Research in the Onthank Lab
Exploring cephalopod physiology, marine invertebrate biology, and the impacts of environmental change
Research in the Onthank lab focuses on how the physiology of cephalopods helps these organisms survive in the environments they inhabit, and how this influences their interactions with other organisms. Occasionally these questions lead into decidedly ecological or behavioral studies as well.
Cephalopod Physiology & Behavior
Investigating the physiology, energetics, and behavior of cephalopods, with a focus on how these animals interact with and adapt to dynamic marine environments.
Environmental Physiology in a Changing Ocean
Exploring how marine organisms respond physiologically to ocean acidification, warming, hypoxia, and other environmental changes associated with a rapidly changing ocean.
Open-Source Marine Research Tools
Developing open-source hardware, software, and computational approaches that expand access to experimental marine biology and physiological research.
Marine Genomics & Computational Biology
Using genomics, transcriptomics, and computational biology to investigate marine organism evolution, physiology, and adaptation.