{"id":5,"date":"2019-01-10T12:20:31","date_gmt":"2019-01-10T16:20:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/astrangia\/astrangia-poculata\/"},"modified":"2025-11-26T10:24:38","modified_gmt":"2025-11-26T15:24:38","slug":"astrangia-poculata","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/astrangia\/","title":{"rendered":"The\u00a0Temperate Coral Research Group"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Temperate Corals as Useful Experimental Systems<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

Along with collaborators from over fifteen institutions around the United States, the Temperate Coral Research Group is a growing network of researchers who are actively engaged in research on temperate corals, including Astrangia\u00a0<\/em>poculata <\/em>and Oculina arbuscula<\/em>, and working toward the common goal of using temperate corals to investigate the physiology, ecology, genetics, and symbiosis involved in coral response to environmental change. Together, this network has ongoing productive research collaborations and is working to develop materials for education, outreach, and media efforts so that we may deepen our understanding of coral health and resilience in the face of global climate change.<\/p>\n

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2026 TEMPERATE CORAL RESEARCH CONFERENCE\u00a0<\/strong><\/h3>\n

ROGER WILLIAMS UNIVERSITY, BRISTOL, RI<\/strong><\/h3>\n

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Our regular conferences are funded by generous support from Roger Williams University, Boston University, and Southern Connecticut State University. The Temperate Coral<\/em> Research Working Group is coordinated by Drs. Koty Sharp, Randi Rotjan, and Sean Grace.<\/p>\n

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Meet the Temperate Coral Workshop Co-organizers:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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Dr. Koty Sharp<\/a> is an Associate Professor in Biology & Marine Biology at Roger Williams University. Her research team studies the microbial ecology and chemical ecology of marine invertebrates, especially A. poculata<\/em>.<\/p>\n

Dr. Randi Rotjan<\/a> is a\u00a0Research Associate Professor of Biology at Boston University. Her research is centered on temperate and tropical corals as systems for studying symbiosis ecology and global change. Rotjan will be starting as an Associate Professor at Tufts University in Fall 2025.<\/span><\/p>\n

Dr. Sean Grace<\/a>\u00a0is Chairperson and\u00a0Associate Professor of Biology at Southern Connecticut State University and the Co-Director for the Werth Center for Coastal and Marine Studies. His research lab focuses on the ecology of near-shore shallow-water marine invertebrate communities in coastal southern\u00a0New England.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Interested in learning more, joining the research group, or attending the conferences? Please contact Koty Sharp<\/a>\u00a0for more information.<\/p>\n

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