Iris Segura-Garcia, Ph.D.

Mentor: Krista McCoy, Ph.D.

Affiliation: Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute (HBOI)

Iris Segura-Garcia, Ph.D., is a geneticist at the FAU Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute (HBOI). She earned her Ph.D. in Molecular Ecology and Evolution from the University of Durham in England. Her research encompasses several areas of evolutionary ecology and conservation genetics, such as ecological speciation, stock identity, phylogenetics, and genetic population structure towards understanding the effects of habitat changes (natural and human forces) in population and ecosystem resilience and functioning. Mechanisms elucidated can also provide insights into resilience mechanisms that can support wellness in humans challenged with genetic and environmental disturbances.