BIO
Victoria is an evolutionary biologist fascinated by how host and microbiome responses jointly shape organismal responses to climate change. She holds a BSc in Environmental Sciences from the University of California, Berkeley with a minor in Science and Math Education (CalTeach), and a PhD from McGill University in Biology: Neotropical Environment Option conducted in partnership with the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute. As an NSF Ocean Sciences postdoctoral fellow in the Pespeni Lab, Victoria will be exploring how the genetic basis of adaptation can be complemented by microbiome dynamics in an emerging copepod model system. Beyond research, she is actively involved in projects that apply a culturally relevant pedagogy lens to science education and science communication.
Bio
Victoria is an evolutionary biologist fascinated by how host and microbiome responses jointly shape organismal responses to climate change. She holds a BSc in Environmental Sciences from the University of California, Berkeley with a minor in Science and Math Education (CalTeach), and a PhD from McGill University in Biology: Neotropical Environment Option conducted in partnership with the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute. As an NSF Ocean Sciences postdoctoral fellow in the Pespeni Lab, Victoria will be exploring how the genetic basis of adaptation can be complemented by microbiome dynamics in an emerging copepod model system. Beyond research, she is actively involved in projects that apply a culturally relevant pedagogy lens to science education and science communication.