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Dr. Pam Cox Jutte I grew up far from the ocean on a farm in central Ohio, near Kirkersville. Along with my brother and sister, I grew canteloupe, watermelon, and pumpkins to raise money for college tuition. After graduating from Watkins Memorial High School, I went to Duke University, where I majored in biology. During the summer after my sophomore year, I learned to scuba dive. My scuba experience convinced me that I wanted to learn more about the ocean, and I spent a semester at the Duke Marine Lab. I completed my first research project at the marine lab, studying learning behavior in local octopuses. I was hooked on research, and on marine biology. I graduated from Duke in 1993, and went on to the University of California at Berkeley to join Roy Caldwell's laboratory. My original plan was to study octopuses, but I soon became fascinated by mantis shrimp. I completed field work in Panama and Tahiti, studying the ecology, larval biology, and mating systems of mantis shrimp. During this time I also worked with Tom Cronin at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County investigating the visual systems of adult and larval mantis shrimp. I participated in Tom's 1995 Aquarius Mission as a surface support diver. After completing my Ph.D. I began working as a Marine Scientist with
the South
Carolina Department of Natural Resources Marine Resources Research Institute,
and also serve as adjunct graduate faculty at the University
of Charleston and the Medical
University of South Carolina. I currently live in Charleston, SC with
my husband David Cox, and cat Lucy. |
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