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Dr. Rosie ʻAnolani Alegado (Pinay + ʻŌiwi, she/hers/ʻo ia) is a transdisciplinary Indigenous scholar and practitioner using model systems and field experiments to investigate how ecology informs microbial evolution in a changing climate. Her lab, ME*E is an interdisciplinary ecology and evolution laboratory whose methods center research as praxis, training scholars to draw upon multiple knowledge systems to address key problems and empower communities to understand and protect their resources. Alegado has influenced national policy on ethical research practices with Indigenous communities and co-developed processes for developing sustained, equitable research partnerships with local communities. Her professional service includes memberships on the US National Academy of Science, Engineering and Medicine Ocean Studies Board and the US National Committee for the UN Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable Development.