
The Weis Lab
at Oregon State University

Virginia Weis
Distinguished Professor
Dr. Russ and Dolores Gorman Faculty Scholar
Department of Integrative Biology
OSU Integrative Biology
4575 SW Research Way
Corvallis, OR 97331
ph: 541-737-4359
email: virginia.weis@oregonstate.edu
Education and Training
1984 BS in Biology from Yale University
1990 PhD University of California at Los Angeles
1991-1993 Postdoc University of Southern California
1993-1996 Postdoc Stanford University

Biography
I have spent my entire career as a faculty member in Integrative Biology, starting as an assistant professor in 1996. I served as Head of Integrative Biology for nine years from 2011-2020. Broadly, I am a marine physiologist with a career long focus on coral-algal symbiosis. I have instructed thousands of undergraduate students in introductory biology, invertebrate biology, and the biology of symbiosis. My group has produced over 100 publications and I have mentored and trained dozens of graduate students and postdocs and over 100 undergraduates.
I have a leadership role in the Coral Restoration Consortium (CRC) and run a working group on Coral cryopreservation. The group aims to:
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Build cryopreservation capacity globally
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Disseminate cryopreservation protocols and trainings to the global community
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Develop a global network of cryo-repositories with a single database managed by USDA