Microbial Carbon Cycling in the Samail Ophiolite
Microbial Carbon Cycling in the Samail Ophiolite
Seeking a better understanding of adaptations necessary for life in active serpentinization sites, and to determine the role of viruses in diversification and liberation of organic carbon.
Lignocellulose-degrading Agaricales fungi
Lignocellulose-degrading Agaricales fungi
This project focuses on the genomes of thirty-two saprobic Agaricales, for a large repertoire of enzymes acting on plant biomass.
Subsurface microbiology for GEWaSC modelling
Subsurface microbiology for GEWaSC modelling
Investigating the ways in which intersecting biological, chemical, and physical processes shape the terrestrial subsurface, with feedbacks to the regional or global system.
Studies of Life at the Edge using Cyanidiophyceae
Studies of Life at the Edge using Cyanidiophyceae
How Cyanidiophyceae, a group of unicellular red algae that occupies a variety of hot springs and acid mining sites, become extremophiles.