2026

  • 2026Weakened attachment and transcriptomic shifts in a marine mussel following exposure to ocean acidification, warming, and hypoxia.George MN, Leuchtenberger G, Berg H, Essington E, Roberts SB, and Carrington EInternational Conference on Shellfish Restoration, International Shellfish Restoration Society (ISRS), Shelton, WA, October 6, 2026slides (PowerPoint, 5.3 MB)
  • 2026Linking gene expression to attachment strength in marine mussels exposed to environmental stressors.George MN, Leuchtenberger G, Berg H, Essington E, Roberts SB, and Carrington EPacific Coast Shellfish Growers Association Annual Shellfish Conference, Blaine, WA, September 14-17, 2026
  • 2026Aligning state management to shifting baselines in Washington's coastal Dungeness crab fishery.George MNOlympic Coast Ocean Acidification Sentinel Site (OASeS) Symposium, Ocean Shores, WA, May 13, 2026slides (PowerPoint, 5.6 MB)
  • 2026Climate-driven recruitment dynamics in the Washington coastal razor clam fishery.George MNAnnual Meeting of the National Shellfisheries Association, Portland, OR, March 25, 2026slides (PowerPoint, 5.4 MB)

2025

  • 2025Epigenetic divergence in diploid and triploid Pacific oysters following thermal stress.George MNPacific Coast Shellfish Growers Association Annual Shellfish Conference, Vancouver, WA, September 10, 2025slides (PowerPoint, 5.4 MB)

2024

  • 2024Burrowing shrimp as a threat to on-bottom bivalve aquaculture in Willapa Bay.Integrated Pest Management Working Group, Olympia, WA
  • 2024Impact of climate on the Washington coastal Pacific razor clam fishery.Annual meeting of the Western Pacific Regional Fishery Management Council, Olympia, WA
  • 2024Coastal Dungeness crab management in a changing ocean.George MNOlympic Coast Ocean Acidification Sentinel Site (OASeS) Symposium, Forks, WA, May 15, 2024slides (PowerPoint, 7.3 MB)
  • 2024Utilizing light-traps for Dungeness crab larval monitoring on Washington's outer coast.Annual Meeting of the Pacific Northwest Crab Research Group, Kingston, WA, January 25, 2024

2023

  • 2023Triploid Pacific oysters experience enhanced mortality following marine heatwaves.Annual Meeting of the National Shellfisheries Association, Baltimore, MD, March 26-30, 2023
  • 2023Ploidy mediates the stress response of Pacific oysters following marine heatwave exposure.Plant and Animal Genome Conference (PAG 30), Aquaculture Workshop, San Diego, CA, January 13-18, 2023

2022

  • 2022The contribution of summer heatwaves to 'triploid mortality' events observed during commercial Pacific oyster production in Washington State.Society for Integrative and Comparative Biology (SICB) Annual Meeting, Phoenix, AZ, January 3-7, 2022
  • 2022The contribution of marine heatwaves to 'triploid mortality' during commercial Pacific oyster production.World Aquaculture Society Triennial Meeting (Aquaculture 2022), San Diego, CA, February 28-March 4, 2022

2020

  • 2020Investigating the role of TBX2/TBX3 in human endoderm development using human pluripotent stem cells.International Society for Stem Cell Research (ISSCR) Annual Meeting, held online (planned for Boston, MA), June 24-27, 2020

2019

  • 2019Mechanical testing setup design affects spine segment fracture outcomes.Mayo Clinic Postdoctoral Research Conference, Rochester, MN

2017

  • 2017Mussels use seawater pH as a molecular trigger in the formation of byssus adhesive.Society for Integrative and Comparative Biology (SICB) Annual Meeting, New Orleans, LA, January 4-8, 2017
  • 2017Ocean acidification and mussel farming in the Puget Sound.Sound Waters University, Whidbey Island, WA

2016

  • 2016Hanging by a thread: the impact of ocean acidification on mussel farming in the Salish Sea.The Sunshine Rotary, Seattle, WA
  • 2016Environmental conditions influence the formation and function of mussel byssus adhesive.University of Washington Graduate Student Symposium, Seattle, WA
  • 2016The ecomechanics of mussel attachment.Salish Sea Ecosystem Conference, Vancouver, BC, April 13-15, 2016

2015

  • 2015The impact of environment and physiological condition on the strength of a biological adhesive.Society for Integrative and Comparative Biology (SICB) Annual Meeting, West Palm Beach, FL, January 3-7, 2015

2014

  • 2014Short-term exposure to elevated temperature and low pH alters mussel attachment strength.Society for Integrative and Comparative Biology (SICB) Annual Meeting, Austin, TX, January 3-7, 2014

2010

  • 2010Claw force and cuticle strength: functional morphology of fiddler crab combat.Society for Integrative and Comparative Biology (SICB) Annual Meeting, Seattle, WA, January 3-7, 2010

2009

  • 2009Strong vs. beautiful: evolving attractive weapons.Murdock Charitable Trust Undergraduate Research Conference, Spokane, WA