De Leo Lab at Hopkins Marine Station Stanford University

De Leo Lab at Hopkins Marine Station Stanford University A theoretical ecology lab focusing on disease ecology, marine conservation, and public health

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We use quantitative tools (from life history-based mathematical models to statistical analysis of empirical data) to investigate factors and processes affecting the dynamics of natural and harvested populations and we use this knowledge to inform practical management. The lab is currently focused on two main research lines: the first one is the dynamics of small-scale fisheries in a changing climate (and includes impact of ocean acidification on abalone fisheries in Baja California, shark conservation biology and the simulation of the effect of marine protected areas); the second is the control and elimination of infectious diseases with an important environmental component in their transmission cycle (most notably schistosomiasis in Western Africa, but we are working also on the dynamics of diseases of marine organisms). Ultimately, our goal is to foster interdisciplinary knowledge and skills within our lab group with the aim of contributing to solve some of the major challenges society has to face, from the sustainable harvesting of renewable resources in a changing climate, to the control of infectious diseases of public health importance.

Great day Monday October 13, Joelle Rosser and John Openshaw drove to Monterey with their labs to visit the DeLeo lab at...
10/20/2025

Great day Monday October 13, Joelle Rosser and John Openshaw drove to Monterey with their labs to visit the DeLeo lab at the Hopkins Marine Station, a crew of nearly 20 in total, an amazing opportunity to talk about disease ecology in a more informal context, while exploring the Marine Station and taking a nice walk to Lovers' Point, eat a sandwich there, and come back under the rain, super fun!

Amazing and thought-provoking seminar on GOLT - Gill Oxygen Limitation Theory - by Daniel Pauly, Killam Professor at the...
05/11/2024

Amazing and thought-provoking seminar on GOLT - Gill Oxygen Limitation Theory - by Daniel Pauly, Killam Professor at the University of British Columbia’s Institute for the Oceans and Fisheries, today at the Hopkins Marine Station Stanford University , Department of Oceans, SDSS,

This weekend: The 2023 Walk of Remembrance: Honoring the Monterey Bay's Chinese CommunityCelebrate AAPI Heritage Month! ...
05/09/2023

This weekend: The 2023 Walk of Remembrance: Honoring the Monterey Bay's Chinese Community

Celebrate AAPI Heritage Month! Learn more about the historic Chinese who settled in the Monterey Peninsula in the 1850s and 1860s, pioneering the fishing industry and contributing to the natural history and economic development of the region.

All events are free and open to the public. There is limited capacity so please use the link below to register and attend the events.

Celebrate AAPI Heritage Month at our event featuring the historical contributions + experiences of Monterey Bay's Chinese Fishing Community

Schistosomiasis may be on the move, but thanks to De Leo Lab, so is the research.
05/08/2023

Schistosomiasis may be on the move, but thanks to De Leo Lab, so is the research.

Ecologists deploy a small weapon in a big disease battle.

“We can predict which villages will have the most malaria cases, even when these villages are only a few miles apart,” s...
02/24/2023

“We can predict which villages will have the most malaria cases, even when these villages are only a few miles apart,” said study lead author Julie Pourtois, a PhD student in De Leo Lab. “These predictions could help distribute limited health care resources where they are most needed, which is particularly valuable in countries with limited access to health care.”

The study integrates climate, land use, and socioeconomic data to explain and predict malaria dynamics at the village level. The approach could inform health care practitioners and make control strategies more efficient and cost-effective.

A great lineup of speakers for Middlebury Institute of International Studies at Monterey's Environmental Justice & Susta...
09/07/2022

A great lineup of speakers for Middlebury Institute of International Studies at Monterey's Environmental Justice & Sustainability Speaker Series, including our own Giulio De Leo on December 13!

The Environmental Justice & Sustainability Speaker Series features some of today’s most influential leaders in environmental fields.

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