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Studying coral reefs on Australia\u2019s Lizard Island<\/h1>\n
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Ryan McMinds in the Beaver Nation<\/em> campaign<\/p><\/div>\n

Microbiology PhD student Ryan McMinds<\/a> joined Rebecca Vega Thurber\u2019s lab in 2012. Many of the lab\u2019s projects focus on pathogenic viruses and bacteria, but Ryan is more interested in\u00a0the coral\u00a0microbiome. He is searching for the microbes that are good for their hosts. That information makes the researchers\u2019 current descriptions of stressor-induced microbiome shifts even more relevant.<\/p>\n

So Ryan is in Australia to explore a more detailed description of the \u2018normal\u2019 coral microbiota. For more details, check out his blog<\/a> from early July.<\/p>\n

After arriving in Australia in late June, Ryan spent his first few weeks in Townsville, Australia, as a guest of Dr. David Bourne at the Australian Institute of Marine Science (AIMS<\/a>). The area between AIMS and nearby James Cook University (JCU<\/a>) is one of the world\u2019s premier centers for marine and coral reef science, and it\u2019s chock full of leading researchers. He\u2019s there to meet them while continuing his own studies.<\/p>\n

Ryan attended an orientation session hosted by\u00a0the Australian Academy of Science (AAS<\/a>)\u00a0in the capital city of Canberra before traveling on to Lizard Island Research Station<\/a>. The secluded island is a national park featuring 24 white sand beaches and a deep blue lagoon. It is considered one of the most beautiful destinations in the world.<\/p>\n

Ryan\u2019s trip is funded by the East Asia and Pacific Summer Institutes (EAPSI<\/a>) program, a collaborative effort between National Science Foundation (NSF<\/a>) and AAS. \u00a0He also recently received a Provost’s Fellowship and is interested in studying the coevolution of corals and their symbionts. Ryan plans to study this in the context of the biogeographical variation in their association.<\/p>\n

He earned his B.S. in marine science and biology at the University of Miami\u2019s Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science while minoring in anthropology and chemistry. But Ryan is native to the Willamette Valley: he graduated from South Albany High School.<\/p>\n

Keep up with Ryan\u2019s research and travels this summer through his blog, The Cnidae Gritty<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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