We are looking for enthusiastic, dynamic and independent students broadly interested in studying chromatin and epigenetics from different perspectives, most notably evolution, development and adaptation. Our current projects combine elements from molecular biology, biochemistry, next generation sequencing, bioinformatics and molecular evolution to address environmental problems in the oceans. Detailed information about these positions is available HERE.

Ready for the Marine Sciences Seminar Series, Fall 2014! We have gathered a great line up of scientists addressing diverse topics of the upmost interest, ranging from biogeochemistry to conservation and restoration of coastal ecosystems, and from fisheries and population dynamics to climate change and marine population genetics. In addition to speakers from our own FIU Marine Sciences Program, we’ll also have the opportunity to get an insight into the research being made at other floridian institutions such as the University of Florida, the Smithsonian Marine Station, Rookery Bay National Estuarine Research Center, etc.

Seminars will take place every other wednesday at noon (starting Sep. 3rd) in room MSB-105 at the Marine Science Building in the Biscayne Bay Campus from FIU (with polycom to HLS-216 at MMC). We want to encourage all of you (regardless of your field of expertise and independently of wether you are faculty, student or staff) to dive with us into these lectures flavored with a bit of sea salt and explore the submarine world around us!