Microbiology Major -Faculty List

 

Faculty Name

Department

Address

Phone

e-mail

Ammerman, Jim

Marine & Coastal Sciences

303D Marine & Coastal Sciences Bldg.

932-6555 x 339

ammerman@imcs.rutgers.edu

Research: aquatic microbial ecology and biogeochemistry

Barkay, Tamar*

Biochemistry and Microbiology

333C Lipman Hall

932-9763 x 333

barkay@aesop.rutgers.edu

Research: molecular ecology of microbial processes that modulate the toxicity of mercury and other metals in the environment

Belanger, Faith

Biotech Center / Plant Biology and Pathology

304A Foran Hall

932-8165 x 304

belanger@aesop.rutgers.edu

Research: plant pathology/molecular biology/biotechnology, turfgrass molecular biology, endophyte interaction

Bennett, Joan

Dept. Plant Biology &
Pathology

Foran Hall

932-9375x386

Email:bennett@aesop.rutgers.edu

Research: Mycology, mycotoxins

Bidle, Kay D.

Marine & Costal Sciences

Marine & Coastal Sciences Bldg.

932-6555 x 393

Email: bidle@marine.rutgers.edu

Research: Marine microbial ecology; biological oceanography; biogeochemistry; molecular ecology and evolution; phytoplankton mortality; structure and function of marine microbial food webs; interactions of marine microbes with phytoplankton.

Bini, Elisabetta

Biochemistry and Microbiology

126 Foran Hall

932-8165 x101

bini@aesop.rutgers.edu

Research: genetics of thermophilic Archaea

Carman, George

Food Science

203E Food Science Bldg.

932-9611 x 217

carman@aesop.rutgers.edu

Research: regulation of phospholipid metabolism/signaling in yeast

Chase, Theodore Jr.

Biochemistry and Microbiology

312 Lipman Hall

932-9763 x 312

chase_c@aesop.rutgers.edu

Research: plant alcohol dehydrogenases, pyruvate decarboxylases

Clarke, Bruce

Plant Biology and Pathology

338 Foran Hall

932-9375 x 331

clarke@aesop.rutgers.edu

Research: plant pathology, turfgrass pathology, ectotrophic root infecting fungi

Davis, Diane

Biochemistry and Microbiology

333B Lipman Hall

932-9678

davis@aesop.rutgers.edu

 

Dighton, John

Pinelands Field Station

P.O. Box 206,
New Lisbon

(609) 894-8849

dighton@crab.rutgers.edu

Research: nutrient dynamics in forest soils, mycorrhizal ecology, fungi, and pollution

Eveleigh, Douglas

Biochemistry and Microbiology

328 Lipman Hall

932-9763 x 328

eveleigh@aesop.rutgers.edu

Research: microbial transformation of plant polysaccharides, hyperthermophilic enzymes, conservation of antique manuscripts

Falkowski, Paul

Marine and Coastal Sciences

211C Marine & Coastal Sciences Bldg.

932-6555 x251

falko@imcs.rutgers.edu

Research: biogeochemical cycles, photosynthesis, biological oceanography

Fennell, Donna

Environmental Sciences

231 Env. & Nat. Res. Sciences Bldg.

932-8750

fennell@envsci.rutgers.edu

Research: use of microbial processes for bioremediation and waste management

Goodman, Robert

Dean, SEBS

Martin Hall

932-9000 x 500

execdean@cook.rutgers.edu

Research: diversity and functions of microorganisms in natural environments

Häggblom, Max*

Biochemistry and Microbiology

326 Lipman Hall

932-9763 x 326

haggblom@aesop.rutgers.edu

Research: environmental and applied microbiology, biodegradation and bioremediation, dehalogenation, Arctic microbiology

Hillman, Bradley

Plant Biology and Pathology

339 Foran Hall

932-9375 x 334

hillman@aesop.rutgers.edu

Research: plant and fungal virology; fungal molecular biology, biocontrol

Kahn, Peter

Biochemistry and Microbiology

120 Lipman Hall

932-9763 x 120

kahn@mbcl.rutgers.edu

Research: protein folding, subunit assembly, ligand interactions, hydration, dioxins and related compounds

Kerkhof, Lee

Marine and Coastal Sciences

305C Marine & Coastal Sciences Bldg.

