# Quantitative Plankton Ecology Laboratory


## Posts

- [Summer REU students wrapped up their sweet research](https://karenchanlab.org/summer-reu-students-wrapped-up-their-sweet-research/): Kyla Polock (UW, LSAMP) and Cailey Plainte (Simmons University, CICOES REU) explored the hydrodynamics of larval barnacles used dynamically-scaled models. Check out the cool video Cailey made.
- [Summer intern participated on WOAC cruise](https://karenchanlab.org/summer-intern-participated-on-woac-cruise/): Summer intern Lane Barron sail with the Washington Ocean Acidification Center to collect zooplankton sample.  See the Swarthmore College Instagram Post about her work.
- [New project Funded](https://karenchanlab.org/new-project-funded/): We received support from the Royalty Research Fund to develop the use of larval crab carapace as indicator for ocean acidification.
- [Chan lab at SICB](https://karenchanlab.org/chan-lab-at-sicb/): Postdoc Will Ballentine and Swarthmore undergraduates presented at the Annual Meeting of Society for Integrative and Comparative Biology in Atlanta, GA.
- [New paper on fertilization kinematics](https://karenchanlab.org/new-paper-on-fertilization-kinematics/): Collaborative paper with Dr. Wing-ho Ko is out in Integrative and Comparative Biology. Learn about finding love in the ocean here.
- [New start at the University of Washington](https://karenchanlab.org/new-start-at-uw/): The Chan Lab has completed its relocation to Seattle.We are so glad to be part of the UW Oceanography community (again)!
- [Summer Research in Video](https://karenchanlab.org/summer-research-in-video/): Swarthmore students Katie Kohn and Lucy Valencia were interviewed about their summer research. Watch the full video at https://youtu.be/QwxC_NVpIrg?si=_KjbHw5XJiHD9-JL.
- [Summer research in full swing](https://karenchanlab.org/summer-research-in-full-swing/): Four fabulous undergraduates are conducting independent research. Helga Conclaves is investigating the ecotoxicology of nanoplastic. Ruby Novogrodsky is working on marine heatwave and trophic transfer. Luciana Valencia is testing larval response to vorticity. Katie Kohn is exploring larval urchin fluid dynamics using PIV.
- [Karen gave invited symposium talk at SICB](https://karenchanlab.org/karen-gave-invited-symposium-talk-at-sicb/): Karen spoke at the society symposium on “Modelling organismal response to changing environment”
- [NSF-funded symposium on small-scale biophysics (Papers published)](https://karenchanlab.org/nsf-funded-symposium-on-small-scale-biophysics-papers-published/): A collection of 11 articles from the symposium on “Large scale biological phenomenon arising from small-scale biophysical processes” https://academic.oup.com/icb/issue/63/6#1821707-7243387
- [New paper on single embryo transcriptomics ](https://karenchanlab.org/new-paper-on-single-embryo-transcriptomics/): Collaboration with the Wu lab at HKUST to interrogate ocean acidification impacts on individuals
- [NSF supplement to study marine heatwave](https://karenchanlab.org/nsf-supplement-to-study-marine-heatwave/): New collaboration with the Hoffman Lab at UCSB to study kelp ecosystem under marine heatwaves
- [NSF-IOS funds new biomechanics project](https://karenchanlab.org/nsf-ios-funds-new-biomechanics-project/): 3-year collaborative grant to investigate the functions of body extensions on plankton
- [New paper by best student presentation award winner](https://karenchanlab.org/new-paper-by-best-student-presentation/): Award winner Emily Branam published her work on barnacle’s spine https://academic.oup.com/icb/article/61/5/1905/6255750
- [Co-occurring, congener tubeworms have significantly different salinity tolerance](https://karenchanlab.org/co-occurring-congener-tubeworms-have-significantly-different-salinity-tolerance/): Congratulations to Iris and Seneca for their first peer-reviewed publication. doi: 10.1007/s00227-020-03758-y
- [Feeding-swimming tradeoffs in barnacle nauplii](https://karenchanlab.org/feeding-swimming-tradeoffs-in-barnacle-nauplii/): Highspeed video of barnacle: https://osf.io/548qt/. Article doi: 10.1093/iob/obaa011
- [The pattern of fluctuation shapes acidification impact](https://karenchanlab.org/the-pattern-of-fluctuation-shapes-acidification-impact/): Congratulations to Daniel for his first peer-reviewed publication. doi: 10.1093/conphys/coaa008
- [Larval urchin swims to avoid acidic water](https://karenchanlab.org/larval-urchin-swims-to-avoid-acidic-water/): Check out the new publication at https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007%2Fs00227-019-3629-7.
