UC Berkeley College of Natural Resources

Research Interests Tags/Keywords: microbial ecology

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Gary Andersen

Adjunct Faculty

Email: glandersen@lbl.gov

Office: B70A Room 3317H

Phone: 510-495-2795

Website(s): Andersen Lab   Berkeley Lab Earth Sciences Division Staff Page

Research Group(s):   

Office Hours: By Appointment

Research Interests

Microbial ecology, genomics, diversity in extreme environments

Research Description

My research focus is in the area of microbial ecology and includes the examination of phylogenetic diversity in natural environments.  The Andersen Group uses molecular approaches to study the dynamics of microbial community structure under…[read more]

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Eoin Brodie

Assistant Adjunct Professor

Email: ELBrodie@lbl.gov

Office: Berkeley Lab: B70A Room 3317

Phone: 510-486-6584

Research Group(s):   

Office Hours: By Appointment

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Ignacio Chapela

Associate Professor

Email: ichapela@berkeley.edu

Office: 334 Hilgard Hall

Phone: 510-693-1611

Website(s): Chapela Lab   

Research Group(s):   

Office Hours: By Appointment

Research Interests

Microbial Ecology

Research Description

Visibility is such a great obsession with us, humans! But the world knows little about that. Think about it: how long has the eye–as a biological structure– been around? And what does it really help…[read more]

Mary Firestone

Mary Firestone

Professor, Associate Dean of Instruction & Student Affairs

Email: mkfstone@berkeley.edu

Office: 333 Hilgard Hall, 32 Hilgard Hall

Phone: 510-642-3677

Lab Phone: 510-642-6847

Fax: 510-642-6847

Website(s): Firestone Lab   

Research Group(s):   

Office Hours: Fall Semester 2012 On sabbatical off campus

Research Interests

Microbial ecology

Research Description

Soil microbial ecology: Microbial processing of carbon and nitrogen underlie the capacity of soil to support plant growth in agriculture, rangeland, forests, and wetlands. However the extreme heterogeneity of soil and the scale at which…[read more]