Gabriella Carvajal

My name is Gabby Carvajal and i'm a second generation american with a love for the ocean and nature. I enjoy observing nature and asking questions, as to why i'm an aspiring conservation biologist. I'm interested in answering questions that fill data gap needs for endangered species and aid in their conservation by using applied molecular techniques. I am currently enrolled in the Integrative Biology PhD Program at Florida Atlantic University. My research focuses on identifying sea turtle nest sex ratios and developing molecular tools to allow for large-scale studies of nest sex ratios. Sea turtles have temperature dependent sex determination (TSD), with hotter, drier nests producing females and colder, wetter nests producing males. It is important to collect sex ratio information from nesting beaches and to monitor sex ratios as temperatures are expected to increase due to climate change.

June 2021