Recent Graduate Students (of ~50)

Ball, Christopher.  2005.  Culture-Independent Isolation of Environmental Bacterial Species for Genomic Analysis. Ph.D., microbiology, molecular biology, and biochemistry, University of Idaho.

Perumbakkam, Sudeep.  2005.  Introduction of Genes into Mixed Species and Pure Culture Biofilms through Natural Transformation. Ph.D., microbiology, molecular biology, and biochemistry, University of Idaho.

Li, Chun.  2006.  Synthesis of isoxazole derivatives. Ph.D., chemistry, University of Idaho.

Brinkman, Cynthia.  2007.  Novel catabolic genes from carbon tetrachloride-contaminated soil. M.S., environmental science, University of Idaho.

Benardini, J. N.  2008.  Microbiological quality of drinking water on the International Space Station and US Space Shuttle. Ph.D., microbiology, molecular biology, and biochemistry, University of Idaho.

Stephanie Smith. 2008. Life in extreme environments: diversity, characterization, and potential utilization of alkalitolerant and halotolerant bacteria from the Alvord Basin, Oregon. M.S.  microbiology, molecular biology, and biochemistry, University of Idaho.

Edison Shieh. 2009. (co-advisor, Dr. Andrzej Paszczynski). Sterilization of Bacillus pumilus spores using supercritical fluid carbon dioxide containing various modifier solutions. M.S.  microbiology, molecular biology, and biochemistry, University of Idaho.

Reema Bansal.  in progress. Genetics and proteomics of microbial perchlorate reduction. Environmental Science Program. Ph.D., University of Idaho.

Fatimah Saeed Alhamlan. in progress. Molecular ecology of virus populations in natural waters. Ph.D., microbiology, molecular biology, and biochemistry, University of Idaho.

Tom Nickels. in progress. Mechanisms of formation of desert rock varnish as a microbial habitat. Environmental Science Program. PhD., University of Idaho.

Malcolm Burbank, in progress. Bacterial biomineralization processes in soils. Ph.D. microbiology, molecular biology, and biochemistry, University of Idaho.

Present Undergraduate Students Participating in Research Programs

Jayde Tomchak. Sophomore. microbiology, molecular biology, and biochemistry. University of Idaho. Bacterial proteomics.

Jill Kroeger. Senior, microbiology, molecular biology, and biochemistry. University of Idaho. Molecular genetics of peroxide and UV resistant bacteria.

Willow Falcon. Senior, plant soil & entomological sciences. University of Idaho. Molecular biology of bacterial perchlorate reduction.

Kara Smith, Senior, microbiology, molecular biology, and biochemistry. University of Idaho. Biomineralization processes of soil bacteria (NSF REU Fellow).

Postdoctoral Associates

Dr. Martina Ederer, molecular ecology of bacteria and viruses.

Dr. Ingrid Fruth, genetics of microbial resistance to peroxides and radiation.

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