[All-postdocs] [biodep] Bioseminar - Andrew A. Davinack

[Carolyn Tepolt]

If anyone would like to meet with Drew while he's visiting, please let 
me know!

C


On 1/21/25 10:16 AM, Ana Velez wrote:
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> Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
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> *Biology Department Seminar*
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> Thursday, January 23, 2025 – 12:00 Noon
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> *Andrew A. Davinack*
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> Assistant Professor of Biology, Wheaton College
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> *Shellfish Under Siege: Parasites and their Impact on New England 
> Aquaculture*
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> Shellfish aquaculture is a vital component of New England’s blue 
> economy, contributing nearly $50 million annually in dockside value. 
> However, this industry faces mounting challenges from climate change 
> and diseases, which often interact synergistically to amplify their 
> impacts. Over the past five years, the Davinack Lab has investigated 
> the life history, ecology, and evolution of macrofaunal parasites 
> infecting natural and commercially reared shellfish across New 
> England, including bay scallops on Nantucket Island, oysters on Cape 
> Cod, and mussels in Maine. This presentation highlights new findings 
> on the vulnerability of these shellfish populations, including the 
> effects of mud-blister disease caused by shell-boring polychaetes on 
> Eastern oysters (/Crassostrea virginica/) and the population 
> connectivity of the trematode flatworm /Proctoeces maculatus/, which 
> infects the mantle tissue of Blue mussels (/Mytilus edulis/). Our 
> results reveal troubling trends, including increased parasite loads 
> and genetic homogenization, likely driven by the intraregional and 
> transnational movement of hosts and range expansions linked to rising 
> ocean temperatures.
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> HYBRID!*In Person*:**Redfield Auditorium *Zoom:* 
> https://whoi-edu.zoom.us/j/97000865816<https://whoi-edu.zoom.us/j/97000865816>Meeting 
> ID: 970 0086 5816 *By phone*: Find your local number: 
> https://whoi-edu.zoom.us/u/adIvMow3LQ<https://whoi-edu.zoom.us/u/adIvMow3LQ>
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> *After the seminar:*doctoral dissertation defense of thesis at 2 pm in 
> Clark 507: Movement and Trophic Ecology of Large Pelagic Fishes 
> Connecting Surface Waters with the Ocean’s Twilight Zone, by: Ciara 
> Willis (abstract is attached). Zoom Link: 
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> For questions, contact:
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> *Ana María Vélez*
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> Administrative Associate
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> Ph: (+1)(508)289-2334
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