Student to pursue research in Japan

  • 2020-07-09
Leah Bergman, soon to be a graduate of East Stroudsburg University (ESU) with a master’s degree in biology, will be attending the Graduate School of Marine Biosciences at Kitasato University this fall to pursue a doctoral degree. Bergman has received a full scholarship covering all expenses including travel costs for three years.

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James Hunt, Ph.D., director of the marine science program and a professor at ESU, said that Bergman has the dedication and drive to pursue her doctoral degree halfway around the world. He added that she works hard and will be able to meet the many challenges accompanied by research. He said she is creative, can take the initiative, and enjoys learning about new things, possessing the rare combination of determination and curiosity.

Bergman developed an interest in making marine biology her life’s work early on. She had received a grant to study flat fish at the Jersey Shore from the Barnegat Bay Foundation. Her desire to pursue a doctoral degree in the field was solidified as a result of a summer working with Hunt the Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology investigating the effects of climate change on marine life in the Bering Sea. She feels marine life are important for preserving an important source of food and protecting the ecosystem.