Liv Williamson is an Assistant Scientist at the University of Miami, Rosenstiel School of Marine, Atmospheric, and Earth Science. As a member of the Coral Reef Futures Lab and X-REEFS Project, she tests intervention strategies to increase the survival and fitness of reef-building corals in the face of climate change. She focuses primarily on reproduction and early life stages, using “assisted evolution” approaches such as managed breeding and microbiome manipulation to boost resilience.