https://www.jessicaglass.org/diversity daily 0.75 2025-03-11 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f27bcb1987958305fc806c1/1597062166935-4M6H0KXH1TG4AJPZD8JW/Screen+Shot+2020-08-10+at+2.20.43+PM.png Diversity - A lack of diversity in the field of Fisheries is a big problem. Diversity in the American Fisheries Society (AFS) is low compared to the STEM workforce and other scientific societies, like the Ecological Society of America (ESA). Other issues of intersectional diversity remain even less addressed. Figure from Penaluna et al. 2017. Nine Proposed Action Areas to Enhance Diversity and Inclusion in the American Fisheries Society. https://www.jessicaglass.org/home daily 1.0 2025-11-27 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f27bcb1987958305fc806c1/04eb8a5b-7233-4f92-85d8-9706541123c7/IMG_1941.png Home - Make it stand out July 2025: Congratulations to MS student Sydney Almgren on her successful thesis defense! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f27bcb1987958305fc806c1/0fd387c4-c260-4f76-acb8-9ccf92f9cba5/IMG_1677.jpg Home - Make it stand out Members of the Glass Lab after the 2025 summer lab float on the Chena River. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f27bcb1987958305fc806c1/ab021aad-61c8-4ad7-aa31-6c42c69adb5f/EE-24-7772-203.png Home - Make it stand out Members of The Glass Lab in the newly renovated lab space! Left to Right: Aksiin Storer, Jessica Glass, Julian Pender, Sydney Almgren, Maris Goodwin. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f27bcb1987958305fc806c1/a79f0009-1e85-426b-8398-01bc07a4e6e6/IMG_5086.jpeg Home - Make it stand out Members of the Glass and López labs received awards for their talks and posters at the Alaska Chapter of the American Fisheries Society Meeting in Seward, AK in March 2024! Left to right: Isabelle Nicolier (undergrad), Sydney Almgren (MS student), Dr. Jessica Glass (above) Maris Goodwin (MS student), Maggie Harings (MS student), Lillian Nelson (undergrad). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f27bcb1987958305fc806c1/3dc6eda5-085c-4649-83ff-1939721d9f8a/IMG_9982.jpeg Home - Make it stand out The Glass and Lopéz Labs celebrating the end of the semester! Left to Right: Dr. Andrés López, Habiba Moshfeka, Amy Whitney, Maris Goodwin, Dr. Jessica Glass, Sydney Almgren, Maggie Harings, Logan Ito. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f27bcb1987958305fc806c1/7965aed0-d5de-40e6-af4c-0d56e9af626c/7B05C29A-6657-43F5-9851-1958630B33AC.jpeg Home - Make it stand out UAF undergraduate Franchezca Correa (left) and former lab manager Amy Whitney (right) collect water samples for environmental DNA at the NOAA/UAF Kasitsna Bay Lab during Summer 2023. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f27bcb1987958305fc806c1/b1f77740-0e70-4ee2-b2f6-885b05dbc582/47CA68D0-B7D8-4033-84F2-BD3D88D40431.jpeg Home - Make it stand out The Herring Team! UAF BLaST undergraduate scholar Logan Ito, MS Student Sydney Almgren, and URSA undergraduate scholar Isabelle Nicolier pose with fish. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f27bcb1987958305fc806c1/662ba16c-c217-4506-b285-82665504642f/6B2830D0-2A9D-403D-AE13-CA2495615C01.jpeg Home - Make it stand out Undergraduate Isabelle Nicolier (second from right) received the Dean’s Choice Award at the UAF Undergraduate Research and Creativity Day on April 6, 2023. Left to Right: Jessica Glass, Sydney Almgren (MS Student and Isabelle’s mentor), Isabelle, Nanuq. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f27bcb1987958305fc806c1/7c1ab969-26c9-45c4-9ff8-e941c2c5992b/Screenshot+2025-11-26+at+4.19.06%E2%80%AFPM.png Home - Biogeographic structure and mitonuclear discordance reveal cryptic diversity in Pacific herring (Clupea pallasii) is now published in Ecology and Evolution. 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September 13, 2023 This work was funded by the NSF Research Coordination Network, Evolution in Changing Seas. