NOAA-EPP LMRCSC Doctoral Fellow
Ph.D., Marine, Estuarine & Environmental Science (Graduated)
University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science-IMET
Kyarii earned a Ph.D. from the MEES graduate program at the University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science-Institute of Marine and Environmental Technology (UMCES-IMET). She worked in Dr. Yantao Li’s lab studying algal biology and biotechnology. Specifically, her research focused on the green microalga, Haematococcus pluvialis, and investigating ways to cultivate this species on an industrial scale for antioxidant production. Kyarii earned her B.S. and M.S. in Biological Sciences from the University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC).
Kyarii graduated in November 2024. She now works for DSM-Firmenich in Columbia, Maryland, as an associate scientist in Strain Development.
Thematic Area: Seafood, Nutrition, Aquaculture, and Pathology (SNAP)
NERTO Project Title: Flow cytometric investigation of the high-light stress response of heterotrophically grown mutant Haematococcus pluvialis strains
NOAA Mentor: Dr. Gary Wikfors
Academic Advisor: Dr. Yantao Li
Publications/Presentations
- Ramarui, K. (2019) Improving Haematococcus pluvialis growth and astaxanthin production through chemical mutagenesis. Presented at the MEES Colloquium at the Institute of Marine and Environmental Technology, Baltimore, MD, October 4-5, 2019. 3-minute oral presentation.
- Ramarui, K. (2019) Improving Haematococcus pluvialis growth and astaxanthin production through chemical mutagenesis. LMRCSC Student Seminar Series, January 15, 2020. Virtual oral presentation.
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)
