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Scotty DePriest

Scott DePriest

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