DBMR STAFF PROFILES

The staff at the Division of Biomedical Marine Research (DBMR) include some of the top researchers in the field, people who have a strong commitment to their work and a passion for discovery. The DBMR is in an exciting time with many programs showing great successes in the past year with many more on the horizon. Check out the profiles on the following DBMR personnel:


Division Director - Amy E. Wright, Ph.D.
Associate Director - Peter McCarthy, Ph.D.


  • John K. Reed, M.S.
  • Shirley A. Pomponi, Ph.D.
  • Susan H. Sennett, Ph.D.
  • Sarath P. Gunasekera, Ph.D.
  • Jose V. Lopez, Ph.D.

Research Staff
  • Patricia A. Linley
  • Kathleen Janda
  • Tara Pitts
  • J. Bottesch
 • Gail Samples
 • Jill Roberts
 • Heather Baker
 • Lynn Robertson
  • Jane Thompson
  • Angela Ledger
  • Dedra Harmody
 • Associate Scientist - Richard Isbrucker
 • Graduate Student - Priscilla Winder

Postdoctoral Investigators
  • Wolfram M. Bruck, Ph.D.
  • Andrew Lamm, Ph.D.
  • Young Chul Park, Ph.D.
  • Daniela B. Vidulova, Ph.D.
  • Esther A. Guzman, Ph.D.

Administrative Support
 • Kim Cochran


DBMR staff are adjunct faculty in The Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry at Florida Atlantic University. Click here to learn more about the Doctoral Program in Marine Biotechnology offered at the FAU main campus in Boca Raton, Florida.