Reposted by Erick White, PhD, he/theyICRS International Coral Reef Society @icrs.bsky.social · 09/09/2026🪸 Life is better in color! September is Coral Bleaching Awareness Month. We’re joining the Coral Reef Alliance and organizations worldwide in bleaching our logo to raise awareness of coral bleaching, one of the most visible signs of reef stress. 🔗 go.coral.org/coral-bleach... 14014
Reposted by Erick White, PhD, he/theyJun B. Cai @junbcai.bsky.social · 07/09/2026Defending my dissertation in five days 🎓🪸 September 11 at 1 PM (PST) In-Person: Cordley Hall 1316 Zoom: beav.es/JunCai YouTube: beav.es/IBLive 095
Erick White, PhD, he/they @erickwhite.bsky.social · 02/09/2026mobilize.us/s/QTlNIlmobilize.usEnd War, End Billionaires - Our Plan for Mass Strikes: Sunrise Welcome 🔥 · Sunrise MovementEnd War, End Billionaires - Our Plan for Mass Strikes: Welcome Call🔥 People across the country have rallied behind a vision of the future where power is held by the people, not the billionaires. Cand... 000
Erick White, PhD, he/they @erickwhite.bsky.social · 10/08/2026If your interested in how lipids profiles change in Aiptasia based on symbiosis and life stages/reproductive methods, check out this pre-print I'm working on from my thesis. Reach out if you have questions! doi.org/10.21203/rs.... #lipidomics #Aiptasia #symbiosis #development #corals #reproductiondoi.orgAbundance and diversity of lipid compounds in Exaiptasia diaphana is altered as a function of symbiotic state and life stageScleractinian corals engage in an endosymbiotic relationship with dinoflagellate algae to meet their nutritional demands in oligotrophic waters. Algae transfer photosynthetically-derived compounds to ... 020
Erick White, PhD, he/they @erickwhite.bsky.social · 24/07/2026Very excited that I got to present on some of my dissertation research at #ICRS2026! This study looked at changes in lipidomic profiles in Aiptasia based on life stages and symbiotic state. Thank you to everyone who came, asked questions, and helped make this moment possible. Kia ora! 062
Reposted by Erick White, PhD, he/theyICRS International Coral Reef Society @icrs.bsky.social · 04/06/2026World’s Fourth Mass Coral Bleaching Event Likely Ended in 2025 www.nesdis.noaa.gov/news/worlds-...nesdis.noaa.govWorld’s Fourth Mass Coral Bleaching Event Likely Ended in 2025NOAA experts have determined that the fourth global coral bleaching event likely concluded in mid-2025 following unprecedented heat stress across the world’s coral reefs. 056
Erick White, PhD, he/they @erickwhite.bsky.social · 19/03/2026I'm excited to finally share my first publication in @peerj.bsky.social from my PhD thesis on the effects of symbiosis and nutrition in Aiptasia! Check it out here: peerj.com/articles/20851. More to come soon! #CellBiology #CoralSymbiosis #MarineBiology #Zoology #CoralPhysiology #SymbioticCnidarianspeerj.comHeterotrophy and symbiosis affect energy reserves for pedal lacerates in the sea anemone Exaiptasia diaphanaNutrient exchange between corals and their dinoflagellate symbionts is the foundation of the stable symbiosis that underpins coral reef ecosystem success. The cnidarian-dinoflagellate holobiont engage... 060