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Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology · Ecology

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h-index103
i10-index199
Publications318
Citations42,635

Grants

25 total · 1 active

NSF #2319332

Collaborative Research: EDGE-FGT: Furthering Progress on a Genetic System for the Oceans' Most Abundant Phototrophs

Expiring Soon
Amount
$400K–$500K
Period
2023-09-01 → 2026-08-31
PIs
1

NSF #2035181

EDGE FGT: Genetic Tools for Picocyanobacteria that Dominate the Oceans

Amount
$500K–$600K
Period
2021-05-01 → 2024-04-30
PIs
2

NSF #1645061

IOS EDGE: Development of genetic tools for the dominant phototroph in the sea

Amount
$800K–$900K
Period
2017-05-01 → 2022-04-30
PIs
2

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All Grants

25 total · 1 active

NSF #2319332

Collaborative Research: EDGE-FGT: Furthering Progress on a Genetic System for the Oceans' Most Abundant Phototrophs

Expiring Soon
Amount
$400K–$500K
Period
2023-09-01 → 2026-08-31
PIs
1

NSF #2035181

EDGE FGT: Genetic Tools for Picocyanobacteria that Dominate the Oceans

Amount
$500K–$600K
Period
2021-05-01 → 2024-04-30
PIs
2

NSF #1645061

IOS EDGE: Development of genetic tools for the dominant phototroph in the sea

Amount
$800K–$900K
Period
2017-05-01 → 2022-04-30
PIs
2

NSF #1356460

Membrane vesicles produced by marine bacteria: origins, distributions, and functions

Amount
$500K–$600K
Period
2014-02-01 → 2019-01-31
PIs
1

NSF #1153588

Nitrate Assimilation and the Ecology of Prochlorococcus: Features and Implications of Intraspecific Diversity in a Model Marine Phototroph

Amount
$800K–$900K
Period
2012-02-01 → 2018-01-31
PIs
1

NSF #1145734

Microevolution and population dynamics of Prochlorococcus cells in the ocean: Insights through single-cell genomics

Amount
$300K–$400K
Period
2012-01-15 → 2014-12-31
PIs
1

NSF #0425602

The Ecology of Prochlorococcus: Toward a Model System for Microbial Oceanography

Amount
$1M–$2M
Period
2004-09-01 → 2010-08-31
PIs
2

NSF #0000330

Collaborative Research: Southern Ocean Iron Experiment (SOFeX): Mesoscale Iron Fertilization Effects on Plankton Community Structure, Growth and Zooplankton Grazing

Amount
$100K–$200K
Period
2001-07-15 → 2004-06-30
PIs
1

NSF #9820035

Regulation of Population Dynamics of Prochlorococcus and Synechococcus Ecotypes in Diverse Oceanoic Ecosystems

Amount
$700K–$800K
Period
1999-04-01 → 2004-03-31
PIs
2

NSF #0107472

SGER: Construction of a Whole Genome Micro-Array for the Marine Cyanobacterium Prochlorococcus

Amount
<$100K
Period
2001-03-01 → 2004-02-29
PIs
1

NSF #9701681

Metal Speciation and Cyanolbacterial Ecology in the Sargasso Sea

Amount
$200K–$300K
Period
1997-03-01 → 2001-02-28
PIs
1

NSF #9302529

Insights into the Structure and Function of Planktonic Food Webs Through the Automated Analysis of Size Distributions

Amount
$700K–$800K
Period
1993-08-15 → 2000-01-31
PIs
1

NSF #9223793

Fabrication of a Flow Cytometer Designed for the Synoptic Analysis of Marine Microbial Food Webs

Amount
$300K–$400K
Period
1993-05-01 → 1996-10-31
PIs
1

NSF #9022285

Phytoplankton Populations in the Equatorial Pacific: Distributions and Growth Rates from Individual Cell Properties

Amount
$100K–$200K
Period
1991-08-15 → 1995-01-31
PIs
1

NSF #9012117

Time Series Analysis of Phytoplankton Populations at Two Stations Off Bermuda

Amount
$100K–$200K
Period
1991-03-15 → 1994-08-31
PIs
1

NSF #9101361

Development of a Dual-Beam Multi-Parameter Flow Cytometer for Microbial Ecology

Amount
$100K–$200K
Period
1991-08-01 → 1994-07-31
PIs
1

NSF #9020254

Collaborative: Putative Prochlorophyte Picoplankton: Ultra-stucture Pigments, and Molecular Systematics

Amount
$100K–$200K
Period
1991-09-01 → 1994-02-28
PIs
1

NSF #9000043

Cell Cycle Regulation and Differentiation in Marine Phytoplankton and Bacteria

Amount
$400K–$500K
Period
1990-06-15 → 1993-11-30
PIs
1

NSF #8614488

Cell Cycle Regulation and Differentiation in Marine Phytoplankton

Amount
$400K–$500K
Period
1987-02-01 → 1991-01-31
PIs
1

NSF #8716966

The Role of Silicon and Light in Regulating Diatom Cell Cycles

Amount
<$100K
Period
1988-01-01 → 1990-06-30
PIs
1

NSF #8801767

Simulation and Direct Measurement of Bacterial Clustering inthe Microenvironment Surrounding Phytoplankton Cells

Amount
<$100K
Period
1988-06-01 → 1990-05-31
PIs
2

NSF #8421041

Upgrade of Flow Cytometry Facility for the Analysis of Oceanographic Systems

Amount
<$100K
Period
1985-07-01 → 1988-06-30
PIs
1

NSF #8316616

Investigation of Cell Cycle and Population Dynamics in Marine Phytoplankton Using Flow Cytometry

Amount
$300K–$400K
Period
1984-01-15 → 1987-06-30
PIs
1

NSF #8121270

Specific Growth Rates of Phytoplankton in Oligotrophic Oceans

Amount
<$100K
Period
1982-03-15 → 1984-08-31
PIs
1

NSF #8118475

The Role of Cell Cycles in the Physiological Ecology of Phytoplankton

Amount
$100K–$200K
Period
1981-12-01 → 1984-05-31
PIs
1

Recent Public Signals

  1. New paper: Priming the pump: enhanced nitrite release in response to a nitrate pulse by nitrogen-limited <i>Prochlorococcus</i> (Critical Insights in Microbiology)2026-03-15
  2. New preprint: The shared and distinct roles of <i>Prochlorococcus</i> and co-occurring heterotrophic bacteria in regulating community dynamics2025-09-26
  3. New NSF award: Collaborative Research: EDGE-FGT: Furthering Progress on a Genetic System for the Oceans' Most Abundant Phototrophs2023-09-01

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