Tyler Carrier PHD

My research focuses on determining the circumstances under which marine invertebrates utilize microbial symbioses for reproduction and development, and when the contrary occurs. I take an integrative approach to answering questions concerning the development, evolution, and ecology of (mainly) coastal invertebrates by field and laboratory studies, molecular biology, animal manipulations, molecular biology, next-generation sequencing, microscopy, and modeling. I primarily utilize species in the phylum Echinodermata (sea urchins, sea stars, brittle stars) as an experimental system because of their long-standing history in experimental embryology, rich diversity of developmental life-histories, and importance to ecosystems throughout the world’s oceans. Echinoderms from several locations throughout the world’s oceans to test my hypotheses.

Additional affiliations:

• Adjunct Lecturer: University of North Carolina at Charlotte, USA (2024–Present)
• Visiting Scientist: GEOMAR Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research, Germany (2024–Present)
• Associated Researcher: CRC 1182, Kiel University, Germany (2020–Present)

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Google Scholar: https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=XhF8k98AAAAJ&hl=en

Professional site: https://sites.google.com/a/uncc.edu/tyler-carriers-research/home

ResearchGate: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Tyler-Carrier