{"id":103,"date":"2024-05-10T16:24:46","date_gmt":"2024-05-10T16:24:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/striresearch.si.edu\/connolly-lab\/?page_id=103"},"modified":"2025-09-02T15:04:29","modified_gmt":"2025-09-02T15:04:29","slug":"lab-team","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/striresearch.si.edu\/connolly-lab\/lab-team\/","title":{"rendered":"Lab Team"},"content":{"rendered":"<style>.kb-row-layout-wrap.wp-block-kadence-rowlayout.kb-row-layout-id103_d1cf31-b4{margin-bottom:var(--global-kb-spacing-md, 2rem);}.kb-row-layout-id103_d1cf31-b4 > .kt-row-column-wrap{align-content:start;}:where(.kb-row-layout-id103_d1cf31-b4 > .kt-row-column-wrap) > .wp-block-kadence-column{justify-content:start;}.kb-row-layout-id103_d1cf31-b4 > .kt-row-column-wrap{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);row-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);max-width:640px;padding-top:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);padding-bottom:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 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mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}<\/style>\n<p class=\"kt-adv-heading103_e89ba9-ab lab-sub-heading wp-block-kadence-advancedheading has-white-color has-text-color\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading103_e89ba9-ab\"><strong>Coral Reef Ecology, Marine Biodiversity, and Theoretical and Statistical Ecology<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/section>\n\n<style>.kb-row-layout-id103_370bd5-e0 > .kt-row-column-wrap{align-content:start;}:where(.kb-row-layout-id103_370bd5-e0 > .kt-row-column-wrap) > .wp-block-kadence-column{justify-content:start;}.kb-row-layout-id103_370bd5-e0 > .kt-row-column-wrap{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);row-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);max-width:960px;margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto;padding-top:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);padding-bottom:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}.kb-row-layout-id103_370bd5-e0 > .kt-row-layout-overlay{opacity:0.30;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kb-row-layout-id103_370bd5-e0 > .kt-row-column-wrap{grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kb-row-layout-id103_370bd5-e0 > .kt-row-column-wrap{grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}}<\/style><div class=\"kb-row-layout-wrap kb-row-layout-id103_370bd5-e0 alignnone wp-block-kadence-rowlayout\"><div class=\"kt-row-column-wrap kt-has-1-columns kt-row-layout-equal kt-tab-layout-inherit kt-mobile-layout-row kt-row-valign-top\">\n<style>.kadence-column103_f66e20-fc > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column103_f66e20-fc > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}.kadence-column103_f66e20-fc > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column103_f66e20-fc > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column103_f66e20-fc > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column103_f66e20-fc > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column103_f66e20-fc{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column103_f66e20-fc > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column103_f66e20-fc > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column103_f66e20-fc\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\"><div class=\"lab-member-block lab-member-list include-image include-link\">\n \n<h3 class=\"section-heading\">Permanent Staff<\/h3>\n<div class=\"lab-members\">\n \n        <div class=\"lab-member\">\n            <div class=\"lab-member-image\">\n                <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/striresearch.si.edu\/connolly-lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/193\/2024\/05\/sean_connely_portrait-300x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/striresearch.si.edu\/connolly-lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/193\/2024\/05\/sean_connely_portrait-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/striresearch.si.edu\/connolly-lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/193\/2024\/05\/sean_connely_portrait-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/striresearch.si.edu\/connolly-lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/193\/2024\/05\/sean_connely_portrait.jpg 420w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>            <\/div>\n            <div class=\"lab-member-info\">\n                <h4><a href=\"https:\/\/striresearch.si.edu\/connolly-lab\/lab-member\/sean-connolly\/\">Sean Connolly<\/a><\/h4>\n                <p class=\"lab-member-position\">Principal Investigator<\/p>\n                                <div class='lab-member-content'><p>Sean is a Staff Scientist at the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute, and an adjunct Professor of Marine Biology at James Cook University, Australia. He is interested in the spatial and temporal dynamics of biodiversity across a broad range of scales, from individual-level processes (behavior, energetics, and biomechanics) that influence demography&hellip;&#8230;<\/div>                <div class='lab-member-read-more'><a href='https:\/\/striresearch.si.edu\/connolly-lab\/lab-member\/sean-connolly\/'>Read More<\/a><\/div>                <ul class=\"lab-member-links\">\n                <li class='lab-member-email'><a href='https:\/\/striresearch.si.edu\/connolly-lab\/contact-form\/?send_email_to=85' title='Email'><span class='icon-icon-email'><\/span><\/a><\/li>                                <li class='lab-member-stri'><a href='https:\/\/stri.si.edu\/scientist\/sean-connolly' title='STRI Profile' target='_blank'><span class='icon-icon-stri_profile'><span class='path1'><\/span><span class='path2'><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/li> \n                 \n                                 \n                <\/ul>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n         \n        <div class=\"lab-member\">\n            <div class=\"lab-member-image\">\n                <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/striresearch.si.edu\/connolly-lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/193\/2024\/10\/anabell_edit-300x300.png\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/striresearch.si.edu\/connolly-lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/193\/2024\/10\/anabell_edit-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/striresearch.si.edu\/connolly-lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/193\/2024\/10\/anabell_edit-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/striresearch.si.edu\/connolly-lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/193\/2024\/10\/anabell_edit.png 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>            <\/div>\n            <div class=\"lab-member-info\">\n                <h4><a href=\"https:\/\/striresearch.si.edu\/connolly-lab\/lab-member\/anabell-cornejo\/\">Anabell Cornejo<\/a><\/h4>\n                <p class=\"lab-member-position\">Project Manager<\/p>\n                                <div class='lab-member-content'><p>Anabell Cornejo is a Panamanian marine biologist. She joined STRI in 2006 as a Bachelor\u2019s student, when she did her Honors research project in parasitology with Dr. Mark Torchin. She then worked several more years as an intern at STRI before heading to the University of Bremen, Germany, for an&hellip;&#8230;<\/div>                <div class='lab-member-read-more'><a href='https:\/\/striresearch.si.edu\/connolly-lab\/lab-member\/anabell-cornejo\/'>Read More<\/a><\/div>                <ul class=\"lab-member-links\">\n                                                 \n                 \n                                 \n                <\/ul>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n         \n        <div class=\"lab-member\">\n            <div class=\"lab-member-image\">\n                <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"250\" height=\"250\" src=\"https:\/\/striresearch.si.edu\/connolly-lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/193\/2024\/10\/mig_edit.png\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/striresearch.si.edu\/connolly-lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/193\/2024\/10\/mig_edit.png 250w, https:\/\/striresearch.si.edu\/connolly-lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/193\/2024\/10\/mig_edit-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 250px) 100vw, 250px\" \/>            <\/div>\n            <div class=\"lab-member-info\">\n                <h4><a href=\"https:\/\/striresearch.si.edu\/connolly-lab\/lab-member\/migdonio-gonzalez-2\/\">Migdonio Gonz\u00e1lez<\/a><\/h4>\n                <p class=\"lab-member-position\">Lab Manager<\/p>\n                                <div class='lab-member-content'><p>Migdonio Gonz\u00e1lez is an engineer who is now applying mathematical and statistical analysis to ecological data and problems. He is the manager of the Connolly Lab and the lab&#8217;s Senior Data Analyst. His main interests include applying and developing statistical methods to analyze ecological data, developing code to solve complicated&hellip;&#8230;<\/div>                <div class='lab-member-read-more'><a href='https:\/\/striresearch.si.edu\/connolly-lab\/lab-member\/migdonio-gonzalez-2\/'>Read More<\/a><\/div>                <ul class=\"lab-member-links\">\n                <li class='lab-member-email'><a href='https:\/\/striresearch.si.edu\/connolly-lab\/contact-form\/?send_email_to=571' title='Email'><span class='icon-icon-email'><\/span><\/a><\/li>                                 \n                 \n                                 \n                <\/ul>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"lab-member-block lab-member-list include-image include-link\">\n \n<h3 class=\"section-heading\">Postdoctoral Fellows<\/h3>\n<div class=\"lab-members\">\n \n        <div class=\"lab-member\">\n            <div class=\"lab-member-image\">\n                <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/striresearch.si.edu\/connolly-lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/193\/2024\/09\/amanda_edit-300x300.png\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/striresearch.si.edu\/connolly-lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/193\/2024\/09\/amanda_edit-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/striresearch.si.edu\/connolly-lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/193\/2024\/09\/amanda_edit-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/striresearch.si.edu\/connolly-lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/193\/2024\/09\/amanda_edit-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/striresearch.si.edu\/connolly-lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/193\/2024\/09\/amanda_edit-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/striresearch.si.edu\/connolly-lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/193\/2024\/09\/amanda_edit-1536x1536.png 1536w, https:\/\/striresearch.si.edu\/connolly-lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/193\/2024\/09\/amanda_edit.png 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>            <\/div>\n            <div class=\"lab-member-info\">\n                <h4><a href=\"https:\/\/striresearch.si.edu\/connolly-lab\/lab-member\/amanda-godbold\/\">Amanda Godbold<\/a><\/h4>\n                <p class=\"lab-member-position\">Postdoctoral Fellow<\/p>\n                                <div class='lab-member-content'><p>As a conservation paleobiologist, my research focuses on understanding metacommunity dynamics and the factors influencing biodiversity across different spatial and temporal scales. I am particularly intrigued by how these patterns vary with scale, with a primary emphasis on reef ecosystems and the complex roles of corals and sponges. My work&hellip;&#8230;<\/div>                <div class='lab-member-read-more'><a href='https:\/\/striresearch.si.edu\/connolly-lab\/lab-member\/amanda-godbold\/'>Read More<\/a><\/div>                <ul class=\"lab-member-links\">\n                                                 \n                 \n                                 \n                <\/ul>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n         \n        <div class=\"lab-member\">\n            <div class=\"lab-member-image\">\n                <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/striresearch.si.edu\/connolly-lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/193\/2024\/09\/evan_edit-300x300.png\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/striresearch.si.edu\/connolly-lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/193\/2024\/09\/evan_edit-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/striresearch.si.edu\/connolly-lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/193\/2024\/09\/evan_edit-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/striresearch.si.edu\/connolly-lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/193\/2024\/09\/evan_edit-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/striresearch.si.edu\/connolly-lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/193\/2024\/09\/evan_edit.png 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>            <\/div>\n            <div class=\"lab-member-info\">\n                <h4><a href=\"https:\/\/striresearch.si.edu\/connolly-lab\/lab-member\/evan-johnson\/\">Evan Johnson<\/a><\/h4>\n                <p class=\"lab-member-position\">Postdoctoral Fellow<\/p>\n                                <div class='lab-member-content'><p class=\"x_MsoNormal\">I joined the Connolly Lab in September 2024 to study coral coexistence.\u00a0 Generally, I am interested in using integrative approaches to answer long-standing questions in population &amp; community ecology. These include: How do species actually coexist? Why are most species rare? How common are complex population dynamics? As a&hellip;&#8230;<\/div>                <div class='lab-member-read-more'><a href='https:\/\/striresearch.si.edu\/connolly-lab\/lab-member\/evan-johnson\/'>Read More<\/a><\/div>                <ul class=\"lab-member-links\">\n                                                 \n                 \n                                 \n                <\/ul>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n         \n        <div class=\"lab-member\">\n            <div class=\"lab-member-image\">\n                <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/striresearch.si.edu\/connolly-lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/193\/2024\/08\/carrie_edit-300x300.png\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/striresearch.si.edu\/connolly-lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/193\/2024\/08\/carrie_edit-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/striresearch.si.edu\/connolly-lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/193\/2024\/08\/carrie_edit-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/striresearch.si.edu\/connolly-lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/193\/2024\/08\/carrie_edit-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/striresearch.si.edu\/connolly-lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/193\/2024\/08\/carrie_edit-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/striresearch.si.edu\/connolly-lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/193\/2024\/08\/carrie_edit-1536x1536.png 1536w, https:\/\/striresearch.si.edu\/connolly-lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/193\/2024\/08\/carrie_edit-2048x2048.png 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>            <\/div>\n            <div class=\"lab-member-info\">\n                <h4><a href=\"https:\/\/striresearch.si.edu\/connolly-lab\/lab-member\/carrie-sims\/\">Carrie Sims<\/a><\/h4>\n                <p class=\"lab-member-position\">Postdoctoral Fellow<\/p>\n                                <div class='lab-member-content'><p>I am a Postdoctoral researcher at the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute (STRI) in Panama with a broad interest in coral reef ecology and in particular coral early life history dynamics. I obtained my PhD at the University of Queensland in Brisbane, Australia where I began my journey working in coral&hellip;&#8230;<\/div>                <div class='lab-member-read-more'><a href='https:\/\/striresearch.si.edu\/connolly-lab\/lab-member\/carrie-sims\/'>Read More<\/a><\/div>                <ul class=\"lab-member-links\">\n                                                 \n                 \n                                 \n                <\/ul>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n         \n        <div class=\"lab-member\">\n            <div class=\"lab-member-image\">\n                <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/striresearch.si.edu\/connolly-lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/193\/2025\/04\/Carlos_trimmed-300x300.png\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/striresearch.si.edu\/connolly-lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/193\/2025\/04\/Carlos_trimmed-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/striresearch.si.edu\/connolly-lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/193\/2025\/04\/Carlos_trimmed-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/striresearch.si.edu\/connolly-lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/193\/2025\/04\/Carlos_trimmed.png 663w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>            <\/div>\n            <div class=\"lab-member-info\">\n                <h4><a href=\"https:\/\/striresearch.si.edu\/connolly-lab\/lab-member\/carlos-gomez\/\">Carlos G\u00f3mez<\/a><\/h4>\n                <p class=\"lab-member-position\">Postdoctoral Fellow<\/p>\n                                <div class='lab-member-content'><p>My research focuses on the effects of environmental change on coral reef ecosystems, with a particular interest in metabolic responses as indicators of physiological performance in corals and related coral reef organisms, employing both in-situ\u00a0and\u00a0ex-situ\u00a0experimental approaches. This understanding is crucial for assessing coral reef functionality and predicting resilience under climate&hellip;&#8230;<\/div>                <div class='lab-member-read-more'><a href='https:\/\/striresearch.si.edu\/connolly-lab\/lab-member\/carlos-gomez\/'>Read More<\/a><\/div>                <ul class=\"lab-member-links\">\n                                                 \n                 \n                                 \n                <\/ul>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n         \n        <div class=\"lab-member\">\n            <div class=\"lab-member-image\">\n                <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/striresearch.si.edu\/connolly-lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/193\/2025\/09\/carolina_trimmed-300x300.png\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/striresearch.si.edu\/connolly-lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/193\/2025\/09\/carolina_trimmed-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/striresearch.si.edu\/connolly-lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/193\/2025\/09\/carolina_trimmed-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/striresearch.si.edu\/connolly-lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/193\/2025\/09\/carolina_trimmed-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/striresearch.si.edu\/connolly-lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/193\/2025\/09\/carolina_trimmed-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/striresearch.si.edu\/connolly-lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/193\/2025\/09\/carolina_trimmed.png 1100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>            <\/div>\n            <div class=\"lab-member-info\">\n                <h4><a href=\"https:\/\/striresearch.si.edu\/connolly-lab\/lab-member\/carolina-chong-montenegro\/\">Carolina Chong Montenegro<\/a><\/h4>\n                <p class=\"lab-member-position\">Postdoctoral Fellow<\/p>\n                                <div class='lab-member-content'><p>Carolina\u00a0holds a PhD from the University of Queensland and is currently a Postdoctoral Research Fellow at the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute in Panama. She collaborates with the Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research (IAI) to support the Marine Corridor of the Tropical Eastern Pacific (CMAR).\u00a0Carolina\u2019s research focuses on developing an&hellip;&#8230;<\/div>                <div class='lab-member-read-more'><a href='https:\/\/striresearch.si.edu\/connolly-lab\/lab-member\/carolina-chong-montenegro\/'>Read More<\/a><\/div>                <ul class=\"lab-member-links\">\n                                                 \n                 \n                                 \n                <\/ul>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"lab-member-block lab-member-list include-image include-link\">\n \n<h3 class=\"section-heading\">Graduate Student Fellows<\/h3>\n<div class=\"lab-members\">\n \n        <div class=\"lab-member\">\n            <div class=\"lab-member-image\">\n                <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"253\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/striresearch.si.edu\/connolly-lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/193\/2024\/09\/alfonso_edit_2-253x300.png\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/striresearch.si.edu\/connolly-lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/193\/2024\/09\/alfonso_edit_2-253x300.png 253w, https:\/\/striresearch.si.edu\/connolly-lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/193\/2024\/09\/alfonso_edit_2-768x911.png 768w, https:\/\/striresearch.si.edu\/connolly-lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/193\/2024\/09\/alfonso_edit_2.png 788w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 253px) 100vw, 253px\" \/>            <\/div>\n            <div class=\"lab-member-info\">\n                <h4><a href=\"https:\/\/striresearch.si.edu\/connolly-lab\/lab-member\/alfonso-ruiz\/\">Alfonso Ruiz<\/a><\/h4>\n                <p class=\"lab-member-position\">Graduate Student Fellow<\/p>\n                                <div class='lab-member-content'><p>I am a Spanish PhD candidate at James Cook University in Australia and pre-doctoral STRI fellow in Panama. I am interested in exploring what drives biodiversity patterns. In my research, I implement process-based models to estimate the drivers of reef fish temporal dynamics. This can be challenging in systems with&hellip;&#8230;<\/div>                <div class='lab-member-read-more'><a href='https:\/\/striresearch.si.edu\/connolly-lab\/lab-member\/alfonso-ruiz\/'>Read More<\/a><\/div>                <ul class=\"lab-member-links\">\n                                                 \n                 \n                                 \n                <\/ul>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n         \n        <div class=\"lab-member\">\n            <div class=\"lab-member-image\">\n                <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/striresearch.si.edu\/connolly-lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/193\/2024\/09\/luis_edit-300x300.png\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/striresearch.si.edu\/connolly-lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/193\/2024\/09\/luis_edit-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/striresearch.si.edu\/connolly-lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/193\/2024\/09\/luis_edit-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/striresearch.si.edu\/connolly-lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/193\/2024\/09\/luis_edit-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/striresearch.si.edu\/connolly-lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/193\/2024\/09\/luis_edit-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/striresearch.si.edu\/connolly-lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/193\/2024\/09\/luis_edit.png 1100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>            <\/div>\n            <div class=\"lab-member-info\">\n                <h4><a href=\"https:\/\/striresearch.si.edu\/connolly-lab\/lab-member\/luis-de-gracia-nunez\/\">Luis De Gracia N\u00fa\u00f1ez<\/a><\/h4>\n                <p class=\"lab-member-position\">Graduate Student Fellow<\/p>\n                                <div class='lab-member-content'><p>As I embark on my Ph.D. journey at McGill University, my passion as a marine ecologist lies in understanding the ecological mechanisms that drive variations in marine communities across space and time. This knowledge is crucial for addressing critical challenges such as habitat degradation, species interactions, and the resilience of&hellip;&#8230;<\/div>                <div class='lab-member-read-more'><a href='https:\/\/striresearch.si.edu\/connolly-lab\/lab-member\/luis-de-gracia-nunez\/'>Read More<\/a><\/div>                <ul class=\"lab-member-links\">\n                                                 \n                 \n                                 \n                <\/ul>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"lab-member-block lab-member-list include-image include-link\">\n \n<h3 class=\"section-heading\">Short-Term Postdoctoral Fellows<\/h3>\n<div class=\"lab-members\">\n \n        <div class=\"lab-member\">\n            <div class=\"lab-member-image\">\n                <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"230\" height=\"230\" src=\"https:\/\/striresearch.si.edu\/connolly-lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/193\/2025\/04\/Felipe_trimmed.png\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/striresearch.si.edu\/connolly-lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/193\/2025\/04\/Felipe_trimmed.png 230w, https:\/\/striresearch.si.edu\/connolly-lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/193\/2025\/04\/Felipe_trimmed-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 230px) 100vw, 230px\" \/>            <\/div>\n            <div class=\"lab-member-info\">\n                <h4><a href=\"https:\/\/striresearch.si.edu\/connolly-lab\/lab-member\/felipe-vallejo\/\">Felipe Vallejo<\/a><\/h4>\n                <p class=\"lab-member-position\">Short-Term Postdoctoral Fellow<\/p>\n                                <div class='lab-member-content'><p>I am a geologist working to build a chronostratigraphic framework for Pacific and Caribbean onshore rocks in South and Central America. My research focuses on understanding the timing of geological events that have shaped tropical environments of the eastern Pacific Ocean and the Caribbean Sea.<\/p>&#8230;<\/div>                <div class='lab-member-read-more'><a href='https:\/\/striresearch.si.edu\/connolly-lab\/lab-member\/felipe-vallejo\/'>Read More<\/a><\/div>                <ul class=\"lab-member-links\">\n                                                 \n                 \n                                 \n                <\/ul>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"lab-member-block lab-member-list include-image include-link\">\n \n<h3 class=\"section-heading\">Junior Fellows and Interns<\/h3>\n<div class=\"lab-members\">\n \n        <div class=\"lab-member\">\n            <div class=\"lab-member-image\">\n                <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/striresearch.si.edu\/connolly-lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/193\/2024\/09\/mariana_edit-300x300.png\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/striresearch.si.edu\/connolly-lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/193\/2024\/09\/mariana_edit-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/striresearch.si.edu\/connolly-lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/193\/2024\/09\/mariana_edit-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/striresearch.si.edu\/connolly-lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/193\/2024\/09\/mariana_edit-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/striresearch.si.edu\/connolly-lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/193\/2024\/09\/mariana_edit-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/striresearch.si.edu\/connolly-lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/193\/2024\/09\/mariana_edit-1536x1536.png 1536w, https:\/\/striresearch.si.edu\/connolly-lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/193\/2024\/09\/mariana_edit-2048x2048.png 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>            <\/div>\n            <div class=\"lab-member-info\">\n                <h4><a href=\"https:\/\/striresearch.si.edu\/connolly-lab\/lab-member\/mariana-fernandez\/\">Mariana Fern\u00e1ndez<\/a><\/h4>\n                <p class=\"lab-member-position\">Junior Fellows and Interns<\/p>\n                                <div class='lab-member-content'><p>I&#8217;m a biotechnologist from Spain currently living and working in Panama. I&#8217;ve been a part of the lab for 1 year. Currently I study the bleaching process and cellular response of corals from both gulfs in Panama through biochemical studies and techniques such as Lipid peroxidation.<\/p>&#8230;<\/div>                <div class='lab-member-read-more'><a href='https:\/\/striresearch.si.edu\/connolly-lab\/lab-member\/mariana-fernandez\/'>Read More<\/a><\/div>                <ul class=\"lab-member-links\">\n                                                 \n                 \n                                 \n                <\/ul>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n         \n        <div class=\"lab-member\">\n            <div class=\"lab-member-image\">\n                <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/striresearch.si.edu\/connolly-lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/193\/2024\/09\/richie_edit-300x300.png\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/striresearch.si.edu\/connolly-lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/193\/2024\/09\/richie_edit-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/striresearch.si.edu\/connolly-lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/193\/2024\/09\/richie_edit-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/striresearch.si.edu\/connolly-lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/193\/2024\/09\/richie_edit-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/striresearch.si.edu\/connolly-lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/193\/2024\/09\/richie_edit-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/striresearch.si.edu\/connolly-lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/193\/2024\/09\/richie_edit-1536x1536.png 1536w, https:\/\/striresearch.si.edu\/connolly-lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/193\/2024\/09\/richie_edit-2048x2048.png 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>            <\/div>\n            <div class=\"lab-member-info\">\n                <h4><a href=\"https:\/\/striresearch.si.edu\/connolly-lab\/lab-member\/richard-montes-lemus\/\">Richard Montes Lemus<\/a><\/h4>\n                <p class=\"lab-member-position\">Junior Fellows and Interns<\/p>\n                                <div class='lab-member-content'><p>I am a researcher dedicated to harnessing computational