Jackson T. Ferber 

Louisiana State University

Department of Biological Sciences

 jferbe1@lsu.edu

EDUCATION                                                                                                           May 2023 

Louisiana State University (LSU), Baton Rouge                                                                    

Bachelor of Science, Concentration in Marine Biology                                                                       

Bachelor of Art 

RESEARCH IN THE HELLBERG LAB                                                      August 2022 - Present

Sexual Differentiation in Porites panamensis

Goal:

•       Measure sex-specific differences in gene expression in response to different environmental stressors in an Eastern Pacific coral species, Porites panamensis.

Differentiation in a Depth Gradient Between Depth-Segregated Ecotypes of Eunicea flexuosa

Goal:

•       To identify regions of genomic divergence between deep and shallow forms of the sea fan, E. flexuosa.

RESEARCH IN ALASKA                                                                                          June 2022

Marine Biology in Alaska

Goal: 

•       To understand how glacier retreat affects ecosystem development and soil composition through time.

HONORS & ACCOLADES

•       Recipient of Flagship Scholars Non-Resident Award, Tiger Nation Scholarship, and President’s Student Aid Program

•       LSU “Layers” Art exhibition, LSU Art in Ireland, LSU Marine Biology in Alaska

RELEVANT COURSES

•       Computational Phylogenetics

•       Invertebrate Zoology

•       Principles of Genetics

•       Evolution

•       Marine Communities

•       Introduction to Linux

•       HPC User Environment 1

•       HPC User Environment 2

•       Basic Shell Scripting

•       Introduction to Python

•       Magic Tools to Manage and Install Software: Conda Virtual Environment

•       Magic Tools to Manage and Install Software: Singularity Container