- [Chan Lab rocked at SICB Annual Meeting](https://karenchanlab.org/chan-lab-rocked-at-sicb-annual-meeting/): Prof. Chan presented the new collaborative work with Prof. Mimi Koehl (UC Berkeley) and Prof. Benny Chan (Academia Sinica) on biomechanics on larvae. Swarthmore undergraduates presented their work on bacterial compound on larval urchin development. 
- [New Home at Swarthmore, PA, USA ](https://karenchanlab.org/new-home-at-swarthmore-pa-usa/): Prof. Chan has started her appointment at Swarthmore College. She will be teaching marine biology in spring. 
- [Marine Invertebrate Larvae Under Global Climate Change](https://karenchanlab.org/marine-invertebrate-larvae-under-global-climate-change/): MPhil. student Wilson Yeung from Chan's lab explains why ocean acidification caused by the increasing global temperature imposes threats to marine invertebrate larvae such as sea urchins, a rare treat for sushi lovers. Watch the full video at https://youtu.be/9EgLWSVxJeI
- [We are Relocating](https://karenchanlab.org/we-are-relocating/): Prof. chan and her lab will relocate to Swarthmore College, PA as of Jan 1st 2019.
- [Why barnacles larvae are shaped the way they are](https://karenchanlab.org/why-barnacles-larvae-are-shaped-the-way-they-are/): PhD student WONG Jin Yung published his meta-analysis on barnacle larvae morphology. Check out the new publication at https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0206973
- [We are on TVB Pearl Report!](https://karenchanlab.org/we-are-on-tvb-pearl-report/): We are featured in the episode "Small Plastic, Big Problem". Watch the episode at http://news.tvb.com/programmes/pearlreport/5ab8da91e603838d46f8cf8a
- [Microplastics Cause Irreversible Effects on Marine Organisms](https://karenchanlab.org/microplastics-cause-irreversible-effects-on-marine-organisms/): Recently our research on the adverse effects of microbeads on marine invertebrates has been publicized in the media. The research team consists of Julia Leung (former undergraduate), Abby Lo (current postgraduate), and Pui-Lam Ng (current postgraduate) led by Dr. Karen Chan. The official HKUST press release can be viewed here.
- [New Publication on Interactive effects of temperature and salinity on early life stages of sea urchin](https://karenchanlab.org/new-publication-on-interactive-effects-of-temperature-and-salinity-on-early-life-stages-of-the-sea-urchin-heliocidaris-crassispina/): Congratulations to former Research Assistant Karen Mak for her recent publication in Marine Biology. A PDF of her article can be viewed at https://link.springer.com/content/pdf/10.1007/s00227-018-3312-4.pdf
- [Two new publications!](https://karenchanlab.org/two-new-publications/): Congratulations to PhD student Abby and former lab member Julia for their recent publications. PDFs of the two journal articles can be viewed here (Abby’s) and here (Julia’s)
- [Dr. Karen Chan's Seminar in CA, USA](https://karenchanlab.org/dr-karen-chans-seminar-in-ca-usa/): On October 12th, Dr. Chan gave a seminar at the Moss Landing Marine Labs in California, USA titled “Growing up in a sea of change”. Watch the presentation here.
- [Website: Marine Invertebrate Larvae in Hong Kong Waters](https://karenchanlab.org/website-marine-invertebrate-larvae-in-hong-kong-waters/): The Chan Lab is excited to announce our new website highlighting the findings of a recent project to investigate the distribution and seasonality of marine decapod crustacean larvae in nearby Hong Kong waters. The website can be viewed here.
- [Congratulations, Zaldy!](https://karenchanlab.org/congratulations-zaldy/): Congratulations to PhD candidate Elizaldy Maboloc for his recent publication in Scientific Reports. A PDF of his journal article can be viewed here.  
- [Larval Crustaceans Collection and Identification Workshop ](https://karenchanlab.org/larval-crustaceans-collection-and-identification-workshop/): The Chan Lab successfully hosted a hands-on workshop on plankton collection, quantification, and identification of marine decapod larvae at HKUST.
- [Presentation at ILBS](https://karenchanlab.org/presentation-at-ilbs/): Dr. Chan and graduate student Elizaldy Maboloc presented at the 11th International Larval Biology Symposium in Honolulu, HI, USA.
- [Student Internship at Science Museum](https://karenchanlab.org/student-internship-at-science-museum/): The student internship is in full swing at the Hong Kong Science Museum as students share their biological oceanography knowledge with eager visitors.
