The Whitney Laboratory for Marine Bioscience
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 LabPresented by Dr. Matt Hitchings, Join us at Whitney's Lohman Auditorium or Online
Sea Turtle Hospital patients Zero and Luca returned to their ocean home on April 17. They were released at Marineland Beach, directly across the street from the Whitney Laboratory. Read More
The University of Florida Whitney Laboratory for Marine Bioscience Evenings at Whitney Lecture Series continues Thursday, May 9, 2024, at 6 p.m. with the program titled “Novel Approaches to Control Mosquito-Borne Diseases”. Dr. Matt Hitchings, Assistant Professor of Biostatistics at the University of Florida, will be the speaker. Read More
Please welcome Evan Harms to the Whitney Laboratory! Evan recently joined the Osborne Lab as a laboratory technician. Read More
This paper represents the result of a large-scale international collaborative effort to sequence the genomes of two species of the model hydroid, Hydractinia and perform comparative analysis to place these genomes in a comparative evolutionary framework with other cnidarians and other animals. Read More
The Bailey-Niblett Family Endowment helped fund Erin Marshall's trip to the American Society of Pharmacognosy Annual Meeting in Rockville, Maryland. The meeting shares advances in the field of natural product and botanical chemistry to aid in the discovery of novel and/or bioactive compounds Read More
Research
Sea Turtle Hospital
Education and Conservation
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