Victoria J. Orphan
Research
Molecular microbial ecology of anaerobic communities involved in carbon, nitrogen, and sulfur cycling. Application and development of combined molecular, metagenomic, and isotopic methods for relating uncultured microorganisms to biogeochemical processes and understanding interspecies interactions. Specific research interests include microbial community structure and function in deep subsurface habitats, deep sea marine sediments, oil and gas seeps, and early Earth analog environments, with specific emphasis on syntrophic interactions involved in methane production and consumption.
2008 Orphan Lab members
Front row left to right: Anne Dekas, Patty Tavormina, Ben Harrison, Dave Fike, Abbie Green.
Top row left to right: Shana Goffredi, Victoria Orphan.
Missing: Crystal Gammon
2009 Orphan Lab members
Top row left to right: Anne Dekas, Abbie Green, Patty Tavormina, Shana Goffredi, Victoria Orphan, Olivia Mason.
Bottom row: Jake Bailey and Ben Harrison
Missing: Rachel Poretsky
Top row left to right: Anne Dekas, Abbie Green, Patty Tavormina, Shana Goffredi, Victoria Orphan, Olivia Mason.
Bottom row: Jake Bailey and Ben Harrison
Missing: Rachel Poretsky
Read about our 2006 Cruise Expedition
People
RESEARCH ASSOCIATESPatricia Tavormina, 2006-present
Dr. Hiro Imachi, 2011- present (Visiting Research Scientist, JAMSTEC)
POSTDOCS
Silvan Scheller, 2012- present (SNF fellow)
Kat Dawson, 2011- present (NAI postdoctoral researcher)
Jen Glass, 2011- present (NRC postdoctoral fellow)
Roland Hatzenpichler, 2011- present (OK Earl Postdoctoral Fellow)
Joshua Steele, 2010-present
Shawn McGlynn, 2010-present (Geobiology Postdoctoral Fellow)
GRADUATE STUDENTS
Anne Dekas (NSF Graduate Fellow), 2006-2012
Abbie Green-Saxena (NSF Graduate Fellow), 2007-present
Jeffrey Marlow (2009-present)
Elizabeth Trembath-Reichert (2010-present)
David Case (2011-present)
Hank Yu (2012-present)
UNDERGRADUATES AND TRAINEES
Sy Labthavikul (ESE senior thesis) 2008-2009
Regina Wilpiszeski (MURF, undergraduate researcher) 2005-2006
Current Affiliation: Yale
Paulene Ku (SURF) 2006
Shan Fu Wu (Christy; visiting research student Belgium) 2006
Nicole Galli (work study student) 2007
Annie Burres (Polytechnic school, senior) 2007
Amy Lifland (Polytechnic school, junior) 2008-present
Garrett Blake (SURF) 2008
Jessica Zha (visiting summer student) 2008
Michaela Muscova (visiting student from Cambridge) 2009
Hannah Liu (SURF) 2010
Aditi Dasgupta (SURF) 2010
Grayson Chadwick (2010)
RESEARCH TECHNICIAN
Stephanie Connon 2010-present (Senior Research technician)
Grayson Chadwick 2011- present
PAST LAB MEMBERS
Ben Harrison, 2004-2010 graduate student
Rachel Poretsky (2009-2010)
Current Affiliation: postdoctoral researcher, Georgia Tech
Shana Goffredi (2004-2009)
Current Affiliation: Assistant Professor, Occidental College, CA
Olivia Mason (2008-2009)
Current Affiliation: postdoc Lawrence Berkeley National Lab
Jake Bailey (2008-2009) Agouron Geobiology Postdoctoral Fellow;
Current Affiliation: Assistant Professor, U. Minnesota
David Fike (2007-2008) OK Earl Postdoctoral Fellow
Current Affiliation: Assistant Professor, Wash U
Crystal Gammon (2005-2008) graduate student
Current Affiliation: NYU Journalism
Annelie Pernthaler (2005-2007) Texaco Postdoctoral Fellow
Current Affiliation: Group Leader, UTZ Leipzig, Germany
Husen Zhang (2004- 2005) postdoctoral researcher
Current Affiliation: Arizona State University
Haarkho Yi (2006) postdoctoral researcher
Current Affiliation: unknown
Kendra Turk (2004-2005) graduate student
Current Affiliation: UC Santa Cruz, CA
Last updated: December 03, 2012 19:50
