Alexandra Kanterezhi-Gatto

Today, 4 October, 2026, I went out into the field at Applegate Creek, Cattus Island to extract my marsh cores (n=6) and begin my phase 3 of the experimentation-the final phase. Rainfall began at 10...

After months of creating proposals, attracting companies, presenting to scientists in my field, and posting 20 detailed lab notes about my research, I am finally fully funded and can begin phase 3 ...

This week I was able to start constructing my mesocosms with the Phase 2 materials I collected. Here is a quick photo assay of the construction procedure: After mesocosm construction, I was able to...

I’m incredibly excited to share that my research project was recently featured in the Toms River Times! The article highlights my work investigating whether a humic-acid-binding peptide could influ...

Scientific research is rarely about finding one simple solution. Instead, each experiment helps answer questions that guide future discoveries.Throughout this project, I will collect data on multip...

Every research project begins with a question. Mine began with a person who taught me to pay attention to the natural world.My grandmother, Pamela, was one of my greatest mentors. Some of my earlie...

One of the biggest lessons I've learned while developing this project is that scientific research rarely follows a perfectly straight path. Before any data can be collected, every piece of the expe...

While this project focuses on the brackish tidal marshes of Cattus Island, the larger goal is to explore whether biotechnology can become a new tool for protecting vulnerable coastal ecosystems wor...