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Alexis Sturm, Ph.D., recently earned a doctorate in integrative biology from the Charles E. Schmidt College of Science, and is a member of the Â鶹¾«Æ·ÊÓƵHarbor Branch Oceanographic Institute. She is now on her way to start a one-year fellowship with the Coral Reef Conservation Program with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.

"Coral reefs have always been the marine system I have felt most passionate about and were the focus of my graduate research at Harbor Branch, so I am very excited to continue working with something I love, but from a more management and policy-oriented perspective," she said. "I hope that next year I get to continue to contribute to the conservation of these diverse and valued ecosystems."

While at Â鶹¾«Æ·ÊÓƵHarbor Branch, Sturm worked in the Coral Reef Health and Molecular Ecology Lab under the mentorship of Josh Voss, Ph.D., associate research professor at Â鶹¾«Æ·ÊÓƵHarbor Branch. .