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Casey Lab

@thecaseylab.bsky.social
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Welcome to the Casey Lab at the University of Texas Marine Science Institute! We investigate marine trophic interactions with molecular techniques! 🪸🐠🧬 caseylab.weebly.com

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Casey Lab @thecaseylab.bsky.social · 10/10/2025
K-12 educators, check out this 'Coral Reefs & Our Changing Oceans' lesson series co-developed by Casey Lab PhD student Hannah Rempel! It's published on the Open Education Resource Commons.
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Simon J. Brandl @gobyone.bsky.social · 24/01/2025
Marine heatwaves imperil emblematic reef fishes by altering the energetic landscape of coral reefs New paper from @thecaseylab.bsky.social in @animalecology.bsky.social #science #ecology besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
A figure describing trends in coral cover and butterflyfishes.
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Dr.Kat Stewart @ecoevoedna.bsky.social · 17/11/2024
I started an #eDNA starter pack as one didn’t exist yet. Feel free to message me to get your name added. Open to all! go.bsky.app/U2vgV5Q
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Marine eDNA Dude @marinednadude.bsky.social · 30/12/2024
Check out our latest paper on #eDNA and metabarcoding data reporting standards 🤓🧬🧪 These minimum reporting guidelines for metabarcoding workflows extend from the physical layout of laboratories through to data archiving enhance trust and reliability in data mbmg.pensoft.net/article/1286...
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The MIEM guidelines: Minimum information for reporting of environmental metabarcoding data
Environmental DNA (eDNA) and RNA (eRNA) metabarcoding has become a popular tool for assessing biodiversity from environmental samples, but inconsistent documentation of methods, data and metadata make...
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Jordan Casey @jordancasey.bsky.social · 22/02/2024
New publication led by 🌟 undergrad Ariel Wang: doi.org/10.1007/s003... We investigate Risor ruber, the tusked goby, a tiny sponge-dwelling fish. Across the Caribbean, we find seven distinct genetic lineages within Risor and discover that two Risor lineages specialize on a single sponge host!
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Casey Lab @thecaseylab.bsky.social · 18/11/2024
Congratulations to Casey Lab PhD Student Hannah Rempel for this recent publication on inclusive teaching! In this paper, she & several other colleagues from the University of Texas Marine Science Institute share a framework & resources for inclusive pedagogy training for grad TAs + departments!
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Casey Lab @thecaseylab.bsky.social · 08/10/2024
Congratulations to Casey Lab student Marissa Kordal, who recently received a Zale Parry Scholarship from the Academy of Underwater Arts and Sciences! Marissa studies the biodiversity of organisms on Texas #oyster reefs using #eDNA (traces of DNA critters "sluff off" into seawater). 🦪💧🧬
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Hannah Sima Rempel @hannah-rempel.bsky.social · 02/08/2024
Parrotfishes help maintain resilient reefs by grazing algae & cyanobacteria, but some also eat live coral. 🪸 In a new study, we evaluated how parrotfish coral predation intensity varies across gradients in coral cover, diversity, & parrotfish abundance across 4 Caribbean regions: shorturl.at/fjZ22
A princess parrotfish swims over a coral reef with a large Orbicella coral that has several distinctive white parrotfish bite scars on it.
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Casey Lab @thecaseylab.bsky.social · 15/04/2024
Amazing performance by the Casey lab at the 52nd Benthic Ecology Meeting! 🧬🐠 Shoot out to @hannah-rempel.bsky.social and @Zoe for winning best presentation awards 🏆#BEM2024
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Casey Lab @thecaseylab.bsky.social · 18/12/2023
Congratulations to Casey Lab PhD Student Hannah Rempel for receiving a 2024 University of Texas at Austin Austin Stengl-Wyer Graduate Fellowship! 👏
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Casey Lab @thecaseylab.bsky.social · 26/11/2023
Come join the Casey Lab! The application deadline is Dec 1.
