Dr. Pia Moisander
Associate Professor of Biology
Associate Professor at the Department of Estuarine and Ocean Sciences, School of Marine Science (affiliate appointment)
University of Massachusetts Dartmouth
pmoisander at umassd dot edu
Current students
Kenneth Boyle
MS student in Marine Biology
Thesis topic: Early colonizer dynamics in marine biofilms
Stephanie Richard
MS student in Marine Biology
Thesis topic: Impact of climate change on copepod microbiome
Abhishek Naik
PhD student in Marine Science
Thesis topic: Stability of marine biofilms in response to antifouling
Andrea Pires
Undergraduate Research
Research topic: Growth dynamics of marine biofilm bacteria
Muhammad Moonis
Undergraduate Research
Graduate student alumni
Katyanne Shoemaker
PhD in Marine Science
Dissertation topic: Copepod microbiome in the North Atlantic Subtropical Gyre
Ryan Nuttall
MS in Marine Biology; MS in Marine Science
Thesis topic: Dissimilatory nitrate reduction in copepod associated bacteria; Vibrio cyclitrophicus biofilm formation and association with copepods
Rosemary Scavotto
MS in Marine Biology
Thesis topic: Nitrogen fixing bacteria in copepod microbiome
Sarah Holmes
MS in Marine Biology
Thesis topic: Competition of toxic and non-toxic Microcystis aeruginosa
Meaghan Daley
MS in Marine Science
UMass Boston (co-advisor)
Thesis topic: Microbial communities in Jellyfish