tools to advance our understanding of the natural world and promote sustainable policies. As a Global Sustainability Scholar RaMP-UP Fellow, I contribute to the Rohr Reef Resilience Project, applying my conservation and data science background to understand the mechanisms that underlie coral&hellip;&#8230;<\/div>                <div class='lab-member-read-more'><a href='https:\/\/striresearch.si.edu\/connolly-lab\/lab-member\/richard-montes-lemus\/'>Read More<\/a><\/div>                <ul class=\"lab-member-links\">\n                                                 \n                 \n                                 \n                <\/ul>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n         \n        <div class=\"lab-member\">\n            <div class=\"lab-member-image\">\n                <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/striresearch.si.edu\/connolly-lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/193\/2025\/04\/Zoe_trimmed-300x300.png\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/striresearch.si.edu\/connolly-lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/193\/2025\/04\/Zoe_trimmed-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/striresearch.si.edu\/connolly-lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/193\/2025\/04\/Zoe_trimmed-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/striresearch.si.edu\/connolly-lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/193\/2025\/04\/Zoe_trimmed.png 537w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>            <\/div>\n            <div class=\"lab-member-info\">\n                <h4><a href=\"https:\/\/striresearch.si.edu\/connolly-lab\/lab-member\/zoe-fu-chen\/\">Zoe Fu-Chen<\/a><\/h4>\n                <p class=\"lab-member-position\">Junior Fellows and Interns<\/p>\n                                <div class='lab-member-content'><p>I recently graduated from UCLA, where I studied marine biology. At the Connolly Lab, I am working with Dr. Carrie Sims on modeling early life stage interactions between corals. Previously, I completed my undergraduate thesis on the role of biological evolution in the persistence of religion and analyzed coral macroborer&hellip;&#8230;<\/div>                <div class='lab-member-read-more'><a href='https:\/\/striresearch.si.edu\/connolly-lab\/lab-member\/zoe-fu-chen\/'>Read More<\/a><\/div>                <ul class=\"lab-member-links\">\n                                                 \n                 \n                                 \n                <\/ul>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n         \n        <div class=\"lab-member\">\n            <div class=\"lab-member-image\">\n                <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/striresearch.si.edu\/connolly-lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/193\/2025\/04\/Eleanor_trimmed-300x300.png\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/striresearch.si.edu\/connolly-lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/193\/2025\/04\/Eleanor_trimmed-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/striresearch.si.edu\/connolly-lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/193\/2025\/04\/Eleanor_trimmed-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/striresearch.si.edu\/connolly-lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/193\/2025\/04\/Eleanor_trimmed-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/striresearch.si.edu\/connolly-lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/193\/2025\/04\/Eleanor_trimmed-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/striresearch.si.edu\/connolly-lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/193\/2025\/04\/Eleanor_trimmed-1536x1536.png 1536w, https:\/\/striresearch.si.edu\/connolly-lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/193\/2025\/04\/Eleanor_trimmed.png 1762w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>            <\/div>\n            <div class=\"lab-member-info\">\n                <h4><a href=\"https:\/\/striresearch.si.edu\/connolly-lab\/lab-member\/eleanor-rosenberry\/\">Eleanor Rosenberry<\/a><\/h4>\n                <p class=\"lab-member-position\">Junior Fellows and Interns<\/p>\n                                <div class='lab-member-content'><p>I graduated from Butler University in Indiana, USA, receiving a Bachelor&#8217;s in Biology in December 2024. Although I grew up on the subtropical coast of South Carolina, USA, it was not until I moved away that I discovered\u00a0my passion for marine biology and coral reef ecology. Generally, I am interested&hellip;&#8230;<\/div>                <div class='lab-member-read-more'><a href='https:\/\/striresearch.si.edu\/connolly-lab\/lab-member\/eleanor-rosenberry\/'>Read More<\/a><\/div>                <ul class=\"lab-member-links\">\n                                                 \n                 \n                                 \n                <\/ul>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n         \n        <div class=\"lab-member\">\n            <div class=\"lab-member-image\">\n                <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/striresearch.si.edu\/connolly-lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/193\/2025\/04\/Julia_Ibanhes_trimmed-300x300.png\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/striresearch.si.edu\/connolly-lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/193\/2025\/04\/Julia_Ibanhes_trimmed-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/striresearch.si.edu\/connolly-lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/193\/2025\/04\/Julia_Ibanhes_trimmed-1024x1020.png 1024w, https:\/\/striresearch.si.edu\/connolly-lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/193\/2025\/04\/Julia_Ibanhes_trimmed-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/striresearch.si.edu\/connolly-lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/193\/2025\/04\/Julia_Ibanhes_trimmed-768x765.png 768w, https:\/\/striresearch.si.edu\/connolly-lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/193\/2025\/04\/Julia_Ibanhes_trimmed.png 1231w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>            <\/div>\n            <div class=\"lab-member-info\">\n                <h4><a href=\"https:\/\/striresearch.si.edu\/connolly-lab\/lab-member\/julia-yumi-ibanhez\/\">Julia Yumi Ibanhez<\/a><\/h4>\n                <p class=\"lab-member-position\">Junior Fellows and Interns<\/p>\n                                <div class='lab-member-content'>My name is\u00a0Julia Yumi, and I\u2019m a Brazilian Oceanography undergraduate student currently joining the Connolly Lab as a research intern.\u00a0In Brazil, my research focuses on coral cover and the impacts of El Ni\u00f1o events on coral health. At STRI, I will be working on how thermal susceptibility varies among different&hellip;&#8230;<\/div>                <div class='lab-member-read-more'><a href='https:\/\/striresearch.si.edu\/connolly-lab\/lab-member\/julia-yumi-ibanhez\/'>Read More<\/a><\/div>                <ul class=\"lab-member-links\">\n                                                 \n                 \n                                 \n                <\/ul>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n         \n        <div class=\"lab-member\">\n            <div class=\"lab-member-image\">\n                <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/striresearch.si.edu\/connolly-lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/193\/2025\/05\/Naomi_trimmed-300x300.png\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/striresearch.si.edu\/connolly-lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/193\/2025\/05\/Naomi_trimmed-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/striresearch.si.edu\/connolly-lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/193\/2025\/05\/Naomi_trimmed-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/striresearch.si.edu\/connolly-lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/193\/2025\/05\/Naomi_trimmed-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/striresearch.si.edu\/connolly-lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/193\/2025\/05\/Naomi_trimmed-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/striresearch.si.edu\/connolly-lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/193\/2025\/05\/Naomi_trimmed-1536x1536.png 