My name is Joshua Santiago and I’m going to be a 3rd year marine biology student. I’ll be working with the Kilpatrick and Kroeker Labs in studying the density and mass mortality in California sea urchins with infectious “black spot” disease by conducting lab experiments and SCUBA surveys.
Getting to conduct research as a scientific diver has been a childhood dream of mine, so I’m incredibly stoked to be part of this internship! Outside of class, I love to run, go to the gym, play soccer, surf, and gig with Mariachi Eterno de UCSC!
Josh Santiago – Kilpatrick and Kroeker Labs