Simons Foundation: Postdoctoral Fellowships in Marine Microbial Ecology

Robert Lampe
Quantifying and modeling micronutrient utilization in marine eukaryotic phytoplankton
Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, laboratory of Mak Saito

Jiarui Liu, Ph.D.
Leveraging naturally occurring 15 N15 N to quantify in-situ microbial N2  production in oceanic waters
University of California, Santa Barbara, laboratory of David Valentine

Jacob Robertson, Ph.D.
Genetics and experimental co-evolution of Alteromonas-phage interactions
University of California, San Diego, laboratory of Justin Meyer

Keila Stark
Disentangling effects of thermal variability on the evolution of phytoplankton thermal response curves
Michigan State University, laboratory of Elena Litchman

Bethany Stevens, Ph.D.
Endless summer: bloom senescence and the fate of primary production by small phytoplankton
University of California, Santa Barbara, laboratory of Holly Moeller

Annika Gomez, Ph.D.
The impact of eukaryotic phytoplankton physiological ecology on virus susceptibility
Columbia University, laboratory of Sonya Dyhrman

Clarissa Karthauser, Ph.D.
Where does the snow go? How microbial communities interact with mesopelagic marine snow
Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, laboratory of Stefan Sievert

Antoine Regimbeau, Ph.D.
Study and model of the metabolic abilities of heterotrophic microorganisms at meso-scale
University of Hawaii, laboratory of Edward DeLong

Shlomit Sharoni, Ph.D.
Elucidating the sensitivity of ocean deoxygenation to the macromolecular composition of marine primary producers
Massachusetts Institute of Technology, laboratory of Mick Follows

Christine Ziegler, Ph.D.
Uncovering the role of Prochlorococcus in marine vitamin B1 biosynthesis and trafficking
Massachusetts Institute of Technology, laboratory of Sallie Chisholm

Maya Anjur-Dietrich, Ph.D.
Toward understanding the function of picocyanobacterial lanthipeptides in marine ecosystems
Massachusetts Institute of Technology, laboratory of Sallie W. Chisholm

Kevin Archibald, Ph.D.
Modeling global evolution of marine mixotroph populations driven by anthropogenic climate change
University of California, Santa Barbara, laboratory of Holly Moeller

Benjamin Calfee, Ph.D.
Viral impacts on nitrogen competition and inter-trophic microbial interactions
University of Chicago, laboratory of Maureen Coleman

Jemma Fadum, Ph.D.
Marine aquaculture: mesocosms for studying nutrient enrichment effects on microbially mediated biogeochemical pathways in coastal ecosystems
Carnegie Institution for Science, laboratory of Emily Zakem

Emma George, Ph.D.
Microscale interactions between bacteria and phytoplankton in marine phycospheres
Scripps Institution of Oceanography at the University of California, San Diego, laboratory of Andrew Allen

Benjamin Granzow, Ph.D.
Heterotrophic bacterial production of refractory DOM from common lipids
Scripps Institution of Oceanography at the University of California, San Diego, laboratory of Lihini Aluwihare

Sasha Kramer, Ph.D.
Investigating the productivity-diversity relationship across marine ecosystems
Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute, laboratory of Colleen Durkin

Carolina Alejandra Martinez Gutierrez, Ph.D.
Resolving species boundaries and the processes of diversification in marine bacteria and archaea
North Carolina State University, laboratory of Louis-Marie Bobay

Fernando Medina Ferrer, Ph.D.
Discovering sensing pathways controlling biogenic methane production in marine environments
University of California, Berkeley, laboratory of Dipti Nayak

Sarah Tucker, Ph.D.
Elucidating the roles of transcriptional and post-transcriptional regulation in natural SAR11 populations
Marine Biological Laboratory, laboratory of A. Murat Eren

Alaina Weinheimer, Ph.D.
Leveraging single-cell genomics to uncover defense strategies between diverse marine microbes against their viruses
Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences, laboratory of Ramunas Stepanauskas

