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Partnerships at Hollings Marine Laboratory

Team research is the theme of the Hollings Marine Laboratory. No longer can one scientist working in one discipline, or at one institution, independently provide solutions to the coastal environmental and public health problems of this nation. The cumulative and combined expertise and skills of the Partners provide the resources that allow the research teams to assess marine environmental quality and link it to human health.

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

The Hollings Marine Laboratory is a research facility operated by the National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science (NCCOS), which conducts and supports research, monitoring, assessment, and technical assistance for managing coastal ecosystems and society's use of them. NCCOS is one of eight program offices for the National Ocean Service (NOS) within the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). NOS is a scientific and technical organization of more than 1,700 individuals whose mission is to preserve and enhance the nation's coastal resources and ecosystems along 95,000 miles of shoreline and 3.5 million square miles of coastal ocean. At the same time, it works to support economic growth for the long-term benefit of the nation. Also located on the Fort Johnson campus is another NCCOS research facility, the Center for Coastal Environmental Health and Biomolecular Research (CCEHBR).

HML Principal Scientists representing NOAA and the National Ocean Service include:

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Dan Bearden
Email: dan.bearden@noaa.gov
Research interests: physical and environmental chemistry, nuclear magnetic resonance, mass spectrometry, computational chemistry.
Selected current projects:

  • Environmental chemistry core—establishment of a Center of Excellence in Oceans and Human Health.
  • Marine metabonomics and nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy.
tidal creek

Fred Holland
Email: fred.holland@noaa.gov
Research interests: environmental assessments, resource management, benthic ecology.
Selected current projects:

  • Monitoring and assessment core—establishment of a Center of Excellence in Oceans and Human Health.
  • Land use – coastal ecosystem study (LU-CES)—tidal creek water quality, freshwater inflow, materials loading and benthic community studies.
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Peter Moeller
Email: peter.moeller@noaa.gov
Research interests: chemistry of biotoxins.
Selected current projects:

  • Pfiesteria and toxin associated with metals (ligands).
  • Structural determination of a novel toxin produced by the dinoflagellate, Alexandrium monilata.
Karlodinium micrum

Steve Morton
Email: steve.morton@noaa.gov
Research interests: harmful algal blooms, marine biotoxins, marine ecology.
Selected current projects:

  • Identification of new harmful algal species.
  • Development of analytical methods for harmful algal bloom (HAB) toxins.
lobsters

Paul Sandifer
Email: paul.sandifer@noaa.gov
Research interests: biology of decapod Crustacea, aquaculture, coastal ecology.
Selected current projects:

  • Education and outreach—establishment of a Center of Excellence in Oceans and Human Health.
  • Monitoring and assessment core—establishment of a Center of Excellence in Oceans and Human Health.
coral

Cheryl Woodley
Email: cheryl.woodley@noaa.gov
Research interests: applications of biochemistry, molecular and cellular biology to understanding the effects of biotic and abiotic stressors on ecosystem health.
Selected current projects:

  • Florida coral reef ecosystem health: use of molecular biomarkers.
  • Coral Disease and Health Consortium: documenting the health and condition of coral reefs.