Gwen

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Gender Female
Industry Education
Location Los Angeles, California, United States
Introduction I was born & raised in Los Angeles, CA on the westside. I still live here. I have a BS in Marine Biology & an MA in Biology, both from UCLA. My research experience is primarily with benthic aquatic invertebrates, but I like pelagic organisms (especially plankton!) as well. I have spent time on a boat around the Channel Islands looking for baby squid; at HIMB in Hawaii studying sacoglossans; at Gump Station on Moorea, Tahiti studying aggregating sea urchin defensive behavior; at SNARL in the Eastern Sierra looking at possible impacts of the invasive New Zealand mudsnail on other aquatic benthic macroinvertebrates. I like to spend time outdoors: swimming, scuba diving, hiking, walking...
Interests Science, Biology, Education, Music, Travel, Origami, other crafts