ZIJ presented research on the molecular ecology of Prochlorococcus from the Johnson Lab to the Biology Group at the University of Freiburg. ZIJ is working with Prof. Wolfgang Hess at the university on the metagenomics of Prochlorococcus as part of an Alexander von Humboldt Foundation research fellowship.
Yearly Archives: 2014
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Molly Reichert, an undergraduate who participated on two of the POWOW research cruises in the Pacific Ocean, presented her final research project today. Her research project was part of her EOS graduation with distinction honors thesis. Her project focused on using size fractionated chlorophyll across ocean scale environmental gradients in […]
ZIJ presented research on Prochlorococcus from the Johnson Lab at the recent network meeting for Alexander von Humboldt fellows in Berlin. The meeting brings together all of the recent fellows of the foundation. The goal of the meeting is to learn about the breadth of research topics and to establish […]
As part of the German-American Frontiers of Science meeting in 2014, ZIJ co-organized a session on acclimation and adaptation to climate change. The session featured speakers from Germany and the USA and represented both terrestrial and ocean ecosystems. The goal of the meeting was to bring together outstanding young scientists […]
The Johnson Lab moved from its old home in the Bookhout Lab to the newly built Pilkey Marine Science and Conservation Genetics Center. As we are getting settled in our new quarters we would like to thank the Duke Marine Lab community for their help in making the transition as […]
ZIJ was awarded an Alexander von Humboldt Award for Research and exchange in Germany. The AvH Foundation is a foundation set-up by the government of the Federal Republic for the promotion of international co-operation between German institutes of higher education and leading academics from around the world. Alexander von Humboldt […]
The Johnson Lab presented recent research at the Ocean Sciences Meeting 2014 in Honolulu. One poster highlighted data from recent POWOW cruises. Specifically, it was an analysis of the primary production data collected in January and July 2013. The title of the poster was “Magnitude and Regulation of Prochlorococcus and […]