Whitney Laboratory for Marine Bioscience is a full-time University of Florida research center for biomedical research and biotechnology located in St. Augustine, Florida. Founded in 1974, the Whitney Lab is dedicated to using marine model animals for studying fundamental problems in biology and applying that knowledge to issues of human health, natural resources, and the environment. Researchers at the lab are on the front lines of a variety of scientific areas including biodiversity, ocean health, marine chemistry, neuroscience, sensory biology, evolutionary genomics, embryology, and cell regeneration – working to Go Greater for all of us.
Research at the Whitney LabCelebrating Five Decades of Discovery! Join us for an evening of heavy hors d’oeuvres, music and a marine focused silent auction.
Join us for an evening of heavy hors d’oeuvres, music and a marine focused silent auction. Read More
The 10-step “guideline”, entertainingly written and published in the Journal of Experimental Biology, encourages researchers to (re-)engage with their animals’ ecology and lifestyle. Read More
Whitney Laboratory celebrates Women's History Month - Join us throughout March as we celebrate women who have helped shape the Whitney Laboratory to what it is today! As one of the lab’s first female faculty members, Dr. James helped expand its range of research. Read More
Registration is now open for the 2024 Whitney Laboratory Science Summer Day Camps and Sea Turtle Summer Camp! Read More
Congratulations to Whitney researchers Dorothy Mitchell, Dr. Allison Edgar, Julia Ramon Mateu, Dr. Joseph Ryan and Dr. Mark Martindale who published a paper titled "The ctenophore Mnemiopsis leidyi deploys a rapid injury response dating back to the last common animal ancestor" in Communications Biology. Read More
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Sea Turtle Hospital
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Our videos give you a taste for marine science and the exciting opportunities for discovery at the University of Florida Whitney Laboratory for Marine Bioscience.
Center for Biological Imaging and Discovery
Advancing Research and Conservation Strategies
Indian River Lagoon Clam Restoration