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Principal Investigator

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Victoria Orphan
James Irvine Professor of Environmental Science and Geobiology; Allen V. C. Davis and Lenabelle Davis Leadership Chair, Center for Environmental Microbial Interactions; Director, Center for Environmental Microbial Interactions
vorphan [at] gps.caltech.edu

Laboratory Manager

Stephanie Connon
Stephanie A. Connon
Senior Research Scientist

Research Scientists

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John Magyar
Research Scientist

Graduate Students

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Usha Lingappa
Graduate Student in GPS division (Geobiology)
Co-advised: Prof. Fischer

Microbial Ecology, Bioenergetics, Microbiology, Earth history
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Janina Boesche
Graduate Student MARUM, University of Bremen

Methane Metabolism, Geochemistry, Isotope Biogeochemistry
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Shannon Esswein
Graduate Student in BBE division (MD/PhD)
Co-advised: Prof. Bjorkman

Microbiology, Virology
Yongzhao Guo
Yongzhao Guo
Graduate Student in GPS division (ESE)

Microbial Ecology, Bioinformatics, Bioenergetics, Microbiology
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Sujung Lim
Graduate Student in GPS division (Geobiology)

Microbial Ecology, Bioenergetics, Microbiology
James Mullahoo
James Mullahoo
Graduate Student in ESE division (Environmental Sciences and Engineering)

Microbial Ecology, Methane Metabolism, Geochemistry
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Aditi Narayanan
Graduate Student in BBE division (Microbiology)

Microbial Ecology, Phage Ecology, Geochemistry, Microbiology
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Sergio Parra
Graduate Student in GPS division (Geobiology)

Microbial Ecology, Astrobiology, Geochemistry, Microbiology
Calvin Rusley
Calvin Rusley
Graduate Student in GPS division (Geobiology)

Microbiology, Bioinformatics, Astrobiology, Microbial Ecology
Shaelyn
Shaelyn Silverman
Graduate Student in GPS division (Geobiology)
Co-advised: Prof. Sessions

Microbial Ecology, Bioenergetics, Geochemistry, Stable Isotopes
Hannah Way
Hannah Way
Graduate Student in GPS division (Geobiology)
Co-advised: Prof. Newman

Microbial Ecology, Astrobiology, Phage Ecology, Microbiology
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Rebecca Wipfler
Graduate Student in GPS division (Geobiology)

Microbial Ecology, Bioinformatics, Astrobiology, Microbiology

Postdoctoral Scholars

Daan Speth
Daan R. Speth
Microbial Ecology, Bioinformatics, Methane Metabolism, Microbiology
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Rafael Laso Perez
Postdoctoral Scholar Fellowship Trainee MARUM, University of Bremen (Germany)

Microbial Ecology, Methane Metabolism, Astrobiology, Microbiology
Antoine Cremiere
Antoine Crémière
Scientific Research Assistant
Microbial Ecology, Methane Metabolism, Geochemistry, Microbiology
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Eryn Eitel
Postdoctoral Scholar Fellowship Trainee in Geobiology
Microbial Ecology, Geochemistry, Microbiology, Sulfur Isotopes
Yamini Jangir
Yamini Jangir
Postdoctoral Scholar Research Associate in Geobiology
Microbial Electrochemistry; Genomics; Sustainable Energy
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Magdalena J Mayr
Postdoctoral Scholar Fellowship Trainee in Geobiology
Microbial Ecology, Bioinformatics, Methane Metabolism, Geochemistry
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Ranjani Murali
Postdoctoral Scholar Research Associate in Biology and Biological Engineering
Bioinformatics, Bioenergetics, Protein evolution, Microbial physiology
Alon Philosof
Alon Philosof
Postdoctoral Scholar Research Associate in Biology & Biological Engineering
Microbial Ecology, Phage Ecology, Microbiology
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Haley Sapers
Visitor in Geobiology
Research Associate, York University (Canada)

Microbial Ecology; Bioinformatics; Astrobiology; Planetary Science
Kriti Sharma
Kriti Sharma
Postdoctoral Scholar Research Associate in Geobiology
Microbial Ecology, Microbiology, Geobiology
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Rodney Tollerson
Postdoctoral Scholar Research Associate in Geobiology
Microbial Ecology, Microbiology
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Fabai Wu
Postdoctoral Scholar Research Associate in Geobiology, Biology and Biological Engineering
Microbial Ecology, Bioinformatics, Bioenergetics, Biophysics
Yanzhe Zhu
Yanzhe Zhu
Postdoctoral Scholar Research Associate in Environmental Science and Engineering
Microbial Ecology, Bioinformatics, Microbiology, Microfluidics