ecotoxicology and Health Workshop, Bermuda

Teaching Experience

• Harbor Branch Oceanographic Inst. at FAU:
  (2008) OCB 4525 Molecular Microbial Marine Ecology; OCB 4525L Molecular Microbial Marine Ecology Lab
• Georgia Institute of Technology:
  (2006) BIOL 4490 Ecology Project Lab
  (2005) BIOL 2336 General Ecology Lab
  (2003 – 2005) BIOL 4490 Ecology Project Lab
  (2002) BIOL 1510 Introductory Biology Lab; BIOL 2335 General Ecology; BIOL 4490 Ecology Project Lab
  (2001) BIOL 1510 Introductory Biology Lab

Detailed CV

Research Interests

• Use of molecular technology to detect and characterize environmental stress responses in corals
• Investigate the effects of biotic and abiotic stressors on ecosystem health using biochemical and molecular approaches
• Molecular mechanisms associated with marine invertebrate ecophysiology, species interactions, social behavior, invasiveness and disease
• Ecotoxicology