Jacob Lasala

Research Technician, Aquarium Management

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Pompano Beach, Florida, United States

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About me
Sea Turtle Conservation and Research Program Manager at Mote Marine Laboratory & Aquarium
Education
- Florida Atlantic University
  2012 - 2019
  Ph.D. Integrative Biology
  Activities and Societies: Society for Integrative and Comparative Biology; International Sea Turtle Society; Founding member, College of Science Graduate Association; Sigma Xi Scientific Research Society; Florida Atlantic University Alumni Association
- University of Chicago
  2005 - 2009
  B.A. Biology
  Activities and Societies: University of Chicago Alumni Association, UCISTEM
- Georgia Southern University
  2009 - 2011
  M.S. Biology
  Activities and Societies: Georgia Southern University Alumni Association
Experience
- The Field Museum
  Sept 2007 - Jun 2009
  Research Technician, Aquarium Management
  Aquarium management for several species of fish.
- University of Chicago
  Sept 2007 - Jun 2009
  Research Technician, Lab and Animal Husbandry
  Aquarium management and feeding methodology for land and marine invertebrates.
- Georgia Southern University
  Aug 2009 - Dec 2011
  Thesis: Multiple paternity of Caretta caretta within the Northwestern Atlantic Ocean population on Wassaw Island, Georgia Introduction to Biology Lab The initiative brought molecular biology labs and techniques to rural Georgia high schools.
  - Master's Degree in Biology
    Aug 2009 - Dec 2011
  - Teaching Assistant
    Aug 2009 - Dec 2011
  - Molecular Biology Initiative Fellow
    Aug 2009 - Dec 2011
- Florida Atlantic University
  Aug 2012 - Dec 2018
  Dissertation: Identifying mating systems of imperiled marine turtles nesting in Southern Florida through exclusion analysis to estimate the breeding sex ratio My research used integrative biology techniques (ecology, molecular biology and animal behavior) to assess the mating systems and breeding population size of three species of imperiled marine turtles nesting on Florida beaches. My current Marine Turtle Permit from the Florida Fish and Wildlife Commission is active until December 2019: Exclusion analysis to determine martrilines and patrilines of marine turtles in Florida. Vertebrate Structure, Development and Evolution; Anatomy and Physiology II; Biodiversity; Biological Principles; Comparative Vertebrate Morphogenesis Evolution; Anatomy and Physiology I & II
  - PhD Graduate Student
    Aug 2012 - Dec 2018
  - Principal Investigator, Doctoral Research
    Aug 2012 - Dec 2018
  - Instructor of Record
    Aug 2012 - Dec 2018
  - Lecture Support
    Aug 2012 - Dec 2018
- Loggerhead Marinelife Center
  Mar 2016 - Aug 2018
  Research Technician
  Developed and executed multifaceted nesting biology project for three imperiled marine turtle species with collaborations worldwide.
- Mote Marine Laboratory & Aquarium
  Jan 2020 - now
  Postdoctoral researcher at Mote Marine Lab with the Sea Turtle Conservation and Research Program (STCRP)
  - Sea Turtle Conservation and Research Program Manager
    Feb 2023 - now
  - Postdoctoral Researcher
    Jan 2020 - Feb 2023
Licenses & Certifications
- Geoscience Information System (GIS) Certificate
  Florida Atlantic University
  Jan 2018
- Marine Turtle Permit
  Florida Fish & Wildlife Conservation Commission
  Jan 2013
- SCUBA Open Water Certification
  PADI
  Jul 2011
Honors & Awards
- Awarded to Jacob Lasala
  1st Place Award in the Category of Environmental, Ecological and Marine Sciences at the FAU Graduate and Professional Student Association's Research Day (2014, 2017) Florida Atlantic University's Graduate and Professional Student's Association
- Awarded to Jacob Lasala
  College of Science Research Award (2011) Georgia Southern University's College of Graduate Studies
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  Dissertation Year Award (2017) Florida Atlantic University
- Awarded to Jacob Lasala
  Florida Sea Turtle License Plate Grants (2015, 2016, 2017) Sea Turtle Conservancy
- Awarded to Jacob Lasala
  GPSA Travel Grants (2013, 2014) Florida Atlantic University's Graduate and Professional Student's Association
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  GSU's Academic Excellence (2009, 2010) Georgia Southern University's College of Graduate Studies
- Awarded to Jacob Lasala
  Gordon J. Gilbert Friends of Gumbo Limbo Graduate Scholarship (2015) Friends of Gumbo Limbo Nature Center
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  Graduate Student Professional Development Fund Georgia Southern University's College of Graduate Studies
- Awarded to Jacob Lasala
  Graduate and Professional Student's Association Graduate Research and Inquiry Program (2015) Florida Atlantic University
- Awarded to Jacob Lasala
  ISTS Travel Grant (2013, 2014, 2016, 2017) International Sea Turtle Society
- Awarded to Jacob Lasala
  Inaugural Pat Breman Future Alumni Award (2015) Florida Atlantic University Alumni Association
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  National Save the Sea Turtle Foundation Award (2013-2017) National Save the Sea Turtle Foundation
- Awarded to Jacob Lasala
  Newell Doctoral Fellowship (2013) Florida Atlantic University
- Awarded to Jacob Lasala
  Provost's Fellowship for Academic Excellence (2012) Florida Atlantic University
- Awarded to Jacob Lasala
  SICB Travel Grants (2012, 2013, 2015, 2016, 2017) Society of Integrative and Comparative Biology
- Awarded to Jacob Lasala
  Student Alumni Association Scholarship (2015) Florida Atlantic University Alumni Association
- Awarded to Jacob Lasala
  Technology Fee Grant (2015) Florida Atlantic University