Monthly Archives: January 2026

Melissa interviewed regarding recent findings on Sea Star Wasting Disease

Healthy ochre sea stars on Vancouver Island, Canada. Jeff Rotman / Alamy

Melissa sat down with journalist Nicola Jones for her Yale Environment 360 for her piece on the latest research on Sea Star Wasting Disease. We discussed the recent publication led by Dr. Alyssa Gehman of the Hakai Institute to which PhD candidate in the lab, Andrew McCracken, contributed during his QuEST internship! Nice work, Andrew!