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Grand Isle Oyster Research Lab Staff

Contact the lab by email: lasgoysterlab@lsu.edu

Photo: Elizabeth RobinsonElizabeth Robinson, Ph.D.

Director, Grand Isle Oyster Research Lab
erobi22@lsu.edu

Dr. Robinson earned her bachelor’s degree from Centenary College of Louisiana, master’s degree from Texas A&M University – Corpus Christi, and Ph.D. in Oceanography and Coastal Sciences from Louisiana State University. Her Ph.D. research examined the impact of the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill on mollusk and crustacean populations, behavior, and predator-prey interactions. After completion of her Ph.D., she completed a NAS Science Policy Fellowship and then returned to LSU as a Postdoctoral Researcher. As a Postdoc, she researched the transmission of a virus (CsRV1) in soft shell blue crab aquaculture. Dr. Robinson is excited to continue her work in aquaculture production and research at the oyster lab and hatchery.

 


 

Photo: Alyssa Becnel

Alyssa Becnel

Oyster Hatchery Farm Specialist
alyssabecnel@lsu.edu

 

Photo: Sarah Bodenstein

Sarah Bodenstein, Ph.D.

Postdoctoral Researcher
sboden2@lsu.edu

 

Photo: Hope HebertHope Hebert

Research Associate 3
hheber10@lsu.edu

 

Photo: Gyanu Rana

Gyanu Rana

Research Associate 3
rgyanu@lsu.edu

 

Photo: Jacquelynn TranJacquelynn Tran

Research Associate 3
jtran@lsu.edu

 

Photo: Sarah Gieseler

Sarah Gieseler Waguespack

Operations Manager
sgiese4@lsu.edu