National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration
United States Department of Commerce

Ocean Molecular Ecology

Green anemones Anthopleura elegantissima

Green anemones Anthopleura elegantissima

PMEL Ocean Molecular Ecology group seeks to leverage the advances in molecular biology to scale biological analyses with physical and chemical processes and allow for the characterization of marine ecosystems' response to climate change. We strive to achieve this through implementing our four strategic goals: 1) characterize the impacts of warming, ocean acidification, and hypoxia on West Coast and Arctic marine ecosystems, 2) advance and modernize ecosystem assessments, 3) improve ‘Omics tools, and 4) help lead the NOAA ‘Omics strategy by developing and integrating bioinformatics and data management best practices.