Tim O’Donnell

Tim O’Donnell is a freshwater and marine fish researcher with an emphasis on answering applied fisheries questions using molecular tools. He comes to GMGI from Charleston, SC where he worked at the South Carolina Department of Natural Resources as a wildlife biologist concentrating on population genetics in a variety of commercially and recreationally important estuarine and marine fish species. Prior to his employment at the SCDNR, Tim earned his M.S. in marine biology at the College of Charleston studying the spatial and temporal genetic population structure of spotted seatrout off the coast of the southeastern United States. Tim’s interest in molecular biology and the marine environment was piqued during his undergraduate studies at Penn State where he earned his B.S. in wildlife and fisheries science and independently researched endosymbiont communities in tropical corals using molecular techniques. When not at work, Tim enjoys cooking, fishing, hiking, and cheering on the Nittany Lions on the gridiron.