CSUMB - Faculty & Staff

Dr. Cheryl Logan

Dr. Cheryl Logan is the interim institutional PI of the NOAA CCME-II program at CSUMB. Dr. Logan is a Professor in the Department of Marine Science at California State University, Monterey Bay. Her research group studies how ocean animals (invertebrates and fish) adaptively respond to climate change (warming, hypoxia, and acidification). They use this information to forecast which species may be the “winners” and “losers” under climate change and to inform conservation and management decisions. Dr. Logan was a contributing author to the 2022 IPCC report for Working Group II (Impacts, Adaptation, and Vulnerability) and served on a 2019 National Academy of Sciences’ Committee on Interventions to Increase the Persistence and Resilience of Coral Reefs. She was also a U.S. Fulbright Scholar to the Galapagos Islands, Ecuador in 2019. In 2021, she was recognized as the CSU Monterey Bay Undergraduate Research Mentor of the Year. Dr. Logan received her B.A. from the University of California, Berkeley in Molecular & Cell Biology and Integrative Biology, and a Ph.D. in Biology from Stanford University.

Dr. Nathaniel Jue

With expertise in Evolutionary and Functional Genomics, Bioinformatics, Population Genetics, Evolutionary Biology, and Marine Ecology, Dr. Nathaniel Jue’s Genomics, Genetics, and Bioinformatics Lab uses genomic and bioinformatics approaches to conduct research on biological systems ranging from horseshoe crabs to humans.

His lab’s research is thematically focused on using evolutionary and functional genomics to understand the connection between genotypic and phenotypic diversity. Currently, Dr. Jue is looking to further develop dedicated research projects in the evolution of complex organs (e.g.the placenta) in fishes, the functional and ecological genetics of bacteria, the genetics underlying reproductive strategies in fish, computational cancer systems biology, and the evolutionary genomics of marine species.

Dr. John Olson

Dr. Olson studies how rivers and lakes, and the organism that live in them, are influenced by their watersheds. He then works to develop ways to use this knowledge to improve freshwater health and management. Recent projects include modeling water chemistry to establish nutrient criteria nationwide, examining the effects of river restoration, and using environmental DNA and models to monitor and manage endangered species.

Dr. Zurine De Miguel

She studies the biology of the brain and relates it with the study of behavior and cognition. Her new lines of research include investigating the effects of hypoxia on the brain and brain's function of marine species from the Monterey Bay coast. Dr. De Miguel believes that understanding the effects of oxygen deprivation on fish ecology can inform our understanding on how hypoxia effects the human brain.

Dr. Lydia Baker

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