1536w, https:\/\/striresearch.si.edu\/connolly-lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/193\/2025\/05\/Naomi_trimmed.png 1617w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>            <\/div>\n            <div class=\"lab-member-info\">\n                <h4><a href=\"https:\/\/striresearch.si.edu\/connolly-lab\/lab-member\/naomi-carcamo-och\/\">Naomi C\u00e1rcamo Och<\/a><\/h4>\n                <p class=\"lab-member-position\">Junior Fellows and Interns<\/p>\n                                <div class='lab-member-content'><p>I\u2019m\u00a0Naomi, a final-year undergraduate student in Systems and Information and Communication Technologies Engineering at Universidad Panamericana de Guatemala. I\u2019m excited to expand my knowledge in statistics, programming, and computational tools by joining the Connolly Lab and contributing to the Rohr Reef Resilience Project, where I hope to strengthen my skills&hellip;&#8230;<\/div>                <div class='lab-member-read-more'><a href='https:\/\/striresearch.si.edu\/connolly-lab\/lab-member\/naomi-carcamo-och\/'>Read More<\/a><\/div>                <ul class=\"lab-member-links\">\n                                                 \n                 \n                                 \n                <\/ul>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n         \n        <div class=\"lab-member\">\n            <div class=\"lab-member-image\">\n                <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/striresearch.si.edu\/connolly-lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/193\/2025\/09\/JuliaM_trimmed-300x300.png\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/striresearch.si.edu\/connolly-lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/193\/2025\/09\/JuliaM_trimmed-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/striresearch.si.edu\/connolly-lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/193\/2025\/09\/JuliaM_trimmed-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/striresearch.si.edu\/connolly-lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/193\/2025\/09\/JuliaM_trimmed.png 658w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>            <\/div>\n            <div class=\"lab-member-info\">\n                <h4><a href=\"https:\/\/striresearch.si.edu\/connolly-lab\/lab-member\/julia-mateski\/\">Julia Mateski<\/a><\/h4>\n                <p class=\"lab-member-position\">Junior Fellows and Interns<\/p>\n                                <div class='lab-member-content'><p>I recently graduated from Gustavus Adolphus College in St. Peter, Minnesota, with a B.A. in Biology and minors in Computer Science and Statistics. I am a Global Sustainability Scholar RaMP-UP Fellow passionate about applying data science to address environmental challenges. At the Connolly Lab, I work with Dr. Carrie Sims&hellip;&#8230;<\/div>                <div class='lab-member-read-more'><a href='https:\/\/striresearch.si.edu\/connolly-lab\/lab-member\/julia-mateski\/'>Read More<\/a><\/div>                <ul class=\"lab-member-links\">\n                                                 \n                 \n                                 \n                <\/ul>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n         \n        <div class=\"lab-member\">\n            <div class=\"lab-member-image\">\n                <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/striresearch.si.edu\/connolly-lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/193\/2024\/09\/diego_edit-300x300.png\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/striresearch.si.edu\/connolly-lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/193\/2024\/09\/diego_edit-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/striresearch.si.edu\/connolly-lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/193\/2024\/09\/diego_edit-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/striresearch.si.edu\/connolly-lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/193\/2024\/09\/diego_edit-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/striresearch.si.edu\/connolly-lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/193\/2024\/09\/diego_edit.png 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>            <\/div>\n            <div class=\"lab-member-info\">\n                <h4><a href=\"https:\/\/striresearch.si.edu\/connolly-lab\/lab-member\/diego-valladares\/\">Diego Valladares<\/a><\/h4>\n                <p class=\"lab-member-position\">Junior Fellows and Interns<\/p>\n                                <div class='lab-member-content'><p>I am\u00a0Diego\u00a0Valladares, a 22-year-old Panamanian student pursuing a Bachelor&#8217;s degree in Marine Biology. My passion for the oceans began at a young age, and I have been practicing scuba diving since I was 10. At that time, I also became involved in several marine activism and science clubs. At 16,&hellip;&#8230;<\/div>                <div class='lab-member-read-more'><a href='https:\/\/striresearch.si.edu\/connolly-lab\/lab-member\/diego-valladares\/'>Read More<\/a><\/div>                <ul class=\"lab-member-links\">\n                                                 \n                 \n                                 \n                <\/ul>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"lab-member-block lab-member-list include-image include-link\">\n \n<h3 class=\"section-heading\">Lab Alumni<\/h3>\n<div class=\"lab-members\">\n \n        <div class=\"lab-member\">\n            <div class=\"lab-member-image\">\n                <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/striresearch.si.edu\/connolly-lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/193\/2024\/08\/diana_edit-300x300.png\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/striresearch.si.edu\/connolly-lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/193\/2024\/08\/diana_edit-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/striresearch.si.edu\/connolly-lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/193\/2024\/08\/diana_edit-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/striresearch.si.edu\/connolly-lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/193\/2024\/08\/diana_edit-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/striresearch.si.edu\/connolly-lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/193\/2024\/08\/diana_edit-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/striresearch.si.edu\/connolly-lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/193\/2024\/08\/diana_edit-1536x1536.png 1536w, https:\/\/striresearch.si.edu\/connolly-lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/193\/2024\/08\/diana_edit.png 2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>            <\/div>\n            <div class=\"lab-member-info\">\n                <h4><a href=\"https:\/\/striresearch.si.edu\/connolly-lab\/lab-member\/diana-lopez\/\">Diana L\u00f3pez<\/a><\/h4>\n                <p class=\"lab-member-position\">Lab Alumni<\/p>\n                <p class=lab-member-affiliation>Florida State University<\/p>                <div class='lab-member-content'><p>My current research focuses on determining the metabolic and related physiological responses of corals to acute thermal stress in combination with salinity fluctuations. I am also interested in parsing out differences in thermal sensitivity between\u00a0Pocillopora\u00a0\u201cspecies\u201d