
{"id":2,"date":"2012-07-09T18:19:00","date_gmt":"2012-07-09T18:19:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pages.charlotte.edu\/adam-reitzel\/?page_id=2"},"modified":"2026-09-04T19:32:43","modified_gmt":"2026-09-04T19:32:43","slug":"sample-page","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/pages.charlotte.edu\/adam-reitzel\/","title":{"rendered":"Home"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text is-stacked-on-mobile\" style=\"grid-template-columns:63% auto\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"499\" height=\"295\" src=\"https:\/\/pages.charlotte.edu\/adam-reitzel\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/102\/2026\/09\/spawn_video_edit_crop.gif\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-396 size-full\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\"><em>Welcome to the Reitzel lab at UNC Charlotte!<\/em><\/h1>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns has-medium-font-size is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-small-font-size is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-style-rounded\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"427\" height=\"412\" src=\"http:\/\/pages.charlotte.edu\/adam-reitzel\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/102\/2024\/02\/Reitzel-Logo-1.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-187\" srcset=\"http:\/\/pages.charlotte.edu\/adam-reitzel\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/102\/2024\/02\/Reitzel-Logo-1.png 427w, http:\/\/pages.charlotte.edu\/adam-reitzel\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/102\/2024\/02\/Reitzel-Logo-1-300x289.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 427px) 100vw, 427px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignfull size-full is-style-default\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"750\" height=\"146\" src=\"https:\/\/pages.charlotte.edu\/adam-reitzel\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/102\/2024\/02\/EmbeddedImage.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-217\" srcset=\"http:\/\/pages.charlotte.edu\/adam-reitzel\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/102\/2024\/02\/EmbeddedImage.jpg 750w, http:\/\/pages.charlotte.edu\/adam-reitzel\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/102\/2024\/02\/EmbeddedImage-300x58.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Our laboratory is interested in answering integrative questions concerning the evolution and ecology of coastal invertebrates by using an interdisciplinary approach that combines comparative genomics, molecular biology, population genetics, evolutionary ecology, and field studies. We utilize species in the phylum Cnidaria (sea anemones, corals, and jellyfishes) as models because of their ecological importance and phylogenetic position. Our focal species is the starlet sea anemone, <em>Nematostella vectensis<\/em>, which has developed into a particularly informative cnidarian species due to availability of a sequenced genome, ease of culture in the laboratory, and distribution in estuarine habitats throughout North America.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-right has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Adam M. Reitzel<\/strong><br \/> Professor of Biological Sciences<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:21px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-cover alignfull is-light has-parallax has-white-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-1\" style=\"min-height:221px;aspect-ratio:unset;\"><div class=\"wp-block-cover__image-background wp-image-206 has-parallax\" style=\"background-position:50% 50%;background-image:url(https:\/\/pages.charlotte.edu\/adam-reitzel\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/102\/2024\/02\/image.jpeg)\"><\/div><span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-cover__background has-background-dim-40 has-background-dim\" style=\"background-color:#1bd8cb\"><\/span><div class=\"wp-block-cover__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-cover-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-large-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Evolution &#8211; Ecology &#8211; Development<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-vertical is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-524f8de7 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:100%\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Some News<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:100%\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__list is-grid columns-4 aligncenter wp-block-latest-posts has-small-font-size is-layout-flow wp-block-latest-posts-is-layout-flow\"><li><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__featured-image aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/pages.charlotte.edu\/adam-reitzel\/rachel-showers-awarded-the-derrick-griffith-servant-leader-award\/\" aria-label=\"Rachel Showers awarded the\u00a0Derrick Griffith Servant Leader Award!\u00a0\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" src=\"http:\/\/pages.charlotte.edu\/adam-reitzel\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/102\/2024\/11\/Rachel-Showers-1-600x974-1-200x300.png\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" style=\"max-width:200px;max-height:300px;\" \/><\/a><\/div><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"http:\/\/pages.charlotte.edu\/adam-reitzel\/rachel-showers-awarded-the-derrick-griffith-servant-leader-award\/\">Rachel Showers awarded the\u00a0Derrick Griffith Servant Leader Award!\u00a0<\/a><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">Good news from the Reitzel lab. Undergraduate\u00a0researcher and Honors student Rachel Showers was awarded the\u00a0Derrick\u2026 <a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__read-more\" href=\"http:\/\/pages.charlotte.edu\/adam-reitzel\/rachel-showers-awarded-the-derrick-griffith-servant-leader-award\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">: Rachel Showers awarded the\u00a0Derrick Griffith Servant Leader Award!\u00a0<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/li>\n<li><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__featured-image aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/pages.charlotte.edu\/adam-reitzel\/researchawards\/\" aria-label=\"RESEARCH AND MENTORING EXCELLENCE Awards.\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" src=\"http:\/\/pages.charlotte.edu\/adam-reitzel\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/102\/2024\/02\/faculty-awards-may2024-2000px-600x362-1-200x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" style=\"max-width:200px;max-height:300px;\" \/><\/a><\/div><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"http:\/\/pages.charlotte.edu\/adam-reitzel\/researchawards\/\">RESEARCH AND MENTORING EXCELLENCE Awards.