Research

Research activities currently underway at the MADL:
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QPX ecology and disease dynamics in the hard clam Mercenaria mercenaria (picture from whoi.edu)
1: QPX ecology and disease dynamics in the hard clam (picture from whoi.edu)
Early host-pathogen interactions in bivalves
2: Mucosal immunity and early host-pathogen interactions in bivalves
Project 3: Probing the mechanisms of particle selection in suspension-feeding bivalves
3: Probing the mechanisms of particle selection in suspension-feeding bivalves
Project 4: Functional genomics investigations of host-pathogen interactions in bivalves
4: Functional genomics investigations of host-pathogen interactions in bivalves
Project 5: Marker-assisted selection of hard clams for resistance towards QPX
5: Marker-assisted selection of hard clams for resistance towards QPX
6: Mechanisms and physiological costs of adaptation to Ocean Acidification