The Duke Marine Laboratory welcomed Prof. Jed Fuhrman from USC. Prof. Fuhrman presented lectures to Marine Microbial Ecology and Biological Oceanography classes taught by Zackary Johnson and Richard Barber, respectively. Prof. Fuhrman also gave a fascinating seminar titled, “Three decades of discovery in marine microbial ecology” documenting the exciting progression of microbial sciences. http://nsoe.capture.duke.edu/Panopto/Pages/Viewer/Default.aspx?id=d7f206db-e6d4-4b95-8971-8e7ed87de4a5
With the POWOW2 cruise less than two months away, the Johnson Lab held a training session for several of the undergraduates that will be joining us on the trip as part of their independent study projects for the Spring 2013 semester. Tristan, Jennifer, Molly and Catherine spent two days in Beaufort learning techniques ranging from …
Samantha Rose, a summer NSF-sponsored research experience for undergraduates (REU) student from Drury University, gave her final presentation on the effects of temperature on the activity of different types of Prochlorococcus . Her study focused on two abundant high-light strains of Prochlorococcus, one normally found in colder temperatures (MED4) and the other in warmer temperatures …
Erik Zinser’s lab from the University of Tennessee Knoxville visited over the weekend to discuss shared projects and research including our upcoming cruises to the North Pacific Ocean to study the effects of warming on the abundance, biodiversity and activity of Prochlorococcus. We exchanged cultures, learned of new research directions from each other and got …