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CHESAPEAKE BIOLOGICAL LABORATORY | SOLOMONS, MDFEBRUARY 2022ISSUE 66Lab LinesDIRECTOR’S VIEW1IN THIS ISSUE:DIRECTOR’S VIEW23As February draws to a close, we mark two years since the COVID pandemic began and disrupted much of our lives. It is hard not to see its impacts as I walk around campus. The number of cars in the car park are the rst sign. It is not uncommon to see only two cars in the BFL car park. The lunch area on the second oor of Truitt is not the hub it once was, and it is not uncommon for every lab on that oor to be dark. Of course, I know work is still ongoing and people are being productive. But, it is a sign to me that as we think about the switch from a pandemic to an endemic, we need to think carefully about how we rebuild the sense of community we have lost. So I ask you to think if you are comfortable coming to bagel Mondays again, or seminars in person? What can we do to make returning to campus a proposition that has value for you? What concerns do you have about returning to campus.? These are not abstract questions – institutions across the University System of Maryland are beginning to ask similar questions as we see mask mandates and testing being rolled back. I suspect UMCES will be thinking about this shortly. And it’s a topic I will discuss at the Town Hall meeting on March 17 at 10 am. OUTREACHIN CASE YOU MISSED IT/ SAFETY CORNER
IN CASE YOU MISSED ITDr. Carys Mitchelmore was invited to be the keynote speaker at the 31st Annual Meeting of the Photodermatology Society on March 24th. Click here for more information about the meeting - https://www.photomedicine.org/currentmeeting.php. AAUW ocers kickstarted a project in spring 2021 in collaboration with Michael Kent, President of Calvert County’s branch of the NAACP to work on a project about Black history in Calvert County. The work has been done in collaboration with Jeerson Patterson Park & Museum. Lauren Rodriguez, Samara Nehemiah, Amber Fandel, and Katie Lankowicz have been working on an ArcGIS Story Map for the Jeerson Patterson Park and Museum since October of last year. Faculty member Dr. Lora Harris arrived in Finland for her Fulbright “Seeking Solutions to Global Challenges” award in late January. She is being hosted by the Tvarminne Zoological Station on the Hanko Peninsula near the conuence of the Gulf of Finland and the main axis of the Baltic Sea. You can follow along on her Fulbright in her blog: https://chasingrestorationtrajectories.com/The following paper was accepted, Murphy, T., J.T. Molina, D.M. Quill, P.A. Billeter, K. Mattes, and R.J. Woodland. In press. Seagrass stable isotope composition provides seascape-scale tracking of anthropogenic nitrogen inputs in a tropical marine lagoon. Estuaries andCoasts. [UMCES Cont. No. 6114]. What is exciting about this paper is that it is the rst student-led paper to come out of the evolving community college internship program between CBL and CSM! Three of the authors are former CSM students, and the lead author is a former CSM intern at CBL (currently she’s a technician in Dr. Woodland’s lab and nishing her BS at St Mary’s College).The following paper was accepted: Soliman, M., Newlands, N. K., Lyubchich, V., Gel Y. R. 2022. Multivariate copula modeling for improving agricultural risk assessment under climate variability. Variance [UMCES Cont. No. 6117]Safety Corner: Laboratory Coat Selection - Cheryl ClarkWhen most people think of lab coats, the picture that most comes to mind is the traditional white medical lab coat. However, laboratory coats are not one type ts all. The coat you use should be appropriate to the chemicals, tools or materials that you are using. They are intended to provide protection to your skin and clothing from incidental contact or small splashes, prevent the spread of contamination outside the lab (as long as they are not worn outside the lab), and to provide a removable barrier in the event of a spill or splash of hazardous substances.There are three types of lab coats:1). Traditional coat – are the most widely used lab coats and they are very good for small spills or splashes from non-hazardous materials, but they should not be used with hazardous or ammable materials. These are usually cotton or a cotton/polyester blend and they should not be worn while working with blood borne pathogens, ammables greater than 1 mL or where there is risk of ignition.2). Barrier coat – are made mostly of polyester and should never been worn when using ammables. They will burn, melt, shrink and stick to skin. They are intended to protect the user from blood borne pathogens or biohazardous materials. These coats usually have tted cus to prevent splashes up the arm.3). Flame resistant - are intended to protect the wearer when there is a risk of clothing or skin catching re. These coats will resist re and prevent it from spreading over the coat. These are not reproof, but it will give you time to get out of the coat or away from the source. Some ame resistant coats are not necessarily chemical resistant and should be removed immediately if any chemical substance is spilled on it. However, Work-Rite makes a ame resistant, chemical proof laboratory coat which will cover all your lab needs and can be ordered through VWR. I would also recommend wearing cotton clothing if you work with ammables in your lab.Lab coats should be at least knee length and have a top button for the most eective coverage and protection. It is recommended that a lab coat should have a tted wristband/cu to lessen the possibility for splashes up the arm and for additional protection from re hazards. The University of Southern California has a fact sheet for laboratory coat selection and is available at: https://ehs.usc.edu/les/PPE-lab-coat-selection.pdf References:https://ucsf.app.box.com/s/idpvv72l2p4esi2loav3sigc95cr2kz7https://labcoats.mit.edu/guidance
Science for CommunitiesScience for Communities is a public lecture series that engages non-scientic audiences in learning about environmental research and the important work being done at the Chesapeake Biological Laboratory. They are also a great opportunity for CBL faculty, sta and students to learn more about each other’s work. The Spring 2022 Science for Communities Series, themed around “The Urban Ocean,” will be hosted as Zoom webinars. All are welcome to attend these hour-long programs. Be sure to save the following dates to hear from our excellent speakers:March 29, 2022World Harbour Project: Linking Urban Ocean Initiatives Around the Globe Presented by Dr. Judy O’Neil, UMCES Horn Point Laboratory April 5, 2022 Solutions to Ship Introductions of Invasive SpeciesPresented by Dr. Mario Tamburri, UMCES Chesapeake Biological LaboratoryApril 12, 2022Metals in Urban Estuaries Presented by Dr. Andrew Heyes, UMCES Chesapeake Biological Laboratory April 19, 2022The Keystone Molecule: What Oxygen and its Depletion Tells Us About Coastal EcosystemsPresented by Dr. Jeremy Testa, UMCES Chesapeake Biological Laboratory April 26, 2022Urban Seascaping: Principles and Practices for Co-Developing Cities with Shared WatersPresented by Dr. Samia Rab Kirchner, Morgan State UniversityLearn more about the upcoming Science for Communities webinar series here: https://www.umces.edu/cbl/science-citizens Register to attend here: https://www.usmf.org/s4c/Social MediaFollow CBL on Facebook and Twitter!Please contact Outreach Coordinator Sarah Brzezinski at brzezins@umces.edu if you have information, like upcoming public presentations or news, that you would like to have shared with CBL’s social media audiences.Public NewsletterA public newsletter has been developed and circulated to CBL’s Constant Contact distribution lists. Each newsletter will highlight the research of a featured faculty member and the accomplishments of a CBL student. You can view our rst public newsletter here: https://conta.cc/3rhkLLq To receive future public newsletters, please complete and submit this form: https://lp.constantcontactpages.com/su/InnGDTI/CBLEventSignUpwww.umces.edu/cbl | 410-326-4281P.O. Box 38 | 146 Williams Street | Solomons, MD 20688-0038Outreach