932-6555 x 335

kerkhof@imcs.rutgers.edu

Research: marine microbiology-molecular biology, microbial population dynamics, molecular ecology

Kobayashi, Donald

Plant Biology and Pathology

337B Foran Hall

932-9375 x 328

kobayashi@aesop.rutgers.edu

Research: plant pathology/molecular biotechnology, bacterial biocontrol agents, gene expression, gene regulation

Kukor, Jerry

Biotech Center / Environmental Sciences

316 Foran Hall

932-8165 x 318

kukor@envsci.rutgers.edu

Research: biodegradation of xenobiotic compounds by microorganisms

Leustek, Tom

Biotech Center / Plant Science

328 Foran Hall

932-8165 x 326

leustek@aesop.rutgers.edu

Research: molecular biology and biochemistry of sulfur and amino acid metabolism in photosynthetic organisms

Matthews, Karl

Food Science

Food Science Bldg.

932-9611 x 219

matthews@aesop.rutgers.edu

Research: virulence and survival mechanisms of foodborne pathogens

Montville, Thomas

Food Science

107 Food Science Bldg

932-9611 x 201

montville@aesop.rutgers.edu

Research: food and fermentation microbiology, food safety, antimicrobial proteins and food biotechnology

Oudemans, Peter

Blueberry and Cranberry Research and Extension Center

125A Lake Oswego Road, Chatsworth

(609) 726-1590 x20

oudemans@aesop.rutgers.edu

Research: plant pathology, cranberry fungal genetics and taxonomy

Schaffner, Donald

Food Science

207 Food Science Bldg.

932-9611 x 214

schaffner@aesop.rutgers.edu

Research: mathematic modeling of microbial growth, quantitative risk analysis

Simon, Lee

Genetics

001D Food Science Bldg

932-3534

lsimon@aesop.rutgers.edu

Research: protein degradation, effects of starvation, heat shock and phage infection on proteolysis

St. James, Ann

Genetics

B412 Nelson Biol. Labs

445-3986

astjohn@biology.rutgers.edu

Research: responses of bacterial cells to carbon starvation and stationary phase

Strom, Peter

Environmental Sciences

228 Env. & Nat. Res. Sciences Bldg.

932-8078

strom@aesop.rutgers.edu

Research: microbial ecology of biological treatment of waters

Taghon, Gary

Marine and Coastal Sciences

Marine & Coastal Sciences Bldg

932-6555 x 547

taghon@imcs.rutgers.edu

Research: marine benthic ecology, animal-sediment-flow interactions

Tate, Robert

Environmental Sciences

230 Env. & Nat. Res. Sciences Bldg.

932-9810

tate@envsci.rutgers.edu

Research: soil microbiology

Chikindas, Mikhail

Food Science

203 Food Science Bldg.

932-9611 x 218

tchikindas@aesop.rutgers.edu

Research: Bacillus subtilis and lactic acid bacteria, antimicrobial peptides, drug-resistance in bacteria, regulation of gene expression

Tumer, Nilgun

Biotech Center / Plant Biology and Pathology

206B Foran Hall

932-8165 x 215

tumer@aesop.rutgers.edu

Research: molecular plant virology

de Vargas, Colomban

Marine and Coastal Sciences

Marine & Coastal Sciences Bldg.

932-6555 x 236

vargas@imcs.rutgers.edu

Research: molecular evolution of open ocean plankton

Vetriani, Costa*

Biochemistry and Microbiology / Marine and Coastal Sciences

240G Marine & Coastal Sciences Bldg.

932-6555 x 373

vetriani@imcs.rutgers.edu

Research: deep-sea microbiology; extremophiles, molecular ecology; adaption to extreme environments

White, James

Plant Biology and Pathology

263 Foran Hall

932-9711 x 357

jwhite@aesop.rutgers.edu

Research: plant pathology/plant diversity/natural products, endophytic fungi, fungi and grass interrelationships

Young, Lily

Biotech Center / Environmental Sciences

308B Foran Hall

932-8165 x 312

lyoung@envsci.rutgers.edu

Research: anaerobic microbial metabolism of environmental contaminants, microbial ecology

Zylstra, Gerben

Biotech Center / Biochemistry and Microbiology

322A Foran Hall

932-8165 x 320

zylstra@aesop.rutgers.edu

Research: molecular and biochemical basis for microbial aromatic hydrocarbon degradation


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