Archives: Staff
Dr Amy Courtney
I began as an Anne Warner Fellow at the MBA in April 2026. My research aims to dissect the neurochemical and functional architecture of the cephalopod viusal system and determine how it generates coordinated behaviour. I obtained my BSc in Biomedical Sciences from University College Dublin, Ireland. I then remained at UCD to complete my … Read more
Paul Dando
I have worked as a marine scientist for over 55 years, mainly at the Marine Biological Association but with a period of 13 years as Professor of Marine Biology at Bangor University. My research interests include: the environmental effects of hydrothermal vents, hydrocarbon seeps and submarine ground water seeps (including their roles in geochemical cycles … Read more
Stephanie Day MSci
I am a PhD researcher specialising in how organic nutrients sustain shelf sea productivity. My research aims to characterise dissolved organic nutrient pools and examine how these are used by coastal phytoplankton communities. To investigate my research aims, I will collect and analyse field samples using analytical chemistry techniques and microbiological experiments. These methods will … Read more
Sophie den Hartog MSc
My PhD research aims to elucidate the sensory systems guiding marine invertebrate larval settlement. Specifically, the apical organ which acts as a chemo- and mechano-sensory structure and is thought to play a crucial role in larval settlement and metamorphosis. Thereby also shaping benthic communities. I am particularly interested in Cnidarians (anemones, jellyfish & coral) and … Read more
Caitlin Dye MSci
I am a NERC-funded (ARIES) PhD student at the University of Plymouth and Marine Biological Association. My project aims to disentangle the complex relationships between diatoms, their bacterial microbiota and parasitic marine fungi and is co-supervised by Professor Michael Cunliffe, Dr Katherine Helliwell and Dr Miriam Reverter. My work will combine laboratory and fieldwork components … Read more
Issy Emery BSc, Mem MBA
I hold a BSc in Marine Biology from the University of Plymouth, where I found my passion to study marine Invertebrates, expecially zooplankton. At the MBA I support the Continuous Plankton Recorder (CPR) Survey team through the taxanomic identification of net-caught and CPR samples. Through various marine conservation-based placements such as at St Abb’s marine … Read more
