About me
John Proefrock
I graduated with honors from the University of Miami with a B.S. in Marine Science and Biology from the University of Miami’s Rosenstiel School of Marine, Atmospheric, and Earth Science. While there, I pursued research interest in 4 different labs, working on coral heat stress, shark tagging, aquaculture, and marine genomics. After completing my honors thesis on parentage and sex markers in hatchery-raised Olive Flounder using low-coverage whole-genome sequencing, genomics arose as my primary interest, which led me to join Lorenz Hauser’s Marine Population Genomics Lab. My ultimate goal is to work on conserving threatened species using genomics as a tool for evaluating population health.
Principal Investigator and advisor
Lorenz Hauser
I have worked on a variety of marine and freshwater organisms across the world, and have adopted an opportunistic approach that took advantage of appropriate model systems, the expertise of collaborators and available funding opportunities. My research is not centered on a specific organism or system, but represents a more generalist approach to answering questions using the best model system available. Virtually all my projects are collaborations with colleagues at the UW or local, state and federal agencies. These collaborations and the number of fish and fisheries scientists in the Pacific Northwest make Seattle one of the most exciting and inspiring places to work in the world.
Principal Investigator And committee member
Ronel Nel
I describe myself as a “jack-of-many-trades.” Starting my professional career in South Africa, surrounded by three oceans (from the warm Indian Ocean to the cold Southern Ocean), it afforded me the opportunity to develop multiple fields of expertise in many different coastal ecosystems. I have a broad background in coastal ecology and management, conservation of endangered species like sea turtles, and am an enthusiastic field biologist. With a personal interest in evidence-based conservation approaches, I operate in both theoretical and applied fields. Combining these has allowed me to teach a range of different classes.
Managing Director at Washington Department of Fish & Wildlife
Todd Seamons
Coming Soon…
Senior Research Scientist at Washington Department of Fish & Wildlife
Phillip Dionne
We’re using various methods to assess the distribution and abundance of spawning forage fish in the southern Salish Sea. This includes nearshore habitat survey for surf smelt, sand lance, and herring, and ichthyoplankton sampling for anchovy, eulachon, and longfin smelt. We’re also tagging and creel sampling for surf smelt fisheries, and doing acoustic trawl surveys of juvenile herring in Puget Sound. On the outer coast we’re collaborating with industry partners and NMFS to improve CPS surveys.
