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Luisa Marcelino is a Research Assistant Professor in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at Northwestern University. Her research focuses on the effects of global climate change on the dynamics of biological partnerships involving microbes, particularly those associated with reef-forming corals and their symbiotic algae. Marcelino investigates light scattering and its propagation through coral tissue skeletons, alongside the characterization of microbes at a cellular and genetic level. Her work aims to understand the limitations of symbiotic relationships, especially in the context of coral bleaching under thermal stress. She promotes coral adaptation and resilience in response to a rapidly warming planet and examines the physiological changes in specific species that may increase their likelihood of survival. Her studies also delve into the processes driven by gene expression changes, known as transcriptional plasticity, and the alterations in genetic code that relate to epigenetics.
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