from across the TEP. I enjoy mentoring students from underrepresented minorities in STEM and leveraging&hellip;&#8230;<\/div>                <div class='lab-member-read-more'><a href='https:\/\/striresearch.si.edu\/connolly-lab\/lab-member\/diana-lopez\/'>Read More<\/a><\/div>                <ul class=\"lab-member-links\">\n                                                 \n                 \n                                 \n                <\/ul>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n         \n        <div class=\"lab-member\">\n            <div class=\"lab-member-image\">\n                <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/striresearch.si.edu\/connolly-lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/193\/2024\/09\/luisa_edit-300x300.png\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/striresearch.si.edu\/connolly-lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/193\/2024\/09\/luisa_edit-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/striresearch.si.edu\/connolly-lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/193\/2024\/09\/luisa_edit-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/striresearch.si.edu\/connolly-lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/193\/2024\/09\/luisa_edit-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/striresearch.si.edu\/connolly-lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/193\/2024\/09\/luisa_edit.png 900w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>            <\/div>\n            <div class=\"lab-member-info\">\n                <h4><a href=\"https:\/\/striresearch.si.edu\/connolly-lab\/lab-member\/luisa-abrego\/\">Luisa Abrego<\/a><\/h4>\n                <p class=\"lab-member-position\">Lab Alumni<\/p>\n                                <div class='lab-member-content'><p>Currently I am a marine biologist undergraduate student who is a volunteer in the Connolly lab, I assist with segmentation tasks and work on training an AI tool to differentiate between two Pocillopora species, helping to document changes over time and space in the RRR project. I\u2019m focused on using&hellip;&#8230;<\/div>                <div class='lab-member-read-more'><a href='https:\/\/striresearch.si.edu\/connolly-lab\/lab-member\/luisa-abrego\/'>Read More<\/a><\/div>                <ul class=\"lab-member-links\">\n                                                 \n                 \n                                 \n                <\/ul>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n         \n        <div class=\"lab-member\">\n            <div class=\"lab-member-image\">\n                <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/striresearch.si.edu\/connolly-lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/193\/2024\/10\/nunu_edit-300x300.png\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/striresearch.si.edu\/connolly-lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/193\/2024\/10\/nunu_edit-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/striresearch.si.edu\/connolly-lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/193\/2024\/10\/nunu_edit-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/striresearch.si.edu\/connolly-lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/193\/2024\/10\/nunu_edit-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/striresearch.si.edu\/connolly-lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/193\/2024\/10\/nunu_edit.png 950w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>            <\/div>\n            <div class=\"lab-member-info\">\n                <h4><a href=\"https:\/\/striresearch.si.edu\/connolly-lab\/lab-member\/eunice-tapia\/\">Eunice Tapia<\/a><\/h4>\n                <p class=\"lab-member-position\">Lab Alumni<\/p>\n                                <div class='lab-member-content'><p>I studied Marine Biology and Limnology at the University of Panama. In 2023, I joined the RRR project as a volunteer, where I developed my undergraduate thesis. During this time, I have gained experience in detecting physiological responses and changes in corals due to environmental variations. In the future, I&hellip;&#8230;<\/div>                <div class='lab-member-read-more'><a href='https:\/\/striresearch.si.edu\/connolly-lab\/lab-member\/eunice-tapia\/'>Read More<\/a><\/div>                <ul class=\"lab-member-links\">\n                                                 \n                 \n                                 \n                <\/ul>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n         \n        <div class=\"lab-member\">\n            <div class=\"lab-member-image\">\n                <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/striresearch.si.edu\/connolly-lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/193\/2024\/10\/marianela_edit-300x300.png\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/striresearch.si.edu\/connolly-lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/193\/2024\/10\/marianela_edit-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/striresearch.si.edu\/connolly-lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/193\/2024\/10\/marianela_edit-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/striresearch.si.edu\/connolly-lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/193\/2024\/10\/marianela_edit-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/striresearch.si.edu\/connolly-lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/193\/2024\/10\/marianela_edit-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/striresearch.si.edu\/connolly-lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/193\/2024\/10\/marianela_edit-1536x1536.png 1536w, https:\/\/striresearch.si.edu\/connolly-lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/193\/2024\/10\/marianela_edit-2048x2048.png 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>            <\/div>\n            <div class=\"lab-member-info\">\n                <h4><a href=\"https:\/\/striresearch.si.edu\/connolly-lab\/lab-member\/marianela-camarena\/\">Marianela Camarena<\/a><\/h4>\n                <p class=\"lab-member-position\">Lab Alumni<\/p>\n                                <div class='lab-member-content'><p>My name is Marianela Camarena. I am a Panamanian biologist, graduated from the Universidad de Panam\u00e1 with a Bachelor\u2019s Degree in Marine Biology and Limnology. Currently I am a Fellow at the Connolly Lab, my project is focused on understanding how the physiological performance of Pocillopora spp.\u00a0from Tropical Eastern Pacific&hellip;&#8230;<\/div>                <div class='lab-member-read-more'><a href='https:\/\/striresearch.si.edu\/connolly-lab\/lab-member\/marianela-camarena\/'>Read More<\/a><\/div>                <ul class=\"lab-member-links\">\n                                                 \n                 \n                                 \n                <\/ul>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n         \n        <div class=\"lab-member\">\n            <div class=\"lab-member-image\">\n                <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/striresearch.si.edu\/connolly-lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/193\/2024\/08\/ilana_edit-300x300.png\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/striresearch.si.edu\/connolly-lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/193\/2024\/08\/ilana_edit-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/striresearch.si.edu\/connolly-lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/193\/2024\/08\/ilana_edit-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/striresearch.si.edu\/connolly-lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/193\/2024\/08\/ilana_edit-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/striresearch.si.edu\/connolly-lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/193\/2024\/08\/ilana_edit-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/striresearch.si.edu\/connolly-lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/193\/2024\/08\/ilana_edit-1536x1536.png 