Alexandra is a PhD student working on local adaptation in Baltic Sea copepods. She is interested in ecosystem change and what coping mechanisms can help organisms to survive in a changing ocean. Her work includes field collections, lab experiments, transcriptomics and population genomics.
Alexandra is passionate about science communication and outreach. She is a young ambassador for the European Marine Board and when she is not in the lab enjoys drawing copepods to increase the excitement about these tiny but important organisms. Find her art on Instagram.