Anna Knochel

Alumni and Former Staff

Master Student

Research Interests

​Anna's previous research focused on the breakdown of the coral-algal symbiosis and utilized novel imaging techniques to visualize the spatial arrangement of bacterial colonizers on marine plastic debris. She is broadly interested in coral reef ecology, coral acclimatization and adaptation, and the interactions between microbiomes and their hosts.

Education

  • ​B.Sc., Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, Rice University, Houston, Texas, USA, 2019

Professional Profile

  • ​2019-Present: M.Sc. Marine Science, Reef Ecology Lab, KAUST
  • 2015-2019: Student Researcher, Correa Laboratory, Rice University
  • 2018: Partnership in Education Program Scholarship, Research Intern, Marine Biological Laboratory
  • 2017: Monda Scholar, Research Intern, Mote Marine Laboratory

Scientific and Professional Membership

  • ​Sigma Xi: The Scientific Research Honor Society

Awards

  • ​Rolex Explorers Club Grant, 2019
  • Rice Wagoner Foreign Study Scholarship, 2019
  • Clark P Read Award for Excellence, Undergraduate Thesis, Rice University
  • Sigma Xi Grants in Aid of Research, 2017

KAUST Affiliations

  • ​​Red Sea Research Center (RSRC)
  • Biological and Environmental Science and Engineering Division (BESE)

Research Interests Keywords

Marine conservation Coral symbioses Shark and ray ecology Microbial communities