{"id":177,"date":"2026-02-24T03:16:18","date_gmt":"2026-02-24T11:16:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/hutchinslab\/?page_id=177"},"modified":"2026-02-24T10:13:40","modified_gmt":"2026-02-24T18:13:40","slug":"about","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/hutchinslab\/about\/","title":{"rendered":"About the Hutchins-Fu Lab"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n  \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--two-columns \"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--two-columns\"\n    \n      >\n\n        \n    <div class=\"col-container\">\n        <div class=\"col-group\">\n                                          \n<div class=\"f--field f--wysiwyg\">\n\n    \n  <p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-307 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/hutchinslab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/482\/2026\/02\/francesco-ungaro-MJ1Q7hHeGlA-unsplash-768x432-1_webp.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"768\" height=\"432\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/hutchinslab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/482\/2026\/02\/francesco-ungaro-MJ1Q7hHeGlA-unsplash-768x432-1_webp.jpg 768w, https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/hutchinslab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/482\/2026\/02\/francesco-ungaro-MJ1Q7hHeGlA-unsplash-768x432-1_webp-300x169.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-308 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/hutchinslab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/482\/2026\/02\/Light-micrographs-of-Pseudo-nitzschia-australis-A-chain-in-valve-view-B-same-chain-in_jpg.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"271\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/hutchinslab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/482\/2026\/02\/Light-micrographs-of-Pseudo-nitzschia-australis-A-chain-in-valve-view-B-same-chain-in_jpg.jpg 800w, https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/hutchinslab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/482\/2026\/02\/Light-micrographs-of-Pseudo-nitzschia-australis-A-chain-in-valve-view-B-same-chain-in_jpg-300x102.jpg 300w, https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/hutchinslab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/482\/2026\/02\/Light-micrographs-of-Pseudo-nitzschia-australis-A-chain-in-valve-view-B-same-chain-in_jpg-768x260.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n        <div class=\"col-group\">\n                                \n<div class=\"f--field f--section-title\">\n\n    \n  <h2>\n          Research Focus Areas\n      <\/h2>\n\n\n<\/div>\n                                            \n<div class=\"f--field f--wysiwyg\">\n\n    \n  <div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c52e5ba elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c52e5ba\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n<p data-start=\"943\" data-end=\"1077\">We study how environmental stressors drive microbial responses that influence global carbon and nutrient cycles. Major themes include:<\/p>\n<ul data-start=\"1079\" data-end=\"2095\">\n<li data-start=\"1079\" data-end=\"1296\">\n<p data-start=\"1081\" data-end=\"1296\"><strong data-start=\"1081\" data-end=\"1122\">Ocean Warming and Microbial Evolution<\/strong><br data-start=\"1122\" data-end=\"1125\" \/>Investigating how climate-driven warming alters the growth, thermal adaptation, and genetic structure of phytoplankton, including <em data-start=\"1257\" data-end=\"1272\">Synechococcus<\/em> and <em data-start=\"1277\" data-end=\"1295\">Pseudo-nitzschia<\/em>.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"1298\" data-end=\"1483\">\n<p data-start=\"1300\" data-end=\"1483\"><strong data-start=\"1300\" data-end=\"1331\">Trace Metal Biogeochemistry<\/strong><br data-start=\"1331\" data-end=\"1334\" \/>Exploring how metals like iron, nickel, and cobalt affect microbial metabolism, competition, and carbon export, especially in iron-limited regions.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"1485\" data-end=\"1679\">\n<p data-start=\"1487\" data-end=\"1679\"><strong data-start=\"1487\" data-end=\"1525\">Ocean Alkalinity Enhancement (OAE)<\/strong><br data-start=\"1525\" data-end=\"1528\" \/>Testing how mineral-based carbon removal strategies like olivine dissolution influence phytoplankton, trace metal dynamics, and biological feedbacks.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"1681\" data-end=\"1889\">\n<p data-start=\"1683\" data-end=\"1889\"><strong data-start=\"1683\" data-end=\"1734\">Harmful Algal Blooms (HABs) and Multi-Stressors<\/strong><br data-start=\"1734\" data-end=\"1737\" \/>Studying how warming, UV radiation, nutrient shifts, and acidification affect the toxicity, growth, and molecular regulation of bloom-forming species.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"1891\" data-end=\"2095\">\n<p data-start=\"1893\" data-end=\"2095\"><strong data-start=\"1893\" data-end=\"1942\">Microbial Trait Plasticity and Carbon Cycling<\/strong><br data-start=\"1942\" data-end=\"1945\" \/>Linking transcriptomic, proteomic, and physiological traits to larger-scale biogeochemical models and predictions of carbon sequestration potential.