Medical Lab Scientist – Bureau of Public Health Labs, Department of Health, Tampa
St. Petersburg College, Clearwater
Researcher – Natural Sciences Department
Adam is a microbiologist with a Bachelors in Cell and Molecular Biology from St. Petersburg College. He is currently working at the Florida Department of Health, and as a researcher at St. Petersburg College under the mentorship of Dr. Shannon Ulrich. His undergraduate research has focused on exposing halophilic archaea to subsurface Mars-like conditions. He is continuing this research in collaboration with Dr. Scott Perl. They seek to investigate changes in the composition of haloarchaeal cells and biofilm exposed to Mars-like conditions using Raman spectroscopy. The primary goal of this research is to explore the possibility of discovering extinct or extant life on Mars today.