Nina Bean

#MarineMonday #MarineTuesday Features Oval butterflyfish (Chaetodon lunulatus). This beauty is found in the Pacific Ocean with ranges from Eastern Indonesia to the Hawaiian islands. Oval butterflyfish feed solely on coral and form breeding pairs. #marinebiology 📸 @ninakbean

This week's #fieldworkfriday #features @ninakbean research which looks at how sunscreen influences coral physiology. She is interested in understanding how early life stages of corals are influenced by climate change. Pic 2 is of 2 newly settled coral polyps, her study species.

What did Teegan, @symbioecology, and I do with our Saturday night you ask? Rewrite the lyrics of @lizzo’s Truth Hurts to be about coral bleaching, of course.

In the “From science to infographics” session #InclusiveSciComm. Love hands on sketching workshops! Here’s a 10 min doodle of my research.

MBGSA Beach clean up at venice beach with @DaanaBlue. Doing our part to #cleanupcoast

Coral spawning last night in Curacao was crazy-go-nuts Here's endangered O. faveolata (Mountainous star coral) spawning Day 6 after the full moon, 3 hrs 26 mins after sunset... in other words, right on schedule.

#GlowingGone @glowinggone I chose to depict a single, newly settled polyp to stress the importance of coral survivorship at all life stages. The blue swirls show how water flows around a single polyp. This painting was inspired by the work of Dr. Douglas Brumley from MIT.

Happy #AlohaFriday, here's a fun podcast to check out with our very own @wrong_whale to start your weekend right!

Mote is extremely honored to announce that Dr. Erinn Muller, Science Director of IC2R3 & Manager for Mote’s Coral Health & Disease Research Program, has been awarded the prestigious Presidential Early Career Awards for Scientists & Engineers!👩‍🔬 Full story: bit.ly/2XMuj38

The real deal now. 1 and 2: M. capitata about to release bundles of eggs and sperm. 3: Bundles (large) and eggs (small) after bundles have broken up. @GatesCoralLab

Today we said good bye to our youngest & longest-running intern/polyp, Dyson! He joined us in Nov 2016 at 14 yrs old! We will miss him, but we know he is off to do great things w/ @captainplanetfd, @kupuhawaii, his own Project O.C.E.A.N., & more! Mahalo!!! #happypolyps

@OviattLibrary That’s for sure! 👩🏾‍💻😉👍

@ninakbean Congratulations! We'll see you in the library. 📚

I completed my marine biology degree at #UHM with summa cum laude distinction! It wouldn’t have been possible without the unwavering support from my family, professors, mentors, coaches, and friends. Now, on to a Master’s at #CSUN with Dr. Peter Edmunds. 🤓

@SavvMapes YAY how exciting!!! When is your internship? Maybe I can come visit you! 😍

Exciting update: Paid summer internship w/ #SyntheticGenomics in La Jolla, CA working w/Algae Biofuels🦠 Then moving to Virginia in the fall for grad school at #VIMS 🌊🌱

I got best poster presentation at the Undergraduate Showcase of Research and Creative Work! 🤓 #UHManoa

@GatesCoralLab Thank you!!! 😁

@ninakbean A big congrats, Nina!!!

The ocean is my continual inspiration and motivation. I knew studying hard, interning & volunteering during my undergrad would help me better understand the ocean and lead me to my own scientific discoveries one day. In sum, I did it for the ocean and will continue to do so.

@KeishaBahr Thank you 😊

@CSUNMBGSA I can’t wait to start! 😁👍

@ninakbean Can't wait to have you join us in the Fall!!!

@EmmaStrand4 Thanks Emma!! 😄