Area of research
Global and Planetary Change · Ecology
Research interest
Research interests include Marine Bivalve and Aquaculture Studies, Aquatic Invertebrate Ecology and Behavior, Virus-based gene therapy research, and CRISPR and Genetic Engineering.
A single clonal lineage of transmissible cancer identified in two marine mussel species in South America and Europe
Horizontal transfer of retrotransposons between bivalves and other aquatic species of multiple phyla
Widespread transmission of independent cancer lineages within multiple bivalve species
A Sixth Modality of Infectious Disease: Contagious Cancer from Devils to Clams and Beyond
Horizontal Transmission of Clonal Cancer Cells Causes Leukemia in Soft-Shell Clams
Malignancies, Particularly B-Cell Lymphomas, Are a Frequent Cause of Mortality in Human Immunodeficiency Virus-1 Patients Despite Highly Active Antiretroviral Therapy