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f27bcb1987958305fc806c1/63fbcaaf-c75f-4f2b-93c6-12e8d868490c/Screen+Shot+2023-04-03+at+10.23.20+AM.png Home - Indigenous peoples and local communities as partners in the sequencing of global eukaryotic biodiversity is now published in npj biodiversity. April 3, 2023. 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Currently we focus on reef predators and iconic sport fishes: the Giant Trevally (Caranx ignobilis; pictured) and Bluefin Trevally (Caranx melampygus). MS student, Sydney Almgren, is studying the population genomics of Pacific Herring (Clupea pallasii) in the Eastern Bering Sea. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f27bcb1987958305fc806c1/1597071424893-BQSE8MQ1IKPEZXND2I2J/Carangoid_SpRich2.png Current Research - Phylogenomics and biogeography New sequencing techniques enable powerful advances in phylogenomics. Using ultraconserved elements (UCEs), we are reconstructing the phylogeny of Carangoidea and exploring patterns of contemporary and historical biogeography. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f27bcb1987958305fc806c1/db0d4917-5025-4ea8-bbb7-fed910800774/AAE3C272-5141-47EA-AC3E-37B27B743BA1.jpeg Current Research - Sustainable Seafood As part of a Seychelloise-led team, we are investigating market-based tools to improve the sustainability of artisanal fisheries in the Republic of Seychelles. This project is run by former Glass Lab student, Sheena Talma, and is funded by the Seychelles Conservation and Climate Adaptation Trust (SEYCCAT). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f27bcb1987958305fc806c1/263d5ca2-e091-440d-b4b1-696071754872/125921_seastar-asterias-rubens.jpeg Current Research - The evolution of Ice-binding proteins in intertidal invertebrates With support from the National Science Foundation, we are investigating the evolution of ice-binding proteins in intertidal invertebrates in the North Pacific. Image from World Register of Marine Species https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f27bcb1987958305fc806c1/1600261351566-9V1DOHR8B5B8AK6AESWN/CM-map.png Current Research - Nearshore community ecology in the Gulf of Alaska using eDNA With support from NSF EPSCoR and the Bureau of Ocean and Energy Management via the Alaska Coastal Marine Institute, MS student Maris Goodwin is using environmental DNA to study the impacts of climate change on Alaskan fish and invertebrate communities. Check out the NSF EPSCoR coastal margins team website here. PC: Coastal Margins Team https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f27bcb1987958305fc806c1/8a4d90d2-0e09-43ec-9ab3-6c896251901c/IMG_1073.jpeg Current Research - eDNA Technology Development We are developing and testing novel passive eDNA technology produced using 3D-printing. Our work is in collaboration with the UAF Mechanical Engineering Department and is supported by the Bureau of Ocean and Energy Management, NSF I-CORPS, UAF Center ICE and the Office of Naval Research. Check our our PESCA page for more info! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f27bcb1987958305fc806c1/f63361c6-1fd6-496e-b7db-697791abc1bd/alaska-shellfish-farms-glacier-point-oysters-2022.jpg Current Research - Stress Response in Pacific Oysters With funding from Alaska Sea Grant and in partnership with oyster farmers, we are investigating the evolutionary underpinnings of stress response in farmed Pacific Oysters in Alaska. Image from fisheries.noaa.gov https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f27bcb1987958305fc806c1/24f03643-e7be-4f66-a4ec-5caf7d45b5db/900x600-Pacific-Sleeper-Shark-Deep.jpg Current Research - Pacific Sleeper Shark Detection and Ecology We are studying the biology and ecology of Pacific Sleeper Sharks (Somniosus pacificus) using environmental DNA and underwater cameras, in partnership with Amy Bishop (UAA) and Markus Horning (Wildlife Technology Frontiers). This work is supported by The Explorers Club’s Stephenson Explorers Advancement Program. 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