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Deana Erdner is a Professor in the Department of Marine Science at the University of Texas at Austin. She focuses her research on phytoplankton ecology, with a particular emphasis on understanding harmful algal blooms, especially those caused by dinoflagellates. Her work combines molecular biology and ecological research to study the genetic diversity, population structure, and connectivity of dinoflagellate populations. She investigates processes that influence planktonic dinoflagellates and examines the functional relationships between dinoflagellates and bacteria. Erdner's research interests encompass biodiversity, ecological processes, and sustainability in both oceanic and freshwater systems. She earned her Ph.D. from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology/Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution in 1997 and her B.S. from Carnegie Mellon University in 1991. Throughout her career, Erdner has published extensively on topics related to environmental impacts on phytoplankton and the dynamics of algal blooms, contributing significantly to the understanding of marine ecology.
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