Jack C Koch

I’m proud to be part of the Aquatic Germplasm & Genetic Resources Center. Looking for a way to make an impact? Consider supporting us. Every gift makes a difference. Thank you for supporting aquatic species! tinyurl.com/4ytffnu3

Planning a trip to Baton Rouge? Reach out to schedule a tour!

Red swamp crawfish babies clinging to their mother.

Take a break, enjoy the world.

Anyone on the California coast who regularly sees Aplysia californica (diving or tide pooling)? Looking to make a connection with someone who could collect and ship Aplysia semi-annually for research. #invertebrates

Color panoramic photograph of Dry Falls in Highlands, NC

Black and white panoramic photograph of Dry Falls in Highlands, NC. Foliage darkened towards black.

Cropped color panoramic photograph of Dry Falls in Highlands, NC

Cropped black and white panoramic photograph of Dry Falls in Highlands, NC. Foliage brightened towards white.

Dry Falls | Highlands, NC | Long-exposure panoramics

Black and white photos have different edits. One with foliage brightened towards white. One with the foliage darkened towards black to bring out the waterfall.

Part 3 and the full Youtube video of the CADWorks Podcast are out! Check out the podcast here: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/e... and the Youtube video here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=meoB...

Part 2 is available! The microScale Podcast series by CADworks3D featuring me! One more episode to air. Check it out directly on the CADworks3D website (cadworks3d.com/big-ideas-at...), Apple Podcasts (podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/e...), or Spotify!

Big Ideas at μScale | Podcast | Episode 02 - CADworks3D GUEST EPISODE 02 Germplasm Repositories for Aquatic Species 5th May,2025 Hemdeep Patel , Robin Boshoven , Dr. Jack Koch “How is 3D printing facilitating the study and conservation of aquatic species?”...

microScale Podcast series by @cadworks3d.bsky.social featuring me! Three episodes total, episode 1 available now. Check it out directly on the CADworks3D website (cadworks3d.com/big-ideas-at...), Apple Podcasts (podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/e...), or Spotify!

Student Feature | Biology and Engineering are Merged for Interdisciplinary Undergraduate Research in Sea Slugs — jack c koch science Biology and Engineering are Merged for Interdisciplinary Undergraduate Research in Sea Slugs

Student Feature! Alana Fregoso and Dylan Linsten are working together @aggrc-lsuac.bsky.social to solve the riddle of protecting Aplysia sea hare genetic resources through cryopreservation. Check out their feature: tinyurl.com/yt2azdny

Invitation to an interactive workshop called "Hello Genetic Resources, Hello Kit-E" at the Aquaculture 2025 meeting. Salon F, Sunday @ 1:30PM

Going to Aquaculture 2025 next week? Put our interactive workshop on your Sunday afternoon schedule! Here is your official invitation to come experience the future of genetic resource protection and germplasm repositories! Spread the word! @aggrc-lsuac.bsky.social

Student Feature | Engineering Shrimp Germplasm Repositories with Open Hardware — jack c koch science Shrimp aquaculture research at the Aquatic Germplasm and Genetic Resources Center (AGGRC) is focused on addressing challenges encountered in protecting shrimp genetic resources including breeding an...

Student Feature! Cameron Bonds is a mechanical engineering student working @aggrc-lsuac.bsky.social. She combines biology and engineering to protect the genetic resources of shrimp! 🦐 Check it out: www.science.jackckoch.us/news/student-feature-cameron-bonds-shrimp

Publication | Intregrating The Components Necessary To Build Germplasm Repository Programs — jack c koch science Publication | Integrating the Components Necessary for Germplasm Repository Programs.

New book chapter available! @aggrc-lsuac.bsky.social

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Mud bugs are @aggrc-lsuac.bsky.social for our work to protect their genetic resources! 🦞

We are hiring flyer with QR code to Business Office Coordinator job description and link to AGGRC.com

Business Office Coordinator position at the AGGRC! Come work with us! 🐌🐟🦐🐸🦎🦞https://lsu.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/LSU/job/Aquatic-Germplasm--Genetic-Resources-Ctr/Business-Office-Coordinator_R00102479

Composite (15 images) of Baton Rouge snowflakes —January 2025

Which snowflake is your favorite?

#louisiana #lawx #snowflake

Baton Rouge, Louisiana snowflake

Guy in blue sweater holding a shrimp over a large recirculating system.

New male broodstock shrimp arrived last night from Hawaii. Shoutout to Oceanic Institute for the shrimp and USDA ARS for the funding. More shrimp spermatophore work coming in 2025. 🦐🦐🦐🦐🦐🦐🦐🦐🦐🦐🦐

Beautiful iguana chomping some leaves for lunch! 🌿🦎

A blue octopus with glowing spots of yellow and orange on a light purple background

Another one done for Huevember! I think this is the last one 🦑 🐙
#oceanart #marinelife #digitalart

The Alker lab at the University of Rhode Island is hiring (students, postdocs and lab staff)! We use cutting edge tools in microbiology to investigate marine animal symbioses. Email or DM for further inquiries

🚨 The Alker Lab is starting at the University of Rhode Island in early 2025 and we will be hiring! 🚨

If you are interested in marine microbiology, bacterial genetics and/or symbiosis, please consider reaching out! Repost to help spread the word 🪸🧪🧬🌊

Brown donkey in a green grassy field. The donkey is looking at the camera.

Light grey donkey in a green grassy field. Turner slightly broadside to the camera but looking at the camera.

The brown and light grey donkeys standing in the green grassy field. Both are broadside to the camera. The brown one isn’t looking at the camera but the light grey one is.

Some donkeys from a trip to Florida last year. I love their ears! They were quite curious as to what I was doing standing near the fence. They didn’t want me to harm the cows they were watching over.

PSA: pre-print of Symbiodiniaceae chapter for the upcoming coral microbiome book; was super fun to write w/ @parkinsonje.bsky.social & Raquel Peixoto; I find this very accessible & hopefully fun to read, have a look & stay tuned for the upcoming book doi.org/10.31219/osf... @unikonstanz.bsky.social

Honored to receive the Gans Award this year! I look forward to chatting with you all about fish skulls at #SICB2025!

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A Co-benefits Approach: Preserving more than one species with open-source hardware - HardwareX Podcasts Did you know that our understanding of basic functions such as memory, learning and sleep is largely thanks to a giant sea slug? For more than 50 years, Aplysia Californica, a type of slug also known ...

Check out this HardwareX podcast (feat. our work funded through NIH_ORIP) covering open hardware, cryopreservation, sea hares 🐌(with the National 𝘈𝘱𝘭𝘺𝘴𝘪𝘢 Resource), and using technology to solve biological problems (technobiology)! hardware-x.buzzsprout.com/1869873/epis...

New pub in HardwareX! #Openhardware to assist in preparation, standardization, handling, processing, and packaging of biological samples into existing #cryopreservation straw platforms. #Aplysia egg strands as an example 🐌 @LSUAgCenter @AGGRC_LSUAC #forthesnails
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Fly on a pointy succulent drinking a water droplet.

Thirsty fly | Mymensingh, Bangladesh | Single frame 🖼️ | Canon 100mm

A few photos of the Annular Solar Eclipse, Corpus Christi, TX | October 14, 2023.