Collaborators
IMBiBE Lab is currently working with scientists who are dedicated, passionate, and are leading experts in their field. We are very grateful that our team is able to share intellectual discussions and even fun times with these great people.
James R. Guest, PhD
ERC Research Fellow
School of Natural and Environmental Sciences
4th floor, Ridley Building 2
Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne
NE1 7RU, United Kingdom
Research interests: coral diseases, reproductive and larval ecology, recruitment dynamics, long term community change, bleaching and restoration ecology
Email: jrguest@gmail.com
Twitter: @jr_guest
Coralassist Lab (Twitter: @Coralassist_Lab)
Professor Yehuda Benahayu, PhD
Professor Emeritus - Marine Biology
Department of Zoology, Faculty of Life Sciences
Tel Aviv University, Ramat Aviv,
Tel Aviv 69978, Israel
Research interest: soft coral taxonomy and biology
At present, Professor Hudi is collaborating with the IMBIBE lab to explore the understudied diversity of octocorals in Philippine reefs. His early works focused on benthic ecological studies in the coral reefs of the Red Sea and later worked in different areas in the Indo-Pacific.
Email: yehudab@tauex.tau.ac.il
Chia Hsin Lin, PhD
Associate Professor/Associate Researcher
Planning and Research Department / Institute of Marine Biology
National Museum of Marine Biology and Aquarium /
National Dong Hwa University
No. 1號, Section 2, Daxue Road, Shoufeng Township, Hualien County, Taiwan 974
Research interest: Cryopreservation techniques
Professor Lin collaborated with the IMBIBE lab to explore use of cryopreservation techniques for coral gametes in the Philippines.
Email: chiahsin@nmmba.gov.tw