People

McCulloch-Crosby Chair of Marine Biology

P.I. Dimensions in Biodiversity Project

Co-P.I. - USC Microbial Observatory

fuhrman[at]usc.edu
213-740-5757
AHF 211

Curriculum_Vitae_Jed_Fuhrman.doc 

Postdoctoral researcher

Research interests:

My research goals are focused on getting a better understanding about bacterial function in the marine environment. One of my main interests is proteorhodopsin phototrophy and the way bacteria are able to use the sunlight as energy source

Graduate student

cherylec[at]usc.edu
213-740-5759
AHF 231

chowcv_feb2011.pdf

Research Interests:
I am broadly interested in marine microbial community ecology and in defining connections between viral, bacterial, and protistan groups by molecular methods.  My dissertation investigates the temporal variation of marine virus communities at the San Pedro Ocean Time Series station (SPOT) using community fingerprinting and metagenomic methods with a focus on the T4-like viral family and how these viruses relate to the co-occurring bacteria and protists.

I also dabble in looking at a) microbial diversity at methane seeps and brine pools, b) bacterial community response to short-term enrichment or perturbation, c) the effects of ocean acidification on marine microbial communities and nitrification rates, and d) the coupling of nitrogen fixation and sulfate reduction in bioturbated sediments.

Graduate student

Research Interests:

I am interested in how planktonic bacterial communities vary across space. Toward this end, I analyze large geographical datasets with the aim of identifying relationships between bacterial operational taxonomic units and between bacteria and their environment. I also collaborate with Burt Jones (USC) and the Orange County Sanitation District to track contamination from wastewater outfalls using remote sensing. 

Graduate student

aparada[at]usc.edu
213-740-5759
AHF 231

Research interests:
I am interested in marine bacterial community interactions with their environment, focusing on how a community responds to changes in nutrients, competition and grazing pressure.  My current research interests are on the potential of marine bacteria to utilize alternative sources of required nutrients.  In addition, I am interested in understanding the interactions between marine bacteria and grazers. 

Graduate student

dmneedha[at]usc.edu
213-740-5759
AHF 231

Research interests:

I’m interested in virus-host relationships. Specifically,  the fine-scale temporal dynamics of these relationships. Also, virus diversity vary over large areas and depth.