Miranda Judd

• Algal genetic regulation
• Genome structure
• Cell cycle

Miranda Judd is a Ph.D. student working in the lab of Dr. Allen Place at the Institute of Marine and Environmental Technology. She is interested in the molecular regulation in algal dinoflagellate species, with the main goal of regulating toxin production in species like Amphidininium, Karlodinium and Karenia. Specifically, she uses novel gene knockdown techniques, as well as long-read sequencing data, to understand genomic structure and subsequent expression. She received the University of Maryland Dean's Fellowship for the 2020-2021 school year, the Reid Evans Menzer Memorial Graduate Award for 2023, and the Ann G. Wylie Dissertation Fellowship for the 2025 Spring Semester.

Areas of Expertise:

• Next generation sequencing 
• Genetics
• Microscopy

Education:
• University of Maryland College Park, B.S. Microbiology. 2018

Graduate Program Foundation Areas:
• Environmental Molecular Science & Technology