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Elora H. López-Nandam

The evolution of resilience, from molecules to ecosystems

About

I am a Hope for Reefs Postdoctoral Researcher in the Albright Lab at California Academy of Sciences. My interests lie in the evolution of resilience, from the molecular level up to ecosystems.

Access the new, chromosome-level Acropora hyacinthus genome assembly here!

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Postdoc Projects

Captive Breeding Genomics

I sequence the genomes of captive-bred corals and their wild-caught parents to understand the genomic effects of captive breeding.

Heat selection

I plan to select for heat-tolerant larvae to be raised into heat-tolerant adult corals.

Ph.D. Projects

Coral Bleaching

Read our new paper on differences in bleaching recovery in two Acropora species here.

Genome Maintenance

Read our paper on somatic mutations and genome stability maintenance in corals here.

Ionizing Nuclear Radiation

I study the effects of nuclear testing on the genomes of wildlife.

Coral Cell Lineages

Read our preprint on mutation inheritance in coral soma and sperm, and what it suggests about coral stem cells.

An illustration of my Fitch Symposium talk, drawn by Dr. Alex Cagan

Media

Some of my work has been featured in the media. Here are a few examples:

Coral Spawning at Cal Academy, San Francisco Chronicle

Image Credit: Dr. Shayle Matsuda ©2021 California Academy of Sciences

Big Pacific Episode 2

"Meet Elora López-Nandam," Stanford Magazine

Bikini Atoll, The Guardian

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