1536w, https:\/\/striresearch.si.edu\/connolly-lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/193\/2024\/08\/ilana_edit-2048x2048.png 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>            <\/div>\n            <div class=\"lab-member-info\">\n                <h4><a href=\"https:\/\/striresearch.si.edu\/connolly-lab\/lab-member\/ilana-vargas\/\">Ilana Vargas<\/a><\/h4>\n                <p class=\"lab-member-position\">Lab Alumni<\/p>\n                                <div class='lab-member-content'><p>I\u2019m an interdisciplinary ecologist currently researching the impacts of coral bleaching in the Eastern Tropical Pacific. I\u2019ve joined STRI as a part of the Global Sustainability Scholars\u2019 RaMP-UP Fellowship. Prior to moving to Panama, I worked in the Amazon on large-scale deforestation prevention, investigated the effects of tourism on communities&hellip;&#8230;<\/div>                <div class='lab-member-read-more'><a href='https:\/\/striresearch.si.edu\/connolly-lab\/lab-member\/ilana-vargas\/'>Read More<\/a><\/div>                <ul class=\"lab-member-links\">\n                                                 \n                 \n                                 \n                <\/ul>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n         \n        <div class=\"lab-member\">\n            <div class=\"lab-member-image\">\n                <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/striresearch.si.edu\/connolly-lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/193\/2024\/08\/kyaralind_edit-300x300.png\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/striresearch.si.edu\/connolly-lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/193\/2024\/08\/kyaralind_edit-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/striresearch.si.edu\/connolly-lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/193\/2024\/08\/kyaralind_edit-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/striresearch.si.edu\/connolly-lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/193\/2024\/08\/kyaralind_edit-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/striresearch.si.edu\/connolly-lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/193\/2024\/08\/kyaralind_edit.png 840w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>            <\/div>\n            <div class=\"lab-member-info\">\n                <h4><a href=\"https:\/\/striresearch.si.edu\/connolly-lab\/lab-member\/kyaralind-vasquez-liriano\/\">Kyaralind Vasquez-Liriano<\/a><\/h4>\n                <p class=\"lab-member-position\">Lab Alumni<\/p>\n                <p class=lab-member-affiliation>Teacher Assistant at Boston Outdoor Preschool Network (BOPN)<\/p>                <div class='lab-member-content'><p>I graduated from Wellesley College in 2023, where I earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in Environmental Studies. I am one of the 2023 RaMP-UP Tropical BioDiversity Fellows, a NSF-funded fellowship that brings U.S. post-baccalaureate students to engage in novel tropical research in Panama. Under the mentorship of postdoctoral researcher&hellip;&#8230;<\/div>                <div class='lab-member-read-more'><a href='https:\/\/striresearch.si.edu\/connolly-lab\/lab-member\/kyaralind-vasquez-liriano\/'>Read More<\/a><\/div>                <ul class=\"lab-member-links\">\n                                                 \n                 \n                                 \n                <\/ul>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n         \n        <div class=\"lab-member\">\n            <div class=\"lab-member-image\">\n                <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/striresearch.si.edu\/connolly-lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/193\/2024\/08\/liza_edit-300x300.png\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/striresearch.si.edu\/connolly-lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/193\/2024\/08\/liza_edit-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/striresearch.si.edu\/connolly-lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/193\/2024\/08\/liza_edit-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/striresearch.si.edu\/connolly-lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/193\/2024\/08\/liza_edit-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/striresearch.si.edu\/connolly-lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/193\/2024\/08\/liza_edit-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/striresearch.si.edu\/connolly-lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/193\/2024\/08\/liza_edit.png 1100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>            <\/div>\n            <div class=\"lab-member-info\">\n                <h4><a href=\"https:\/\/striresearch.si.edu\/connolly-lab\/lab-member\/liza-cantacuzene\/\">Liza Cantacuzene<\/a><\/h4>\n                <p class=\"lab-member-position\">Lab Alumni<\/p>\n                                <div class='lab-member-content'><p>My name is Liza, and I am interested in foundation species in response to changing environments. I am working as an intern looking at coral cover and coral demography over time with the Rohr Reef Resilience Program&#8217;s photogrammetry. I will also be continuing my internship in Australia doing scientific diving&hellip;&#8230;<\/div>                <div class='lab-member-read-more'><a href='https:\/\/striresearch.si.edu\/connolly-lab\/lab-member\/liza-cantacuzene\/'>Read More<\/a><\/div>                <ul class=\"lab-member-links\">\n                                                 \n                 \n                                 \n                <\/ul>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n         \n        <div class=\"lab-member\">\n            <div class=\"lab-member-image\">\n                <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/striresearch.si.edu\/connolly-lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/193\/2024\/09\/victoria_edit-300x300.png\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/striresearch.si.edu\/connolly-lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/193\/2024\/09\/victoria_edit-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/striresearch.si.edu\/connolly-lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/193\/2024\/09\/victoria_edit-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/striresearch.si.edu\/connolly-lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/193\/2024\/09\/victoria_edit-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/striresearch.si.edu\/connolly-lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/193\/2024\/09\/victoria_edit-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/striresearch.si.edu\/connolly-lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/193\/2024\/09\/victoria_edit-1536x1536.png 1536w, https:\/\/striresearch.si.edu\/connolly-lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/193\/2024\/09\/victoria_edit.png 2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>            <\/div>\n            <div class=\"lab-member-info\">\n                <h4><a href=\"https:\/\/striresearch.si.edu\/connolly-lab\/lab-member\/victoria-glynn\/\">Victoria Glynn<\/a><\/h4>\n                <p class=\"lab-member-position\">Lab Alumni<\/p>\n                                <div class='lab-member-content'><p>My name is Victoria Marie Glynn and I am a PhD candidate in the Biology: Neotropical Environment Option (NEO) program at McGill University (Montr\u00e9al, Qu\u00e9bec). My research focuses on how host and microbiome response mechanisms together shape organismal responses to climate change. 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