- [Revealing the Secret Lives of Plankton ](https://karenchanlab.org/revealing-the-secret-lives-of-plankton/): Dr. Chan gave a public presentation unveiling the secret lives of plankton.
- [An Evo-Devo Talk Given by Dr. Billie Swalla ](https://karenchanlab.org/an-evo-devo-talk-given-by-dr-billie-swalla/): Dr. Billie Swalla from University of Washington is going to give us a talk on molecular analysis of the evolution and development of the chordates.
- [2017 Final Year Projects ](https://karenchanlab.org/2017-final-year-projects/): Congratulations to all undergraduate students on their phenomenal work on their final year projects and poster presentations!
- [Miffy and the Ocean ](https://karenchanlab.org/miffy-and-the-ocean/): Chanlab is supporting this Hong Kong Science Museum exhibit “Miffy and the Ocean” starting on April 5. Children can learn about plastic pollution, plankton, water quality and coral reefs through guided activities and games.
- [WWF Marine Plankton Workshop](https://karenchanlab.org/wwf-marine-plankton-workshop/): Chanlab trained local middle and high school teachers on Discovery of Ocean Drifters at Hoi Ha Wan Marine Education Center.
- [Presentation at SIBC ](https://karenchanlab.org/presentation-at-sibc/): Dr. Chan, Abby and Zaldy are presenting at the Annual Meeting of the Society for Integrative and Comparative Biology at New Orleans.
- [Public Lecture - Underwater Engineers: Habitat Changing Aquatic Organisms ](https://karenchanlab.org/public-lecture-underwater-engineers-habitat-changing-aquatic-organisms/): Dr. Chan gave a public lecture about aquatic invertebrates in Hong Kong Wetland Park on Oct 8th.
- [Urchin in a hot tub ](https://karenchanlab.org/urchin-in-a-hot-tub/): New publication on upper thermal limit of tropical sea urchin in collaboration with Dr. Rachel Collin from STRI in Ecology and Evolution.
- [One New Publication on Behavioral Response of Sea Urchin larvae in turbulence](https://karenchanlab.org/one-new-publication-on-behavioral-response-of-sea-urchin-larvae-in-turbulence/): New collaborative work published in Journal of Experimental Biology.
- [Ocean Acidification Effects on Zooplankton ](https://karenchanlab.org/ocean-acidification-effects-on-zooplankton/): Dr. Cedric Meunier from Alfred Wegener Institute gave us a talk on how ocean acidification affect zooplankton growth and feeding behavior through the alteration of food elemental composition.
- [Presentation at SICB ](https://karenchanlab.org/presentation-at-sicb/): Former lab member Karen Mak presented her work with us at the Annual Meeting of the Society for Integrative and Comparative Biology at Portland Oregon.
- [Genomics and Developmental Biology of Urchins ](https://karenchanlab.org/genomics-and-developmental-biology-of-urchins/): Professor Andrew Cameron from CalTech gave us a talk on a comparative approach to echinoderm genome structure and function. 
- [Hands-on Experience for High School Students ](https://karenchanlab.org/hands-on-experience-for-high-school-students/): Students from local international schools came to visit our coastal marine lab. They had the opportunity to feed living sea urchins and understand the setup for ocean acidification experiment.
- [Sea of Change ](https://karenchanlab.org/sea-of-change/): Professor Sam Dupont from University of Gothenburg gave us a talk on ocean acidification research approaches and ways of communicating scientific findings in a relatable way with the non-academic community.
- [New Final Year Projects In Full Swing](https://karenchanlab.org/new-final-year-projects-in-full-swing/): Undergraduates are active in the lab. Some of them are investigating the effect of microplastics on marine invertebrate larvae.
- [Working with The Brittle Stars ](https://karenchanlab.org/working-with-the-brittle-stars/): Dr. Chan went to Sven Loven Center for Marine Sciences in Kristineberg to work with an amazing team.
- [Two New Publications on Ocean Acidification ](https://karenchanlab.org/two-new-publications-on-ocean-acidification/): New collaborative work published in Scientific Reports and ICES Journal of Marine Science.
- [Unveiling the secret of planktons to high school students ](https://karenchanlab.org/unveiling-the-secret-of-planktons-to-high-school-students/): Dr. Chan gave a presentation to S.3-4 students at Tang King Po College on the “secret lives of plankton”.
- [Water fleas in hot tub, FYP student got an award ](https://karenchanlab.org/water-fleas-in-hot-tub-fyp-student-got-an-award/): Congratulations to our final year project student Miss Wong Hoi Ni (BISC) who was awarded the best poster presentation for her work on thermal tolerance of Daphnia.
