University of South Carolina
Welcome to the Marine Microbial Ecology Lab at the School of Earth, Ocean and Environment, University of South Carolina.
Microorganisms (bacteria, archaea, fungi, and protists) form complex relationships among themselves and play an important role in shaping the physical environment in which they (and we) dwell. On the other hand, environmental variables such as light, temperature, and nutrients determine the composition, abundance, and "well-being" of microbial communities. To gain insights into the interplay between the biotic and abiotic parts of the earth, I employ and develop laboratory (e.g. mass spectrometry, microbial cultivation), field sampling (e.g. open ocean, estuaries), and computational (e.g. bioinformatics, numeric modeling) methods.
News and Updates
2022.11.21: Congratulations to Liam Kellogg for receiving the Magellan Journey award for early researchers!
2022.9.10: Congratulations to Birch Lazo-Murphy for winning the Sonoma County Mycological Association Graduate Fellowship!
2022.8.3: Congratulations to Lily Bosch for receiving the Magellan Journey award for early researchers!
2022.4.28: Congratulations to Dylan Lane for winning the First Place Poster Presentation Award at Discover UofSC!
2022.4.27: Congratulations to Dylan Lane for defending his Honors Thesis!
2022.4.22: Congratulations to Dylan Lane for presenting his Honors Thesis at Discover UofSC today!
2022.4.15: Congratulations to Sydney Staines for receiving the Magellan Journey award for early researchers!
2022.4.4: Congratulations to Sydney Staines for receiving the Ernest F. Hollings Undergraduate Scholarship (NOAA)!
