Jeremy Jenrette
Machine Learning | Data Science | Molecular Biology | Marine Conservation
PhD Student in Marine Science at Virginia Tech
Partnering with National Geographic and Ocean Exploration Trust
ABOUT MEI am a PhD student at Virginia Tech studying innovative methods for monitoring the marine environment. I develop electronic monitoring systems, and build autonomous drones for collecting information with supervised learning. I create data-generation pipelines from social networks and construct interactive websites and web apps. And I am a biochemist and geneticist currently interested in characterizing elasmobranch biodiversity in the Mediterranean Sea with environmental DNA.
Since 2019, I have specialized in these areas of study to remotely monitor shark populations with non-lethal, non-invasive, and cost-efficient methods. My previous research dealt with mapping the genome of the Aedes albopictus mosquito-- vector of the chikungunya virus and dengue fever. I specialized in molecular techniques such as Flourescent in situ Hybridization. |
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Uncovering Mediterranean white shark using environmental DNA (eDNA) BOATS International Yachts for Science: Sailing superyacht helps with ground-breaking shark research in the Mediterranean Robb Report How This 87-Foot Sailing Yacht Is Helping to Protect Endangered White Sharks |
RESEARCH
sharkPulse | Shark Detector | eDNA | Drone development
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Poach-busting drones 
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Detecting Mediterranean white shark
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The Shark Detector 
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Tracking Instagram 
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