Mote intern turned lab manager shares coral science on Yahoo
Marina Villoch describes herself as "the intern that never left" in a new video from Yahoo In The Know, which explores her exciting career as lab manager for Mote Marine Laboratory's Coral Health & Disease Research Program.
Like many of the best and brightest Mote scientists, she turned her Mote internship into a career doing what she loves—contributing to novel research on coral health, genetics, restoration and resiliency that will benefit Mote's restoration of essential, imperiled coral reef ecosystems.
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Villoch, originally from Spain, earned her Bachelor of Science in Biochemistry & Biotechnology from the University of Missouri-St. Louis in 2019, and she is already making a tangible impact on the future of coral reefs. For example, check out this new, peer-reviewed scientific publication co-authored by Villoch and other Mote scientists, including two other former Mote interns: the paper's first author, Mote Postdoctoral Researcher Dr. Sara Williams, and Nova Southeastern University co-author Samara Zinman.