CHARLOTTE SEID

MUSEUM SCIENTIST
DIRECTORS OFFICE-SIO
Collection Manager, Benthic Invertebrate Collection

Research Interests

  • Marine invertebrate biodiversity and biogeography
  • Marine invertebrate phylogenetics and taxonomy
  • Deep-sea biology
  • Chemosynthesis-based ecosystems (methane seeps, hydrothermal vents, organic falls)

Collection Management

  • Specimen acquisition, preservation, cataloguing
  • Loaning specimens and serving data to the global research community
  • Digitization of legacy specimens

Education

  • B.A., Harvard University
  • PhD, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

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