A screen-grab of Meghan being interviewed on a research vessel tagging sevengill shark pups.
MS graduate Meghan Holst (class of 2021) is currently working on her PhD at UC Davis, studying sevengill shark population ecology. Her research was featured this week by Reuters, in a news clip describing the conservation efforts she is leading to ensure that the SF Bay remains a safe place for sevengill shark pups to grow up. Heavy rains in California this previous winter have reduced the salinity in the SF Bay, leading to concerns about the 2023 cohort of pups in this area. Meghan’s work on physiology and population monitoring will be instrumental to efforts to conserve this unique species.
Meghan is also still working with us on an ongoing project to characterize specific cell types that degenerate in the octopus arm nerve cord during senescence. It is great to see her outstanding research getting the attention it deserves. Go Meghan!