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Thomas F. Schultz

Associate Professor of the Practice of Marine Molecular Conservation
Marine Science and Conservation
135 Duke Marine Lab Rd, box_xxxx, Beaufort, NC 28516

Overview


I am broadly interested in how organisms adapt the their environment at a molecular level.  My research is largely focused on  conservation genetics in wild populations of marine organisms and my lab employs a combination of molecular, genetic, and genomic tools.  My lab is currently working on conservation genetics and hybridization in river herring, populations of juvenile summer flounder using the Pamlico Sound as a nursery, environmental selection of blue crabs in Lake Mattamuskeet, identifying genes involved in barnacle adhesion, and use of environmental DNA to detect anadromous fish and species composition in the ichthyoplankton.

Current Appointments & Affiliations


Associate Professor of the Practice of Marine Molecular Conservation · 2023 - Present Marine Science and Conservation, Nicholas School of the Environment

Education, Training & Certifications


University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill · 1996 Ph.D.