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Archaeal-Bacterial Syntrophy
Microbial Ecology and Biogeochemistry of Methane Seeps and Vents
Viral Ecology in Marine Environments
Principles of Microbial Community Structure and Function in Anaerobic Ecosystems
Life in Extreme Environments
Blue Carbon Sequestration in Anaerobic Seagrass Systems
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Victoria Orphan Affiliations
Division of Geological and Planetary Sciences
Division of Biology and Biological Engineering
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Archaeal-Bacterial Syntrophy
Microbial Ecology and Biogeochemistry of Methane Seeps and Vents
Viral Ecology in Marine Environments
Principles of Microbial Community Structure and Function in Anaerobic Ecosystems
Life in Extreme Environments
Blue Carbon Sequestration in Anaerobic Seagrass Systems
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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
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Stephanie A. Connon
Senior Research Scientist
Research Scientists
John Magyar
Research Scientist
Graduate Students
Usha Lingappa
Graduate Student in GPS division (Geobiology)
Co-advised: Prof. Fischer
Microbial Ecology, Bioenergetics, Microbiology, Earth history
Janina Boesche
Graduate Student
MARUM, University of Bremen
Methane Metabolism, Geochemistry, Isotope Biogeochemistry
Shannon Esswein
Graduate Student in BBE division (MD/PhD)
Co-advised: Prof. Bjorkman
Microbiology, Virology
Yongzhao Guo
Graduate Student in GPS division (ESE)
Microbial Ecology, Bioinformatics, Bioenergetics, Microbiology
Sujung Lim
Graduate Student in GPS division (Geobiology)
Microbial Ecology, Bioenergetics, Microbiology
James Mullahoo
Graduate Student in ESE division (Environmental Sciences and Engineering)
Microbial Ecology, Methane Metabolism, Geochemistry
Aditi Narayanan
Graduate Student in BBE division (Microbiology)
Microbial Ecology, Phage Ecology, Geochemistry, Microbiology
Sergio Parra
Graduate Student in GPS division (Geobiology)
Microbial Ecology, Astrobiology, Geochemistry, Microbiology
Calvin Rusley
Graduate Student in GPS division (Geobiology)
Microbiology, Bioinformatics, Astrobiology, Microbial Ecology
Shaelyn Silverman
Graduate Student in GPS division (Geobiology)
Co-advised: Prof. Sessions
Microbial Ecology, Bioenergetics, Geochemistry, Stable Isotopes
Hannah Way
Graduate Student in GPS division (Geobiology)
Co-advised: Prof. Newman
Microbial Ecology, Astrobiology, Phage Ecology, Microbiology
Rebecca Wipfler
Graduate Student in GPS division (Geobiology)
Microbial Ecology, Bioinformatics, Astrobiology, Microbiology
Postdoctoral Scholars
Daan R. Speth
Microbial Ecology, Bioinformatics, Methane Metabolism, Microbiology
Rafael Laso Perez
Postdoctoral Scholar Fellowship Trainee
MARUM, University of Bremen (Germany)
Microbial Ecology, Methane Metabolism, Astrobiology, Microbiology
Antoine Crémière
Scientific Research Assistant
Microbial Ecology, Methane Metabolism, Geochemistry, Microbiology
Eryn Eitel
Postdoctoral Scholar Fellowship Trainee in Geobiology
Microbial Ecology, Geochemistry, Microbiology, Sulfur Isotopes
Yamini Jangir
Postdoctoral Scholar Research Associate in Geobiology
Microbial Electrochemistry; Genomics; Sustainable Energy
Magdalena J Mayr
Postdoctoral Scholar Fellowship Trainee in Geobiology
Microbial Ecology, Bioinformatics, Methane Metabolism, Geochemistry
Ranjani Murali
Postdoctoral Scholar Research Associate in Biology and Biological Engineering
Bioinformatics, Bioenergetics, Protein evolution, Microbial physiology
Alon Philosof
Postdoctoral Scholar Research Associate in Biology & Biological Engineering
Microbial Ecology, Phage Ecology, Microbiology
Haley Sapers
Visitor in Geobiology
Research Associate, York University (Canada)
Microbial Ecology; Bioinformatics; Astrobiology; Planetary Science
Kriti Sharma
Postdoctoral Scholar Research Associate in Geobiology
Microbial Ecology, Microbiology, Geobiology
Rodney Tollerson
Postdoctoral Scholar Research Associate in Geobiology
Microbial Ecology, Microbiology
Fabai Wu
Postdoctoral Scholar Research Associate in Geobiology, Biology and Biological Engineering
Microbial Ecology, Bioinformatics, Bioenergetics, Biophysics
Yanzhe Zhu
Postdoctoral Scholar Research Associate in Environmental Science and Engineering
Microbial Ecology, Bioinformatics, Microbiology, Microfluidics
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