Dr. Beverly French is a postdoctoral fellow in Stuart Sandin’s lab at Scripps Institution of Oceanography. She uses high-throughput genetic sequencing to look at the adaptive potential of corals to a changing ocean. Beverly studied the community ecology of coral reef fishes for her doctorate, combining molecular sequencing with traditional underwater visual surveys of fish communities in the South and Central Pacific. She uses minimally invasive sampling in combination with large-area imaging to assess genetic adaptations of the coral holobiont in its environmental context and through time. Beverly has a B.A. in English (Writing) and a B.S. in Biological Sciences from the University of Pittsburgh, where she first learned that she could explore her curiosity for the world and love of nature through research.