Jannine Chamorro

Biography

Jannine is a 5th year graduate student studying how marine heatwaves (MHWs) impact ecologically important species such as California mussels (Mytilus californianus) and purple sea urchins (Strongylocentrotus purpuratus). Jannine’s research interests are multi-disciplinary and span from oceanography to molecular biology. Specifically, she is interested in characterizing intertidal temperature patterns along the Pacific coast to determine how mussels are affected by MHWs. Additionally, she is interested in understanding organismal capability to acclimate to these changing environmental conditions and their associated mechanisms. Currently, Jannine is investigating the role of DNA methylation in the thermal acclimation of California mussels and purple sea urchins within and across generations.