The Creation of OceanX – an Oceanographic and Marine Science Research Institution
Vincent Pieribone, Ph.D., Co-CEO and Chief Science Officer, OceanX; Adjunct Senior Research Scientist, Biology and Paleo Environment, Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory, Columbia University Climate School; Adjunct Research Scientist, Southern Connecticut State University
Dr. Vincent Pieribone will present the genesis and function of the organization OceanX and its research vessel the OceanXplorer. He will discuss the scientific program and opportunities for collaboration and participation in research expeditions. He will also describe some recent findings from the science program.
Biography
Vincent Pieribone’s laboratory has pursued a number of scientific questions in a wide range of scientific disciplines including neuroscience, biochemistry, protein engineering, imaging device development, marine science, marine technology, and clinical studies. This work uses different scientific approaches including neuronal track tracing and chemical neuroanatomy, neurophysiology, ultrastructure, biochemistry, and synthetic biology.
The synthetic biological approach in the laboratory that produces novel proteins has utilized proteins derived from marine organisms. This worked involved a range of different marine organisms including coral, tunicates, jellyfish, anemones, ctenophores, pyrosomes, copepods, elasmobranchs and teleost fish. His laboratory has studied bioluminescence phenomenon in vitro and in situ as well as biofluorescence in reef organisms. The laboratory has engineered a range of underwater imaging systems to capture marine fluorescence, bioluminescence and 3D photogrammetry.
As the CEO/CSO of OceanX since 2017, Dr. Pieribone has overseen the build of the advanced research vessel OceanXplorer and the development and management of a world-wide science program that covers all aspects of ocean science, exploration and media. He has invited, hosted and collaborated with several hundred marine biologists, marine geochemists, oceanographers and marine technologists on the vessel. He has co-author over 150 scientific publications and recently published the most advanced protein based, genetically engineered, fluorescent voltage indicators. His laboratory has co-developed a range of brain-machine interface methods and devices for high-speed optical recording of neuronal activity. Dr. Pierbone has founded a pharmaceutical company (Marinus Pharmaceuticals, Inc. and Affinimark Technologies, Inc.) and holds a number of patents.
Links, for more information:
https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=wWrqQhQAAAAJ&hl=en
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OZ4I2Ku2iv4&t=53s
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