Juan Ramos

NOAA-EPP LMRCSC Master’s Graduate
M.S., Fisheries Sciences
Delaware State University

Juan received a B.S. in Aquaculture and Fisheries from University of Arkansas Pine Bluff. He is now pursuing a master’s degree in the Natural Resources Program at Delaware State University. His research focuses on the blue crab (Callinectes sapidus), its population characteristics, and its relationship to ongoing oyster restoration and oyster aquaculture activities in Delaware’s Rehoboth Bay. As part of this research, he is investigating the prevalence of the pathogenic and fatal virus, Callinectes sapidus Reovirus 1 (CsRV1), in the blue crabs of Delaware Inland Bays. By understanding the population characteristics and monitoring pathogenic virus in his thesis research, he hopes to improve the sustainability of shellfish in Delaware and surrounding states.

Juan’s goal is to pursue a Ph.D. at a minority-serving institution. He hopes to ultimately build his career at NOAA.

NOAA LMRCSC Fellows attain the NOAA Core Competencies detailed in this rubric.

NERTO Project Title:  TBA

NOAA Mentor: TBA

Academic Advisor: Dr. Gulnihal Ozbay

Publications/Presentations:

  1. Ramos, J., Attarala, T., Andrade, E., Ozbay, G. (2023) Population Characteristics Assessment on Blue Crabs (Callinectes sapidus) and Virus Identification of Callinectes sapidus Reovirus1. Coastal and Estuarine Research Federation meeting, Portland, OR, November 2023. Oral
  2. Ramos, J., Attarwala, T., Paraseimehr, A., Ozbay, G. (2023) Population Characteristics Assessment and Virus Identifications of the Blue Crab Using PCR Analysis on the Delaware Inland Bays. Presented at the Atlantic Estuarine Research Society Meeting, Long Branch, NJ, March 2023. Poster
  3. Ramos, J., Attarwala, T., Teat, M. (2023). Population Characteristic Assessment of Blue Crab (Callanectes Sapidus) and Virus Identification of Reovirus 1 (CsRV1) using PCR Analysis on Delaware Inland Bays. Presented at the American Fisheries Society Meeting, Grand Rapids, MI. August 2023. Oral
  4. Ramos, J., Paraseimehr, A., Ozbay, G. (2023) Population Characteristics Assessment of the Blue Crabs Callinectes Sapidus Looking at Relationships Between Carapace Dimensions and Sex Orientation in Delaware Inland Bays. Presented at the Aquaculture America, New Orleans, LA, February, 2023. Poster

NOAA Living Marine Resources Cooperative Science Center
University of Maryland Eastern Shore (Lead Institution)
(410) 651-7870
Award numbers: FY 2021 Award #NA21SEC4810005
Funding Agency: NOAA Educational Partnership Program with Minority-Serving Institutions (EPP/MSI)

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