{"id":1444,"date":"2026-03-07T10:15:00","date_gmt":"2026-03-07T10:15:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/currents.bigelow.org\/?p=1444"},"modified":"2026-03-13T20:54:29","modified_gmt":"2026-03-13T20:54:29","slug":"protist-pro-tips","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/currents.bigelow.org\/?p=1444","title":{"rendered":"Protist Pro Tips"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure data-wp-context=\"{&quot;imageId&quot;:&quot;69f2f094f34b1&quot;}\" data-wp-interactive=\"core\/image\" data-wp-key=\"69f2f094f34b1\" class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized wp-lightbox-container\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"906\" data-wp-class--hide=\"state.isContentHidden\" data-wp-class--show=\"state.isContentVisible\" data-wp-init=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\" data-wp-on--load=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on-window--resize=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" src=\"https:\/\/currents.bigelow.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/bigelow-laboratory-umass-lowell-1024x906.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1445\" style=\"width:1320px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/currents.bigelow.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/bigelow-laboratory-umass-lowell-1024x906.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/currents.bigelow.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/bigelow-laboratory-umass-lowell-300x265.jpg 300w, https:\/\/currents.bigelow.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/bigelow-laboratory-umass-lowell-768x680.jpg 768w, https:\/\/currents.bigelow.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/bigelow-laboratory-umass-lowell-1536x1359.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/currents.bigelow.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/bigelow-laboratory-umass-lowell-2048x1812.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/currents.bigelow.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/bigelow-laboratory-umass-lowell-500x442.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><button\n\t\t\tclass=\"lightbox-trigger\"\n\t\t\ttype=\"button\"\n\t\t\taria-haspopup=\"dialog\"\n\t\t\taria-label=\"Enlarge\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-init=\"callbacks.initTriggerButton\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--right=\"state.imageButtonRight\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--top=\"state.imageButtonTop\"\n\t\t>\n\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"12\" height=\"12\" fill=\"none\" viewBox=\"0 0 12 12\">\n\t\t\t\t<path fill=\"#fff\" d=\"M2 0a2 2 0 0 0-2 2v2h1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 1 .5-.5h2V0H2Zm2 10.5H2a.5.5 0 0 1-.5-.5V8H0v2a2 2 0 0 0 2 2h2v-1.5ZM8 12v-1.5h2a.5.5 0 0 0 .5-.5V8H12v2a2 2 0 0 1-2 2H8Zm2-12a2 2 0 0 1 2 2v2h-1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 0-.5-.5H8V0h2Z\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t<\/button><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Last Friday, Senior Research Scientist <strong>Jos\u00e9 Fern\u00e1ndez-Robledo<\/strong> led a seminar at the<strong> UMass Lowell<\/strong> Department of Biological Sciences.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>His presentation, <strong>Engineering Marine Protists and Bivalve Cells: Building Platforms for Aquaculture, Biotechnology, and Translational Innovation<\/strong>, shared details about protist genetics and gave students an opportunity to ask Jos\u00e9 about his research at <strong>Bigelow Laboratory<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Last Friday, Senior Research Scientist Jos\u00e9 Fern\u00e1ndez-Robledo led a seminar at the UMass Lowell Department of Biological Sciences. 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