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Ingrid Bunholi @ingridbunholi.bsky.social · 16/11/2023
One more month of eDNA sampling in our backyard! 🧬🐠 #eDNA @JPiplectrus @thecaseylab.bsky.social Texas winter has all my heart (so far 😂)
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Casey Lab @thecaseylab.bsky.social · 01/11/2023
Meet Christina! @christinamarconi.bsky.social is a PhD student who uses molecular techniques to explore marine biodiversity and trophic interactions, particularly among mesopredators, to aid in conservation and better management practices!
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Casey Lab @thecaseylab.bsky.social · 27/10/2023
The Casey Lab team at the University of Texas Marine Science Institute spent a beautiful day on the Texas coast sampling for environmental DNA in our own "backyard"! 🧬🌊 #eDNA #molecularecology #TexasScience #longhorns @hannah-rempel.bsky.social @marconi.bsky.social @txacsci.bsky.social
PhD students Hannah Rempel and Christina Marconi filter seawater to sample environmental DNA and record water quality data on the Texas Coast.
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Hannah Sima Rempel @hannah-rempel.bsky.social · 19/10/2023
For all things coral reef related, here's a Coralsky thread! 🪸 bsky.app/profile/did:... #coralsky #marinescience #research #coralreefs #coral #reefs
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Jordan Casey @jordancasey.bsky.social · 19/10/2023
Whale shark, the Maldive anemonefish, and a hawksbill sea turtle. The Maldives are spectacular!
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Casey Lab @thecaseylab.bsky.social · 10/10/2023
How do invasive species impact coral reef food webs? A 2023 study led by Juan Pablo Lozano-Peña reveals that invasive #lionfishes have broader diets than native Caribbean mesopredator fishes. 🦁🐠 Link to publication: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti... #isotopes #ecology #coralreef
A lionfish stares at the camera flaring its venomous spines
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Casey Lab @thecaseylab.bsky.social · 09/10/2023
Meet Ingrid! @ingridbunholi.bsky.social is a Casey Lab PhD student using #eDNA and #eRNA to investigate the effects of environmental and ecological variables on diverse aspects of coral reef fish diversity and distribution, from organismal to communities levels! 🧬🐠
Scientist Ingrid Bunholi uses an eDNA backpack to filter seawater for analysis in one photo, and is smiling in front of the ocean in a second photo.
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Casey Lab @thecaseylab.bsky.social · 06/10/2023
Casey Lab PhD student Ingrid is using double digest restriction-site associated DNA (ddRAD) to study gobies! 🐟 Ingrid has been hard at work at Newcastle University preparing samples for sequencing over the past month. 🧬 Next up, bioinformatics! 🖥️ We're excited to see her results!
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Casey Lab @thecaseylab.bsky.social · 05/10/2023
How do fish get their "daily vitamins" on nutrient-poor coral reefs? One way is by eating poop! 💩 🐟 Several recent studies involving Casey Lab members highlight the important, yet previously underappreciated role of fish poop as a nutrient source for reef critters! #VitaminSea A thread...
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Casey Lab @thecaseylab.bsky.social · 02/10/2023
Meet Dr. Nicole Foster! Nicole is a postdoc in the Casey Lab working with the Smithsonian's #MarineGEO Network to evaluate global production and diversity in coastal systems using a combination of eDNA and chemical analyses! 🧬🧪 Learn more about her work on her website! intotheocean.water.blog
Dr. Nicole Foster is shown scuba diving in one photo, and in a snowy are in a second photo.
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Casey Lab @thecaseylab.bsky.social · 30/09/2023
Congrats to Casey Lab PhD Student @ingridbunholi.bsky.social on her publication synthesizing research methods across 300 eDNA and eRNA studies in aquatic community ecology! Check out the Open Access publication: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/... @jordancasey.bsky.social @txacsci.bsky.social
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Casey Lab @thecaseylab.bsky.social · 30/09/2023
We’re the Casey Lab at the University of Texas Marine Science Institute! Our lab investigates ecological processes shaping biodiversity patterns & trophic interactions in coastal marine ecosystems! We use the clues left behind in the form of DNA to understand the who, what, when, where & why! 🧬🐟
A photo of the Casey Lab team on the Texas coast
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