Episode 13: Who are the ocean fun-guys? with marine mycologist Cordelia Roberts
Season 1, Episode 13
Marine mycology - have you heard of it? Also known as, the branch of biology concerned with the study of marine fungi. Today’s podcast guest, Cordelia Roberts, is a PhD candidate studying the interaction of the understudied marine fungi, with marine snow particles in both open and coastal oceans and even polar seas! And she’s here today to encourage women and girls to get into and pioneer the novel research area of marine mycology, and to show the rest of the world that being a marine biologist isn’t just about splashing about with dolphins and turtles. On this episode, we’ll be chatting through her paper, titled: Chytrid fungi shape bacterial communities on model particulate organic matter and before you click off before it sounds too complex, Cordelia does a fantastic job of breaking down exactly what this means and why this is such a cool field of research.
Introducing: Cordelia Roberts
Hi my name is Cordelia or most people call me Cod (like the fish!), I’m a second year PhD researcher studying the interaction of the HUGELY understudied marine fungi, with marine snow particles in both open and coastal oceans and even polar seas! I love to try and make my work accessible to the wider communities by creating short stop motion animations to describe my research! Outside my PhD I try to spend as much time in the ocean as possible, this year I’m trying to swim everyday and I’ve not missed a day yet.
Featured Paper
Chytrid fungi shape bacterial communities on model particulate organic matter
About the Podcast
Did you know that women are still rarely featured as first authors in leading scientific journals? Hosted by marine biologists Madeline St Clair & Charlie Young, the brand new Women in Ocean Science Podcast is here to put a new spin on scientific publications and to smash down gender stereotypes in marine science. From chemical oceanography to fisheries to tropical marine biology, the podcast champions the women behind the science, featuring a different ocean science paper and its corresponding author each week. Tune in every Monday for a podcast that celebrates the pioneering female researchers of today - and sheds a positive light on protecting the ocean.