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McCulloch-Crosby Chair of Marine Biology

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

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Postdoctoral Researcher CV

yubinrau[at]usc.edu

213-740-5759
AHF 230

My broad research interests are to better understand and describe the roles microbes play in global biogeochemical (e.g., C, N) cycles. I joined the Fuhrman lab as a postdoc in July 2021 to contribute to ongoing research projects aimed at establishing a stable biogeographic database of global microbial distribution and abundance patterns from exact amplicon sequence variants sampled from many research cruises spanning across a broad spatial and temporal range. For my Ph.D. work, I was focused on investigating diazotrophs in coastal regions, specifically within macroalgal ecosystems. 

Postdoctoral Fellow

nathanwi[at]usc.edu
213-740-5759
AHF 230

During my PhD at University of Technology Sydney (2019-2022), I used molecular techniques to investigate microbial hazards in coastal environments. I have joined the Fuhrman lab in August 2023, and my research interests have moved beyond water quality, and I am now interested in using metagenomics to facilitate a better understanding of the distribution of marine microbes, why they are where they are, and to better understand the roles they play in major global biogeochemical cycles.

Graduate student   CV

colettef[at]usc.edu

213-740-5759
AHF 230

I am interested in the spatial/ temporal dynamics of microbial communities that contribute to global biogeochemical cycles, and anthropogenic influences therein. I am currently working with Dr. Espinoza and a visiting student with a meta-transcriptomic analysis of a spring bloom off the California coast. I received my bachelor's degree from Vassar College in 2015, and joined the Fuhrman lab in August 2017

Graduate student   CV

nolin[at]usc.edu

213-740-5759
AHF 230

I am generally interested in marine viral ecology and microbial symbioses, particularly parasite-microbe symbioses. I hope to look at how these relationships shift due to environmental changes. 

Graduate student

jelaniwi[at]usc.edu

213-740-5759
AHF 230

Research Interests:

• Using microbial association networks and multi-omic data to identify biological underpinnings of inter-specific interactions

• Temporal dynamics of viral infection in marine microbes

• Taxon specific carbon biomass estimates

Graduate student

ddiblasi[at]usc.edu

213-740-5759
AHF 230

Research Interests:

• Marine viral genomics and host metabolic
manipulation

• Taxon specific carbon biomass estimates

• Shifts in microbial community composition
with climate change.