Feresa Corazon Cabrera

Investigating the mechanisms of evolutionary innovation

Research


Investigating a Regenerating, Symbiotic Cnidarian: Cassiopea (Upside-Down Jellyfish)

Comparative genomics
Functional genetics (RNAi / siRNAi)
Citizen- and community-driven science
Population dynamics

Unlocking Ancestral Regenerative Programs in the California-Native Moon Jellyfish Aurelia labiata

PacBio long-read sequencing
Transcriptomics
Full life-cycle animal care/husbandry
Time-course development
Time-course regeneration

Target-Enriched Genomic Approaches to Assess Gorgonian Octocoral Diversity on Indo-Pacific Mesophotic Reefs

Ultraconserved elements (UCEs) target-enriched sequencing
UCE-based SNP discovery
Population genomics

Characterizing Genomic Adaptations of Mesophotic Seaweeds in Hawaiʻi

Next-generation sequencing
Oxford Nanopore Technologies (ONT) sequencing
Comparative genomics
Organelles (Chloroplast and Mitochondrial genomes)
Phylogenomics
Bioinformatics
Extreme environment adaptation

Biodiversity Survey of Hawaiian Mesophotic Algae

DNA barcoding (Sanger sequencing)
Herbarium curation
Alpha taxonomy
Phylogenetics 
Systematics 
Island biogeography
Species distribution modeling
Metadata and database management
GIS tools
Cultural naming