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Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies · Molecular Biology

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h-index111
i10-index382
Publications793
Citations75,201

Grants

10 total · 1 active

NIH #R01GM157739

Environmental forces shape the ecology of virulent parasites in coastal ecosystems

Active
Amount
$600K–$700K
Period
2024-09-01 → 2028-08-31
PIs
4

Awarded at UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA AT DAVIS

NSF #2025661

Collaborative Research: MTM1: Microbial Genomic, Transcriptomic, and Survival Response to Common Built Environment Lighting

Amount
$100K–$200K
Period
2020-11-01 → 2023-10-31
PIs
1

Awarded at University of California-Davis

NSF #1262480

COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH: RCN EukHiTS: Eukaryotic biodiversity research using High-Throughput Sequencing

Amount
$200K–$300K
Period
2013-09-15 → 2019-08-31
PIs
1

Awarded at University of California-Davis

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All Grants

10 total · 1 active

NIH #R01GM157739

Environmental forces shape the ecology of virulent parasites in coastal ecosystems

Active
Amount
$600K–$700K
Period
2024-09-01 → 2028-08-31
PIs
4

Awarded at UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA AT DAVIS

NSF #2025661

Collaborative Research: MTM1: Microbial Genomic, Transcriptomic, and Survival Response to Common Built Environment Lighting

Amount
$100K–$200K
Period
2020-11-01 → 2023-10-31
PIs
1

Awarded at University of California-Davis

NSF #1262480

COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH: RCN EukHiTS: Eukaryotic biodiversity research using High-Throughput Sequencing

Amount
$200K–$300K
Period
2013-09-15 → 2019-08-31
PIs
1

Awarded at University of California-Davis

NSF #0923556

MRI: Acquisition of a Roche Genome Sequencer Titanium System for Studies of Microbial Communities

Amount
$600K–$700K
Period
2009-08-15 → 2013-07-31
PIs
3

Awarded at University of California-Davis

NSF #0738199

Microbial Genome Sequencing: Shotgun Sequencing of Tetrahymena thermophila

Amount
$700K–$800K
Period
2006-06-01 → 2007-09-30
PIs
1

Awarded at University of California-Davis

NSF #0707196

ATOL: Phylogenomics:A Genome Level Approach to Assembling the Bacterial Branches of the Tree of Life

Amount
$300K–$400K
Period
2006-05-01 → 2007-09-30
PIs
1

Awarded at University of California-Davis

NSF #0240361

Microbial Genome Sequencing: Shotgun Sequencing of Tetrahymena thermophila

Amount
$2M–$3M
Period
2003-03-15 → 2007-07-31
PIs
1

Awarded at Institute for Genomic Research

NSF #0228651

ATOL: Phylogenomics:A Genome Level Approach to Assembling the Bacterial Branches of the Tree of Life

Amount
—
Period
2002-10-01 → 2007-07-31
PIs
3

Awarded at Institute for Genomic Research

NSF #0243492

Microbial Genome Sequencing: Complete Genome Sequencing of the Extremely Halophilic Archaea Haloferax Volcanii

Amount
$200K–$300K
Period
2003-08-01 → 2007-01-31
PIs
1

Awarded at Institute for Genomic Research

NIH #R01GM067012

Tetrahymena Genome Sequencing Project

Amount
$1M–$2M
Period
2003-04-01 → 2006-03-31
PIs
1

Awarded at INSTITUTE FOR GENOMIC RESEARCH

Recent Public Signals

  1. New paper: Metagenome-assembled genomes recovered from the gut microbiomes of simian immunodeficiency virus-infected rhesus macaques (Microbiology Resource Announcements)2026-06-22
  2. New preprint: Convergent lignocellulose degradation in terrestrial crabs is driven by distinct host genus-specific microbial communities2026-04-25
  3. New NIH award: Environmental forces shape the ecology of virulent parasites in coastal ecosystems2024-09-01

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