Laura Bedinger, Ph.D.

Experience

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  Endwave Corporation

  Aug 2001 - Jan 2002

  Office Manager/Administrative Assistant
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  Cabrillo Marine Aquarium

  Oct 2001 - Aug 2004

  Curatorial Assistant

  Maintained and organized a synoptic natural history and teaching collection as well as the associated accession database. Labeled, prepared, and preserved specimens.

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  California State University, Long Beach

  Jan 2002 - Aug 2004

  Master's Researcher

  Thesis: The effects of nitrogen limitation on growth allocation and tissue nitrogen content in Phragmites australis, a greenhouse experiment.

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  University of South Florida

  Aug 2004 - Jan 2012

  Dissertation: The ecological role of rhizophytic green algae in soft bottom habitats Taught laboratory classes (including Advanced Invertebrate Zoology, Vascular Plants, and Biodiversity) for undergraduates, developed and implemented lesson plans, created course materials, ordered and prepared supplies. Outstanding Graduate Teaching Assistant, USF Department of Biology, Fall 2007

  • Doctoral Researcher

    Jan 2004 - Jan 2012

  • Graduate Teaching Associate

    Aug 2004 - May 2011
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  Smithsonian Institution

  May 2006 - Aug 2006

  Link Foundation Fellow

  Investigated whether or not the terpenoid secondary metabolites of bryopsidalean algae (which show anti-fouling capability in laboratory tests) are deployed on thallus surfaces where they could interact with potential colonizers.

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  Water & Air Research, Inc.

  Aug 2013 - Jun 2022

  • Senior Scientist

    Feb 2022 - Jun 2022

  • Staff Scientist and Benthic Laboratory Manager

    May 2021 - Mar 2022

  • Scientist

    Aug 2013 - May 2021
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  Cherokee Federal

  Feb 2023 - now

  Research Biologist