{"id":6240,"date":"2025-09-03T12:02:55","date_gmt":"2025-09-03T16:02:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wwwcp.umes.edu\/lmrcsc\/?page_id=6240"},"modified":"2025-09-03T12:02:56","modified_gmt":"2025-09-03T16:02:56","slug":"nanushka-mia-bonano-collazo","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/wwwcp.umes.edu\/lmrcsc\/fy21\/cohort-4-fy21\/nanushka-mia-bonano-collazo\/","title":{"rendered":"Nanushka Mia Bonano-Collazo"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>NOAA-EPP LMRCSC&nbsp;Doctoral&nbsp;Graduate<\/strong><br><em>Ph.D., Marine, Estuarine, and Environmental Science<\/em><br><strong>University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Nanushka Mia Bonano-Collazo is from Cata\u00f1o, the smallest coastal town of Puerto Rico. She earned her M.S. in Microbiology and Molecular Diagnostics from the Inter-American University of Puerto Rico, Metropolitan Campus, in May 2024, where she worked with Dr. Natasha I. DeLe\u00f3n-Rodr\u00edguez to characterize microbial communities in Puerto Rico\u2019s bioluminescent bays and had the opportunity to present her research work at national and international conferences. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">She joined the LMRSCS in September 2025. She is currently pursuing a Ph.D. in Marine, Estuarine, and Environmental Sciences (MEES) at the University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science (UMCES)\u2013 Institute of Marine and Environmental Technology (IMET), under the mentorship of Dr. Tsvetan Bachvaroff. Her research involves studying the ecology of saxitoxin-producing HABs, especially strains of <em>Pyrodinium bahamense<\/em> in the southeastern U.S., where this toxin increasingly hampers safe shellfish cultivation, aligning with NOAA\u2019s mission to ensure safe seafood. After graduation, Nanushka aims to become a mentor, professor, and researcher in marine microbial ecology.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wwwcp.umes.edu\/lmrcsc\/research-themes\/\">Research theme<\/a>: Safe Seafood<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">NOAA LMRCSC Fellows attain the NOAA Core Competencies detailed in&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/wwwcp.umes.edu\/lmrcsc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/101\/2024\/02\/NOAA-Core-competency-rubric.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">this rubric<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>NERTO Project Title:&nbsp;<\/strong>TBD<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>NOAA Mentor:&nbsp;<\/strong>TBD<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Academic Advisors:\u00a0<\/strong>Dr. Tsvetan Bachvaroff<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-text-color has-color-bg-alt-color has-css-opacity has-color-bg-alt-background-color has-background is-style-dots\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"100\" height=\"100\" src=\"https:\/\/wwwcp.umes.edu\/lmrcsc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/101\/2022\/10\/LMRCSC-Logo100.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3570\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wwwcp.umes.edu\/lmrcsc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/101\/2022\/10\/LMRCSC-Logo100.png 100w, https:\/\/wwwcp.umes.edu\/lmrcsc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/101\/2022\/10\/LMRCSC-Logo100-50x50.png 50w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 100px) 100vw, 100px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">NOAA Living Marine Resources Cooperative Science Center<br>University of Maryland Eastern Shore (Lead Institution)<br>(410) 651-7870<br>Award numbers: FY 2021 Award #NA21SEC4810005<br>Funding Agency:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.noaa.gov\/office-education\/epp-msi\">NOAA Educational Partnership Program (EPP\/MSI)<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>NOAA-EPP LMRCSC&nbsp;Doctoral&nbsp;GraduatePh.D., Marine, Estuarine, and Environmental ScienceUniversity of Maryland Center for Environmental Science Nanushka Mia Bonano-Collazo is from Cata\u00f1o, the smallest coastal town of Puerto Rico. She earned her M.S. in Microbiology and Molecular Diagnostics from the Inter-American University of Puerto Rico, Metropolitan Campus, in May 2024, where she worked with Dr. Natasha I. 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