Biography

Antonia Ferguson is a Bahamian Senior at UCF, majoring in Marine Biology, and she is conducting her Honors Undergraduate Thesis in Gaither Lab. Antonia assists JK Andres with extracting and studying Karenia brevis, which causes harmful algal blooms/ Red Tide. She will work with filtered water samples and eDNA procedures to study Karenia brevis. After completing her Bachelor’s degree, Antonia’s goal is to study to obtain her Master’s and PhD in Marine Biology/Conservation Biology.