Current Lab Members
Jodi Young (Principal Investigator)
Future of Ice Assistant Professor in Biological Oceanography at the University of Washington.
I am a biological oceanographer who studies the physiology and biochemistry of marine microalgae. I study CO2 fixation by marine algae, with a particular emphasis on Rubisco. I also research the physiological and biochemical adaptations that enable algae to thrive in extreme polar environments, which influences rates of polar primary production, biogeochemical cycles and food web nutrition. I am part of the UW Future of Ice and the UW Astrobiology Program. I love doing polar fieldwork but I hate the cold!?
Ph. 206-543-0744, Email: youngjn@uw.edu
Kaitlin Harrison (Graduate student, started Sept 2021)
Hi! I'm a dual title PhD candidate in Biological Oceanography and Astrobiology, working with Jodi Young on Rubisco in sea ice algae. I received my BA in Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology from Whitman College. After graduating, I spent two years working with Clemens Cabernard in the UW Biology Department doing RNA-sequencing of fly neuroblasts.
keharr@uw.edu