- [Visitor from South Africa ](https://karenchanlab.org/visitor-from-south-africa/): Dr Paulla Pattrick from South African Institute of Aquatic Biodiveristy join us for a month to exchange techniques and findings on larval physiology and behavior.
- [Bocas del Toro Project Continues](https://karenchanlab.org/bocas-del-toro-project-continues/): Our lab goes to Panama again! This time new graduate student Jessalynn Spears and Research Assistant Karen Mak are both studying how larval urchin cope with warming ocean.
- [Twining urchins and Robo barnacles](https://karenchanlab.org/twining-urchins-and-robo-barnacles/): We recently found fission in purple urchins in our lab and we were also joined by Dr. Benny Chan to put out robot barnacles to monitor our local waters. 
- [Presentation at Academia Sinica, Taipei](https://karenchanlab.org/presentation-at-academia-sinica-taipei/): Prof. Chan was invited by the Center of Environment Change and Center of Biodiversity to give two seminars. She was extremely delighted to reconnect with her hosts Prof. George Wong and Dr. Benny Chan.
- [Prof. Chan featured in STRI news](https://karenchanlab.org/prof-chan-featured-in-stri-news/): Find out what Prof. Chan did in Panama and how larvae swim in hot tub by reading this article in STRI news.

## Pages

- [Puget Sound Zooplankton Monitoring Program](https://karenchanlab.org/pszmp/): About The project We quantify zooplankton variations in Puget Sound to better understand how climate and environmental control their biomass and community composition and the relationships to survival of juvenile salmon.  Started in 2014 by Prof. Julie Keister, the program is a collaboration between federal (NOAA), state (UW, Dept. of Ecology, and WDFW), tribal (Nisqually, Tulalip, Stillaguamish, Lummi, Port Gamble S’Klallam Tribes), and non-profit (Hood Canal Salmon Enhancement Group and Kwiáht) partners. The UW team Our partners Current funding agencies: Map of the zooplankton monitoring stations. Logos show collaborators who collect the samples approximately bi-weekly, either year-round or in spring […]
- [Join Us!](https://karenchanlab.org/join-us/): We are always looking for new colleagues who are curious, inquisitive, and kind. Whether you already love plankton or are thinking about learning more, we welcome you to the team. Graduate students and Postdocs To start a conversation about potential projects, please send Karen a brief email with a description of your past research experience, your potential research interests and goals in the Chan Lab, and your CV. To learn more about UW Oceanography’s graduate program and how to apply, visit our prospective students page. The School of Oceanography has a mentoring program to help with application, details can be found here. Undergraduate […]
- [Research](https://karenchanlab.org/research/): Our research focuses on themes:  1. Interactions between organisms and their fluid environment A. Quantification of fluid disturbance of marine invertebrate larvae and their ecological implications Swimming plays an important role in the survival and dispersal of marine invertebrates during the planktonic larval stage. Applying the micro-PIV technique pioneered at Dr. Houshuo Jiang’s lab, we are studying larval performance and behavior in still and in flowing water. Some of the questions we are asking include: There are also other on-going projects to quantify larval swimming in shear and turbulence, spanning the scale of microns to meters. B. Functional morphology of […]
- [Teaching](https://karenchanlab.org/teaching/): Courses at UW Other courses previously taught Larval Biology Class of 2023 at the Friday Harbor Labs Global Change Biology Class 2023 Communicating Science with the public ​Our lab is committed to sharing our science and our love of science to all. Some of the activities we are involved in include: Collaboration with the Burke Museum We collaborate with the Burke Museum through STEM spotlight events and science camp activities. National Network for Ocean and Climate Change Interpretation (NNOCCI) As a NNOCCI Science Fellow and training workshop TA, Karen has contributed towards training informal science educators to understand scientific concepts behind […]
- [Archived News](https://karenchanlab.org/archived-news/)
- [Lab members](https://karenchanlab.org/lab-members/): Current lab members “Paw”-ject manager Dot-Dot Ko Former lab members
- [Curriculum Vitae](https://karenchanlab.org/curriculum-vitae/): Kit Yu Karen CHAN  Assistant ProfessorSchool of Oceanography, University of Washington Office: OSB/OCN519Lab: OSB/OCN531Email: kychan”at”uw”dot”edu Academic Positions Education Research Grants Education Grants Publications ^ Indicates students          * Co-first author or co-corresponding authors
- [Chan Lab](https://karenchanlab.org/): About Us Combining coastal oceanographic, ecological, and engineering-based observational techniques, our work focuses on the main question of how individual experience in the plankton affects population dynamics.   News For more, visit the archived news page.


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