Adrienne Correa, Ph.D.
Rice University
Adrienne Correa, Ph.D., earned her bachelor’s degree in biology from the University of Michigan and completed her M.A. in conservation biology and her Ph.D. in ecology and evolution at Columbia University in New York. Her work focused on the response of a foundational marine symbiosis—stony corals and their dinoflagellate algae (Family Symbiodiniaceae)—to environmental change. As a postdoc, Correa tested the roles of viruses in coral colonies, specializing in viruses that infect Symbiodiniaceae.
After 5 years in a primarily teaching-focused role, Correa started as an assistant professor in the biosciences department at Rice University in Houston, Texas in 2017. Her lab’s current research bridges micro and macroscopic realms to aid coral reef ecosystems in surviving climate change and disease. Her group also recently received an NSF CAREER award to study the roles of consumers in dispersing the microbial symbionts of their resource species. In addition, Correa was a fellow of the Kavli Frontiers of Science and a National Academy of Sciences Gulf Coast Research Program Early-Career fellow.
After 5 years in a primarily teaching-focused role, Correa started as an assistant professor in the biosciences department at Rice University in Houston, Texas in 2017. Her lab’s current research bridges micro and macroscopic realms to aid coral reef ecosystems in surviving climate change and disease. Her group also recently received an NSF CAREER award to study the roles of consumers in dispersing the microbial symbionts of their resource species. In addition, Correa was a fellow of the Kavli Frontiers of Science and a National Academy of Sciences Gulf Coast Research Program Early-Career fellow.