Dr. Samuel Greaves
POSTDOCTORAL RESEARCHER
2026 - present
Phylogeography, bioinformatics, eDNA
MATILDE LANZINI
PHD CANDIDATE fulbright scholar
2023 - present
Matilde received her B.S. in Biology from the Università degli Studi di Ferrara, Italy. She then completed a Master of Research at Imperial College London and an internship at the Natural History Museum of London's Deep Sea Lab, where she gained experience in evolutionary biology and phylogenetics. She joined the Coleman Lab as a Fulbright Scholar in 2023 and she was certified as an AAUS Scientific Diver.
Her primary research area is using comparative population genomics to study the evolution, speciation, and population connectivity of marine fishes with contrasting life histories, spanning from coral reef fishes with pelagic larvae to stingrays with adult-mediated gene flow.
JUAN GONZÁLEZ CORREDOR
PHD STUDENT fulbright scholar
2023 - present
Seagrass-associated fish ecology, population genetics, mesophotic ecosystems
ELIANA BUKAI
MPS STUDENT
2026 - present
Eliana is currently a Master of Professional Science student in the Marine Biology and Ecology Department at the University of Miami Rosenstiel School of Marine, Atmospheric, and Earth Science. She graduated from the University of Miami in the spring of 2025 with a Bachelor of Science in Marine Biology and Ecology.
Her current research focuses on characterizing larval dispersal pathways in Acanthurus triostegus sandvicensis (Hawaiian convict tang, or manini) through molecular parentage analyses. This project contributes to a longstanding collaboration between the Coleman Laboratory, local subsistence fishing communities in Hawai’i, and conservation partners working to inform sustainable fisheries management and community-based conservation strategies.
She particularly interested in the intersection of science, communication, and policy, and in how scientific research can inform meaningful conservation action. Eliana is also passionate about field-based research and value the opportunity it provides to connect directly with marine ecosystems, which she believe is among the most powerful tools to inspire public engagement and conservation initiatives.