MISSION

• Use Marine Organisms in Basic Biological Research to Apply Where Possible, the Novel Results of this Research to Problems of Human Health, Natural Resources and the Environment
• Train Future Experimental Scientists
• Contribute to Public Education and to the Formulation of Policy in Basic Research and Marine Science

The 70+ staff of the laboratory is comprised of faculty, associates, students and visiting scientists. They carry out research programs in a variety of scientific areas, including:

• Biomechanics/Neuroethology
• Chemosensory and Visual Physiology
• Neural Pattern Generators
• Neurogenomics and Comparative Marine Genomics
• Synaptogenesis and Synaptic Physiology
• Regenerative Biology
• Coastal Ecology
• Evolution of Development