Marianne Acker, Ph.D.
Phosphonoproteins in marine microbes: characterization, ecological role and biogeochemical impact
Scripps Institution of Oceanography, University of California San Diego, laboratory of Julia M. Diaz

Stephanie Anderson, Ph.D.
Modeling phytoplankton thermal trait evolution across ocean trajectories
Massachusetts Institute of Technology, laboratory of Stephanie Dutkiewicz

David Anderson, Ph.D.
Effects of physiology and grazers on the response of phytoplankton stoichiometry to temperature
University of British Columbia, laboratory of Mary O’Connor

Holger Buchholz, Ph.D.
Viral impacts on volatile organic carbon and energy cycling in the ocean
Oregon State University, laboratories of Stephen Giovannoni and Kimberly Halsey

Christian Dewey, Ph.D.
Elucidating the roles of microbial Fe(III) and sulfate reduction in dissolved iron fluxes from marine sediments
University of Minnesota, laboratory of Rene Boiteau

Jack Ganley, Ph.D.
Iron Wars: Evaluation of Siderophore Crosstalk in Microalgal-Bacterial Symbioses
Princeton University, laboratory of Mohammad Seyedsayamdost

Suzana Leles, Ph.D.
Reconciling theory to predict the evolutionary trajectories of mixotrophic protists
University of Southern California, laboratories of Naomi Marcil Levine and Holly Moeller

Margaret Mars Brisbin, Ph.D.
Impact of phytoplankton-bacterial interactions on plankton dynamics and biogeochemical cycling
Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, laboratory of Harriet Alexander

Leonardo Pacciani-Mori, Ph.D.
Effects of cross-feeding and aggregation on particulate organic matter degradation by marine bacteria
University of California, San Diego, laboratory of Terence Hwa

Xin Sun, Ph.D.
Dynamics of Marine Microbial Communities and the Nitrogen Cycle in a Changing Environment
Carnegie Institution for Science, laboratory of Emily Zakem

Gabriel Birzu, Ph.D.
The effects of bacteria-phage interactions on marine microbial diversity
Stanford University, laboratory of Daniel S. Fisher

Angela Boysen, Ph.D.
Metabolic and ecological consequences of organic nitrogen uptake by picocyanobacterial
University of Chicago, laboratory of Jacob Waldbauer

Michael Henson, Ph.D.
Testing the role of fine-scale diversity for local adaptation and population stability in Synechococcus
University of Chicago, laboratory of Maureen Coleman

Bryce Inman, Ph.D.
Bacterial Tunneling: A Novel Mechanism Mediating Fluxes in the Phycosphere
University of California, San Diego (Scripps Oceanography), laboratory of Farooq Azam

Korinna Kunde, Ph.D.
In the Iron Continuum: Physicochemical Metal Speciation Dictates Bioavailability
University of Washington, laboratory of Randie Bundy

Ashley Maloney, Ph.D.
Tracking phytoplankton metabolism with lipid isotope ratios
Princeton University, laboratory of Xinning Zhang

Lauren Manck, Ph.D.
Controls of iron and carbon substrate availability on heterotrophic metabolism in the mesopelagic
University of Montana, laboratory of Matthew Church

Erin McParland, Ph.D.
Quantifying the ecology of organic sulfur remineralization in the surface ocean
Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, laboratory of Elizabeth Kujawinski

Eveline Pinseel, Ph.D.
Linking Micro- and Macroevolution to Understand Freshwater Adaptation by Ancestrally Marine Diatoms
University of Arkansas, laboratory of Andrew Alverson

Camila Serra Pompei, Ph.D.
Assessing the ecology of zooplankton groups with trait-based mechanistic models
Massachusetts Institute of Technology, laboratory of Stephanie Dutkiewicz

Tatsuro Tanioka, Ph.D.
Linking adaptive evolution of marine cyanobacteria with global ocean biogeochemistry
University of California (Irvine), laboratory of Adam Martiny

