Eric E. Allen

Scripps Institution of Oceanography

Full Professor(heuristic)

Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology · Ecology

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Publications183

Citations13,671

Grants

3 total · 3 active

NIH #5P01ES035541-03

Project 2 - The marine microbiome as a source for the synthesis, transformation, and distribution of seafood contaminants

Active

Amount: $165K
Period: 2024-03-10 → 2029-02-28
PIs: 1
Est. capacity / PI: ~1 students

Awarded at UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN DIEGO

NIH #1P01ES035541-01

Project 2 - The marine microbiome as a source for the synthesis, transformation, and distribution of seafood contaminants

Active

Amount: $164K
Period: 2024-03-10 → 2029-02-28
PIs: 1
Est. capacity / PI: ~1 students

Awarded at UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN DIEGO

NIH #5P01ES035541-02

Project 2 - The marine microbiome as a source for the synthesis, transformation, and distribution of seafood contaminants

Active

Amount: $163K
Period: 2024-03-10 → 2029-02-28
PIs: 1
Est. capacity / PI: ~1 students

Awarded at UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN DIEGO

Student capacity is a rough estimate from remaining award size, split equally among PIs. Actual funding decisions vary.

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New paper: Detoxifying and depolymerizing microorganisms reveal intertwined guild collaborations in the gut microbiome of the generalist macro-algivorous fish Kyphosus cinerascens (mBio)2026-06-24
New preprint: Detoxifying and depolymerizing microorganisms reveal intertwined guild collaborations in the gut microbiome of a generalist macro-algivorous fish2025-11-05
New NIH award: $165K — Project 2 - The marine microbiome as a source for the synthesis, transformation, and distribution of seafood contaminants2024-03-10
New NIH award: $164K — Project 2 - The marine microbiome as a source for the synthesis, transformation, and distribution of seafood contaminants2024-03-10
New NIH award: $163K — Project 2 - The marine microbiome as a source for the synthesis, transformation, and distribution of seafood contaminants2024-03-10

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Publications as of 2026-07-01
Grants as of 2026-06-30

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Detoxifying and depolymerizing microorganisms reveal intertwined guild collaborations in the gut microbiome of the generalist macro-algivorous fish Kyphosus cinerascens
mBio · 2026-06-24
Erratum for Levesque et al., “Complete genome sequence of bacteriophages Merry and Sunny infecting Microbacterium chocolatum strain GAI20246-6 isolated from an outdoor commercial algal pond”
Microbiology Resource Announcements · 2026-02-26
Detoxifying and depolymerizing microorganisms reveal intertwined guild collaborations in the gut microbiome of a generalist macro-algivorous fishPreprint
bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory) · 2025-11-05
Complete genome sequence of bacteriophages Merry and Sunny infecting Microbacterium chocolatum strain GAI20246-6 isolated from an outdoor commercial algal pond
Microbiology Resource Announcements · 2025-10-20
Overturning circulation structures the microbial functional seascape of the South Pacific
Science · 2025-07-10 · 3 citations
Soil depth determines the microbial communities in Sorghum bicolor fields within a uniform regional environment
Microbiology Spectrum · 2025-04-16 · 7 citations
Overturning circulation structures the microbial functional landscape of the South PacificPreprint
bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory) · 2025-01-13 · 1 citations
Microbiome divergence of marine gastropod species separated by the Isthmus of Panama
Applied and Environmental Microbiology · 2024-10-31
Soil depth determines the microbial communities in Sorghum bicolor fieldsPreprint
bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory) · 2024-10-02
Adaptation to high pressure; insights from the genome of an evolved Escherichia coli strain with increased piezotolerancePreprint
bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory) · 2024-09-25 · 1 citations
State Department of Health’s Equitable Funding Allocation Methodology to Address COVID-19 Health Disparities Among High-Risk and Underserved Populations
American Journal of Public Health · 2024-08-28 · 2 citations

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