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n                    <\/div>  \n    <\/div>\n\n  <\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n  \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--two-columns \"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--two-columns\"\n    \n      >\n\n        \n    <div class=\"col-container\">\n        <div class=\"col-group\">\n                                \n<div class=\"f--field f--section-title\">\n\n    \n  <h2>\n          Methods &#038; Approaches\n      <\/h2>\n\n\n<\/div>\n                                          \n<div class=\"f--field f--wysiwyg\">\n\n    \n  <ul>\n<li data-start=\"2283\" data-end=\"2333\">\n<p data-start=\"2285\" data-end=\"2333\">Controlled laboratory and mesocosm experiments<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"2334\" data-end=\"2375\">\n<p data-start=\"2336\" data-end=\"2375\">Nutrient and trace metal manipulation<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"2376\" data-end=\"2429\">\n<p data-start=\"2378\" data-end=\"2429\">Proteomics, transcriptomics, and isotope analysis<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"2430\" data-end=\"2464\">\n<p data-start=\"2432\" data-end=\"2464\">Multi-stressor exposure assays<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"2465\" data-end=\"2524\">\n<p data-start=\"2467\" data-end=\"2524\">Fieldwork across coastal and oligotrophic ocean systems<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"2525\" data-end=\"2583\">\n<p data-start=\"2527\" data-end=\"2583\">Collaborations with climate modelers and marine chemists<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n        <div class=\"col-group\">\n                                            \n<div class=\"f--field f--wysiwyg\">\n\n    \n  <p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-248 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/hutchinslab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/482\/2026\/02\/Trichodesmium-colony-Davids-MacBook-Pro-1.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"824\" height=\"823\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/hutchinslab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/482\/2026\/02\/Trichodesmium-colony-Davids-MacBook-Pro-1.webp 824w, https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/hutchinslab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/482\/2026\/02\/Trichodesmium-colony-Davids-MacBook-Pro-1-300x300.webp 300w, https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/hutchinslab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/482\/2026\/02\/Trichodesmium-colony-Davids-MacBook-Pro-1-150x150.webp 150w, https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/hutchinslab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/482\/2026\/02\/Trichodesmium-colony-Davids-MacBook-Pro-1-768x768.webp 768w, https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/hutchinslab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/482\/2026\/02\/Trichodesmium-colony-Davids-MacBook-Pro-1-320x320.webp 320w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 824px) 100vw, 824px\" \/><\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n                    <\/div>  \n    <\/div>\n\n  <\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n  \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--two-columns \"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--two-columns\"\n    \n      >\n\n        \n    <div class=\"col-container\">\n        <div class=\"col-group\">\n                                          \n<div class=\"f--field f--wysiwyg\">\n\n    \n  <p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-314 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/hutchinslab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/482\/2026\/02\/ocean-1130x636-1_jpg-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/hutchinslab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/482\/2026\/02\/ocean-1130x636-1_jpg-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/hutchinslab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/482\/2026\/02\/ocean-1130x636-1_jpg-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/hutchinslab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/482\/2026\/02\/ocean-1130x636-1_jpg-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/hutchinslab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/482\/2026\/02\/ocean-1130x636-1_jpg.jpg 1130w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n        <div class=\"col-group\">\n                                \n<div class=\"f--field f--section-title\">\n\n    \n  <h2>\n          Scope &#038; Vision\n      <\/h2>\n\n\n<\/div>\n                                            \n<div class=\"f--field f--wysiwyg\">\n\n    \n  <div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5620417 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5620417\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n<p data-start=\"2615\" data-end=\"2737\">Our work spans from genes to global systems. By uncovering how marine microbes respond to environmental change, we aim to:<\/p>\n<ul data-start=\"2739\" data-end=\"2981\">\n<li data-start=\"2739\" data-end=\"2809\">\n<p data-start=\"2741\" data-end=\"2809\">Improve predictions of ocean productivity and ecosystem resilience<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"2810\" data-end=\"2854\">\n<p data-start=\"2812\" data-end=\"2854\">Inform carbon dioxide removal approaches<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"2855\" data-end=\"2913\">\n<p data-start=\"2857\" data-end=\"2913\">Clarify the role of microbes in climate feedback loops<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"2914\" data-end=\"2981\">\n<p data-start=\"2916\" data-end=\"2981\">Provide mechanistic insight into microbial evolution in real time<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p data-start=\"2983\" data-end=\"3108\">We train students and collaborators to bridge disciplinary gaps between molecular biology, ecology, and Earth system science\u00a0.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n                    <\/div> 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