Gregory Britten, Ph.D.
Macromolecular dynamics of phytoplankton growth in response to submesoscale environmental variability
Massachusetts Institute of Technology, laboratory of Michael J Follows

Rachel Gregor, Ph.D.
The role of chemical signaling in governing bacterial colonization dynamics on marine particulate organic matter
Massachusetts Institute of Technology, laboratory of Otto Cordero

Dominik Hülse, Ph.D.
Modeling emergent microbial communities in marine sediments
University of California, Riverside, laboratory of Andy Ridgwell

Sean Kearney, Ph.D.
Elucidating the biological functions of prochlorosins in marine microbial communities
Massachusetts Institute of Technology, laboratory of Sallie W. Chisholm

Veronika Kivenson, Ph.D.
Genetic code expansion enables metabolic augmentation and protein evolution in marine microbial ecosystems
Oregon State University, laboratory of Stephen Giovannoni

Adam Larson, Ph.D.
Oceanography under pressure: Novel tools for studying ecophysiology of marine eukaryotes
Stanford University, laboratory of Manu Prakash

Darcy McRose, Ph.D.
Contribution of redox-active secondary metabolites to phosphorus flux from marine sediments
California Institute of Technology, laboratory of Dianne K. Newman

Nicole Ratib, Ph.D.
Quantifying dormancy rates and controlling factors in the globally abundant bacterioplankton SAR11
University of Southern California, laboratory of Cameron Thrash

Lewis Ward, Ph.D.
Constraining past and future evolutionary response of the nitrogen cycle to environmental change
Harvard University, laboratory of David Johnston

JL Weissman, Ph.D.
Drafting an atlas of prokaryotic immune strategy in the global oceans
University of Southern California, laboratory of Jed Fuhrman

B. Cael, Ph.D.
Testing a distributional theory for the sinking flux of marine organic matter
University of Hawaii at Manoa, laboratory of Angelicque White

Eryn Eitel, Ph.D.
Ecological importance of sulfur redox intermediates in marine sediments
California Institute of Technology, laboratory of Alex Sessions

Matti Gralka, Ph.D.
Resistance and resilience of marine microbial communities to perturbations
Massachusetts Institute of Technology, laboratory of Otto Cordero

Nicholas Hawco, Ph.D.
Regional versus phylogenetic inheritance of iron metabolism traits in Prochlorococcus, a globally important cyanobacterium
University of Southern California, laboratory of Seth John

Katherine Heal, Ph.D.
Mechanisms and consequences of trace metal recycling by heterotrophic bacteria in marine surface waters
University of Washington, laboratory of Randelle Bundy

Bennett Lambert, Ph.D.
Diversify to survive: the role of phenotypic heterogeneity in the life history of marine picoeukaryotes
University of Washington, laboratory of E. Virginia Armbrust

Alexandra McCully, Ph.D.
Physiology and diversity of deep-sea sediment chloroflexi
Stanford University, laboratory of Alfred Spormann

Marian Schmidt, Ph.D.
Biological innovation and resilience in the ocean
The University of Texas at Austin, laboratory of Howard Ochman

Emily Zakem, Ph.D.
What controls the transition from aerobic to anaerobic microbial activity in the ocean?
University of Southern California, laboratory of Naomi Marcil Levine

Natalie Cohen, Ph.D.
Linking trace metal availability with phytoplankton metal metabolism
Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, laboratory of Mak Saito

Keisuke Inomura, Ph.D.
Predicting ecological niches of diverse nitrogen fixers in the global ocean
University of Washington, laboratory of Curtis Deutsch

Chana Kranzler, Ph.D.
Driving marine biogeochemical cycles through phytoplankton host-virus interactions
Rutgers University, laboratory of Kimberlee Thamatrakoln

Xuefeng Peng, Ph.D.
Impact of marine fungi on global biogeochemical cycling of C and N
University of California, Santa Barbara, laboratory of David Valentine

Wei Qin, Ph.D.
Adaptive significance of marine ammonia-oxidizing archaeal membrane lipids
University of Washington, laboratory of Anitra Ingalls