Dr. Randi Rotjan

The NIH's literal mission: to prevent disease, to expand the knowledge base in medical and associated sciences, and to enhance the nation's economic well-being, and ensure a continued high return on the public investment in research. #DividedWeFall science.org/content/articl…

Alexander von Humboldt was an incredible naturalist and artist who transformed how we see mountains. Now, his work has inspired a contemporary collaboration that transforms how we can see deep-sea seamounts. bu.edu/articles/2025/…

Check the 9 planetary boundaries 🌏 via @LewisPughFDN

👉A must-read: #UNGA79: #OceanConservation should be a priority amidst Political Divide and Geopolitical Tensions by @clairev1983, our Global Advocacy and Political Strategy Lead. Check it out -> linkedin.com/pulse/unga-79-…

JUST IN: NOAA reaches key milestone in designation of Chumash Heritage National Marine Sanctuary. Final environmental impact statement released for the West Coast sanctuary. Details: noaa.gov/news-release/n… @noaaocean @sanctuaries

The Temperate Coral Conference @myrwu was one of the most invigorating & community-focused experiences I’ve had during my PhD. I was thrilled to share my work on #Astrangiapoculata, meet the founders & future of this field, & share the experience with some of my best friends!

It’s a joy to coordinate these with @SeanPGrace and @RandiRotjan - this year we are generating new shared resources/protocols for culturing, husbandry, and public awareness campaigns. This community is as mighty as the #temperatecorals it studies!

Another Temperate Coral Research Conference @myrwu in the books! Exciting to be watching this field move forward so quickly, and to discuss how we can apply the #astrangiathings we’ve learned to address climate change threats on our temperate and tropical marine ecosystems alike!

Crazy images coming from researchers in Brazil - we warned about this back in 2019 frontiersin.org/articles/10.33… and yet others still tried to indicate Brazilian reefs might be a thermal refuge. The writing is well and truly on the wall now. No reef is safe and the world will burn!

Application and more info here! cc @RandiRotjan @KatyCroffBell @DeepMicrobe #NSFfunded #deepsea #expedition #Training cobra.bigelow.org/master-class-a…

The @DeepSeaCOBRA Master Class in Deep-sea Expedition Leadership is now accepting applications for 2024! If you want to learn more, our new @FrontMarineSci paper just came out, describing what it is and how it works. #NSFfunded frontiersin.org/articles/10.33…

Congratulations @calvin Yu for doing a great job on your #astrangiathings @BUMPatBU honors thesis today! Huge thanks to committee members @mcalisterlab and @NonlinearNature, and to lab members @cflemsscientist and Tyler chidsey. Loved zooming in from CO for the occasion :-)

@RandiRotjan of @BU_Biology and @BUMPatBU, has her research featured extensively @PNASNews on human health, public health, and transmission of diseases. The Initiative on Cities' Early Stage Urban Research Award supported the research. 🔗pnas.org/doi/10.1073/pn…

New paper alert! 🪸Coral sperm motility is activated by similar signaling pathways as humans🧍and sea urchins, and is pH-dependent. This feature may make them sensitive to #OA. Led by PhD student @ben_glass_ in a fun collab w/@HolliePutnam lab #astrangia doi.org/10.1098/rspb.2…

Great conversation this morning about @SCSU @Werth_Center, @myrwu’s @SharpKoty and @WHOI’s @AmyApprill research on southern New England’s only coral Astrangia poculata! ctpublic.org/show/where-we-…

Wonderful in-depth NPR interview with @SharpKoty @SeanPGrace and @AmyApprill on our favorite temperate coral in New England #AstrangiaThings, and the response to high ocean temperatures. In-depth interview, well worth the listen! ctpublic.org/show/where-we-…

Ok ok ok ok the awesome Rhode Island #statecoral and its unusual capacity for dormancy made its way onto @jeopardy last night, thanks to @DrAnyaBrown and her incredible scicomm mind! Nice work!! #AstrangiaThings @myrwu

Adding some well-deserved love for @SharpKoty @RatherLargeNerd @eliyambl @jkagan1 @JuanitaUrbanRic @jess_carilli and Rowen Yelton, who were phenomenal co-authors on the referenced study!

Really thoughtful article by @carolynmbeans in @PNASNews this week on microplastics. HIghlights from my lab and others on a topic that isn't going away. @BUMPatBU @BU_Tweets @BU_Biology @BUexperts @BUonCities @bu_urban pnas.org/doi/10.1073/pn…

Are #microplastics spreading #InfectiousDisease? Early results suggest there’s reason for vigilance. A PNAS News Feature: ow.ly/wJNn50PmXij #PlasticPollution #plastisphere #bacteria #virus #fungi #AntibioticResistance #Vibrio