Current Position
Ph.D. student, Department of Biological Sciences, University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa.
Research Interests
Phycology, systematics, evolution, diversity of red algae (Rhodophyta), biogeography.
Education
- B.S. biological sciences, with honors, University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa. May 2010.
- (in progress) Ph.D. biological sciences, University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa. August 2010 to present.
- Advisor: Juan M. López-Bautista Ph.D.
Publications
- DePriest, M.S. and J. Lopez-Bautista. In review, Gulf of Mexico Science. The non-native red alga Grateloupia taiwanensis (Halymeniaceae, Rhodophyta) in Alabama: molecular systematics and taxonomic implications.
- Lopez-Bautista, J. and M.S. DePriest. 2012. In Sarah Fredericks, Lei Shen, Shirley Thompson, & Daniel Vasey (Eds.), The Encyclopedia of Sustainability: Vol. 4. Natural Resources and Sustainability, pp. 25–29. Great Barrington, MA: Berkshire Publishing.
Presentations
- DePriest, M.S., Wynne, M.J., and J. Lopez-Bautista. 2012. Norrissia setchellii (Kylin) Balakrishnan and other related taxa from the Pacific coast of North America: archival specimens and DNA analysis. Phycological Society of America Annual Meeting, Charleston, SC, USA. 21 June 2012.
- Perez-Rodriguez, E., DePriest, M.S., and J. Lopez-Bautista. 2012. The true identity of the red alga Grateloupia gibbesii Harvey in the Atlantic United States: a molecular assessment. Howard Hughes Medical Institute Precollege and Undergraduate Science Program at the University of Alabama. 27 July 2012.
- DePriest, M.S., Wynne, M.J., and J. Lopez-Bautista. 2012. Norrissia setchellii (Kylin) Balakrishnan and other related taxa from the Pacific coast of North America: archival specimens and DNA analysis. Phycological Society of America Annual Meeting, Charleston, SC, USA. 21 June 2012.
- DePriest, M.S., Lin, S.M., and J. Lopez-Bautista. 2011. Grateloupia sp. in Alabama: Identification and taxonomic implications. Graduate seminar, Department of Biological Sciences, The University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, AL, USA. November 18, 2011.
- DePriest, M.S., Lin, S.M., and J. Lopez-Bautista. 2011. Grateloupia taiwanensis in Alabama: a non-native species in the Gulf of Mexico. Phycological Society of America Annual Meeting, Seattle, WA, USA. July 16, 2011.
- DePriest, M.S. and J. Lopez-Bautista. 2010. Grateloupia in the Gulf of Mexico: a non-native species. Southeastern Phycological Colloquy. University of North Carolina at Wilmington Center for Marine Science, Wilmington, NC, USA. October 30, 2010.
- DePriest, M.S. and J. Lopez-Bautista. 2010. Grateloupia taiwanensis: first invasive seaweed report for the Gulf of Mexico. NSF REDToL REU Meeting. Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences, West Boothbay Harbor, ME, USA. August 13, 2010.
Academic Awards and Honors
- Graduate fellowship, Department of Biological Sciences, University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa. Fall 2010-present.
- NSF REU, RedToL: The Red Algal Tree of Life. Summer 2009.
- Dean’s List, College of Arts and Sciences, University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa. 2006, 2008, and 2009.
Professional Affiliations
- Phycological Society of America
- International Phycological Society
Teaching Experience
- Fall 2012. Graduate teaching assistant, BSC 360 plant biology lab. The University of Alabama.
- Mentored undergraduates in molecular biology techniques: DNA extraction, PCR, agarose gel electrophoresis, and cycle sequencing
Field Experience
- August 2012, Florida Gulf Coast. Collected intertidal macroalgae in Destin, Panama City Beach, Port St. Joe, Cape San Blas, Apalachicola, St. George Island, Carrabelle, St. Petersburg, Tampa, and Clearwater.
- June 2012, Charleston Harbor, South Carolina. Collected intertidal macroalgae from docks.
- May-June 2012, Florida Gulf Coast. Collected intertidal and subtidal macroalgae in Pensacola, Destin, and Panama City Beach.
- March 2012, Alabama Gulf Coast. Collected intertidal macroalgae from jetties in Dauphin Island, Fort Morgan, and Orange Beach.
- October 2011, Alabama Gulf Coast. Collected intertidal macroalgae from jetties from numerous locations, including Dauphin Island, Bayou La Batre, Fairhope, Theodore, and Orange Beach.
- March 2011, Alabama Gulf Coast. Collected intertidal macroalgae from jetties in Dauphin Island, Fort Morgan, and Orange Beach.
- September 2010, Alabama Gulf Coast. Collected intertidal macroalgae from jetties in Dauphin Island, Fort Morgan, and Orange Beach.
- March 2008, Alabama Gulf Coast. Collected intertidal algae in Dauphin Island and plankton in Mobile Bay.
Non-Academic Interests
- Linux/UNIX computing
- Classical percussion