<\/a><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">CIPHER co-director&nbsp;Adam Reitzel and CIPHER member Juan Vivero-Escoto&nbsp;are the 2024 recipients of the First Citizens\u2026 <a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__read-more\" href=\"http:\/\/pages.charlotte.edu\/adam-reitzel\/researchawards\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">: RESEARCH AND MENTORING EXCELLENCE Awards.<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/li>\n<li><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__featured-image aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/pages.charlotte.edu\/adam-reitzel\/faculty-fellow\/\" aria-label=\"Faculty Fellow\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" src=\"http:\/\/pages.charlotte.edu\/adam-reitzel\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/102\/2024\/11\/AdamReitzel-600x400-1-200x300.png\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" style=\"max-width:200px;max-height:300px;\" \/><\/a><\/div><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"http:\/\/pages.charlotte.edu\/adam-reitzel\/faculty-fellow\/\">Faculty Fellow<\/a><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">CIPHER Co-Director, Dr. Adam Reitzel was honored with several awards this year. He was named&nbsp;Faculty\u2026 <a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__read-more\" href=\"http:\/\/pages.charlotte.edu\/adam-reitzel\/faculty-fellow\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">: Faculty Fellow<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/li>\n<li><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__featured-image aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/pages.charlotte.edu\/adam-reitzel\/research-program-coming-to-unc-charlotte-could-help-prevent-worlds-next-pandemic\/\" aria-label=\"Research program coming to UNC Charlotte could help prevent world\u2019s next pandemic\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" src=\"http:\/\/pages.charlotte.edu\/adam-reitzel\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/102\/2024\/11\/Screenshot_20230210_112745-200x300.png\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" style=\"max-width:200px;max-height:300px;\" \/><\/a><\/div><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"http:\/\/pages.charlotte.edu\/adam-reitzel\/research-program-coming-to-unc-charlotte-could-help-prevent-worlds-next-pandemic\/\">Research program coming to UNC Charlotte could help prevent world\u2019s next pandemic<\/a><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">WBTV and Jamie Boll recently visited the CIPHER Research Center for a story featured on\u2026 <a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__read-more\" href=\"http:\/\/pages.charlotte.edu\/adam-reitzel\/research-program-coming-to-unc-charlotte-could-help-prevent-worlds-next-pandemic\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">: Research program coming to UNC Charlotte could help prevent world\u2019s next pandemic<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Welcome to the Reitzel lab at UNC Charlotte! Our laboratory is interested in answering integrative questions concerning the evolution and ecology of coastal invertebrates by using an interdisciplinary approach that combines comparative genomics, molecular biology, population genetics, evolutionary ecology, and field studies. We utilize species in the phylum Cnidaria (sea anemones, corals, and jellyfishes) as [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4222,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-2","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/P2A8qO-2","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":249,"url":"http:\/\/pages.charlotte.edu\/adam-reitzel\/lab-members\/","url_meta":{"origin":2,"position":0},"title":"Lab Members","author":"James Green","date":"February 17, 2024","format":false,"excerpt":"Janki Bhalodi, PH.D Tyler Carrier, PH.D Tessa Beaver Hannah Justin Mille Elsborg Kayla Ball Taylor Smith Fynn Achtelstetter Preston Seavey Amritha Selvaraj Shivani Patel maybe you? Lab AlumnWhere they went next Dr. Alexandra VargasUniversity of Miami, Office of Tech TransferDr. Sydney Birch NovogeneDr. Quinton KruegerUNC CharlotteAuston RutlekowskiTexas A&MDr. Ed SmithUniversity\u2026","rel":"","context":"Similar post","block_context":{"text":"Similar post","link":""},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pages.charlotte.edu\/adam-reitzel\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/102\/2026\/09\/IMG_6875.jpg?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pages.charlotte.edu\/adam-reitzel\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/102\/2026\/09\/IMG_6875.jpg?resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pages.charlotte.edu\/adam-reitzel\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/102\/2026\/09\/IMG_6875.jpg?resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pages.charlotte.edu\/adam-reitzel\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/102\/2026\/09\/IMG_6875.jpg?resize=700%2C400 2x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pages.charlotte.edu\/adam-reitzel\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/102\/2026\/09\/IMG_6875.jpg?resize=1050%2C600 3x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pages.charlotte.edu\/adam-reitzel\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/102\/2026\/09\/IMG_6875.jpg?resize=1400%2C800 4x"},"classes":[]},{"id":118,"url":"http:\/\/pages.charlotte.edu\/adam-reitzel\/news\/","url_meta":{"origin":2,"position":1},"title":"News","author":"James Green","date":"February 9, 2024","format":false,"excerpt":"","rel":"","context":"Similar post","block_context":{"text":"Similar post","link":""},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":417,"url":"http:\/\/pages.charlotte.edu\/adam-reitzel\/places\/","url_meta":{"origin":2,"position":2},"title":"Places","author":"Adam Reitzel","date":"September 4, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"Here are some photos and videos of places we have the joy of working in, some things we do, and some glamor shots of some of our favorite species.","rel":"","context":"Similar post","block_context":{"text":"Similar post","link":""},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":166,"url":"http:\/\/pages.charlotte.edu\/adam-reitzel\/prospective-members\/","url_meta":{"origin":2,"position":3},"title":"Publications","author":"James Green","date":"February 15, 2024","format":false,"excerpt":"We like to share our research. 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