California Institute of Technology

Victoria J. Orphan
Research
Molecular microbial ecology of anaerobic communities involved in carbon and sulfur cycling. Application and development of combined molecular 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, marine sediments, oil and gas seeps, and early Earth analog environments.



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




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People


RESEARCH ASSOCIATES

    Shana Goffredi, 2004-present

    Patricia Tavormina, 2006-present

POSTDOCS

    David Fike (OK Earl Postdoctoral Fellow) 2007-present

GRADUATE STUDENTS

    Ben Harrison, 2004-present

    Crystal Gammon (NSF Graduate Fellow), 2005-present

    Anne Dekas (NSF Graduate Fellow), 2006-present

    Abbie Green (NSF Graduate Fellow), 2007-present

UNDERGRADUATES AND TRAINEES

Sy Labthavikul (ESE senior thesis) 2008-present

Regina Wilpiszeski (MURF, undergraduate researcher) 2005-2006
Current Affiliation: Yale

Paulene Ku (SURF) 2006

Shan Fu Wu (visiting research student Belgium) 2006

Annie Burres (Polytechnic school, senior) 2007

Amy Lifland (Polytechnic school, junior) 2008-present


PAST LAB MEMBERS

Annelie Pernthaler (2005-2007) Texaco Postdoctoral Fellow
    Current Affiliation: UTZ Leipzig, Germany

Husen Zhang (2004- 2005) postdoctoral researcher
     Current Affiliation:

Haarkho Yi (2006)  postdoctoral resesarcher
     Current Affiliation:

Kendra Turk (2004-2005) graduate student
    Current Affiliation: NASA Ames Research Center, CA

Last updated: May 08, 2008 21:23
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