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Dr. Camille Gaynus

Chief Science Officer
www.seagaynus.com
Dr. Camille Gaynus is the Chief Science Officer at Black in
Marine Science (BIMS). She attended Hampton University,
where she majored in Marine and Environmental Science. In
undergrad, she had a transformative experience that
cemented her commitment to marine science with TDP, a
project run out of UCLA, where she received multiple SCUBA
certifications in Bali and conducted research in some of the
world's most biodiverse reefs.

Dr. Gaynus earned her PhD in Biology from UCLA, focusing
on turf algae's impact on coral reefs in French Polynesia.
Her research was further developed during postdoctoral
work at UC Santa Barbara and UPenn, where she explored
the environmental factors driving changes in coral reef
ecosystems, which are crucial for fisheries, economies, and
coastal protection. She employs environmental DNA to
assess how biodiversity is shifting along our coastlines and
the future implications of these shifts. 
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Dr. Gaynus is the co-founded A WOC Space and co-
organized the first #BIMS week. As Chief Science Officer at
BIMS, she has secured over $3 million in funding and
manages programs connecting communities with ocean
science. Dr. Gaynus also leads the NSF-funded Tidal Wave
program, bringing scholars to ocean science conferences,
further demonstrating her commitment to diversity and
inclusion in marine science. As a marine scientist, she
believes that our global conservation and research efforts
will not meet their maximum potential if communities are
excluded and she continues to dismantle systems that
upload this exclusion.
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