Nikki Traylor-Knowles
University of Miami
USA

Dr. Traylor-Knowles is an Assistant Professor of Marine Biology and Ecology at the University of Miami, Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Sciences in Miami, FL, USA. She did her undergraduate and masters work at Johns Hopkins University, and her PhD at Boston University where she investigated the evolution of wound healing in cnidarians. Her current research focuses on the evolution of immunity in cnidarians, specifically corals and sea anemones. Topics that ter lab investigates includes the mechanisms of symbioses, disease response, and effects of environmental stress on cnidarian immunity.

Tentative Title Talk:
Ecoimmunity in corals