Welcome
In the EDGElab, we explore the interactions between microorganisms and their habitats, specifically in ecosystems that present environmental challenges. These include [but are not limited to], hydrothermal systems, high and low pH systems, systems that access the "deep, dark biosphere," and processes of biomineralization (biofilms, microbialites, microbial mats). New efforts are exploring relationships between microbes and local soil environments, and the impact of human activity on them. We also think about Astrobiology and life in Early Earth environments, and how these relate to life on current Earth.
Please explore our lab!
~ Lab PI, D'Arcy R Meyer-Dombard
Please explore our lab!
~ Lab PI, D'Arcy R Meyer-Dombard
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Undergraduate student Mariah Morales is a recipient of a 2022 UIC LAS Undergraduate Research Initiative (LASURI) grant! She's planning to investigate microplastics in natural soil ecosystems! las.uic.edu/lasresearch/student-research/lasuri/
Graduate student Sarah Khoury was awarded a research grant from the Nature Conservancy to investigate whether microplastics are present in soils at the Nachusa Grasslands! She's separating microplastics from soils and using microcosms to investigate the impact of microplastics on these soil ecosystems. www.nachusagrasslands.org/
Graduate student Judy Malas and undergraduate Moriah Morales have received research grants/fellowships from the Illinois Space Grant Consortium! Judy is investigating morphological changes induced by high pressure in the model organisms Shewanella oneidensis and Staphylococcus warneri, and Mariah studies microplastics in soil ecosystems.
Undergraduate student Mariah Morales is a recipient of a 2022 UIC LAS Undergraduate Research Initiative (LASURI) grant! She's planning to investigate microplastics in natural soil ecosystems! las.uic.edu/lasresearch/student-research/lasuri/
Graduate student Sarah Khoury was awarded a research grant from the Nature Conservancy to investigate whether microplastics are present in soils at the Nachusa Grasslands! She's separating microplastics from soils and using microcosms to investigate the impact of microplastics on these soil ecosystems. www.nachusagrasslands.org/
Graduate student Judy Malas and undergraduate Moriah Morales have received research grants/fellowships from the Illinois Space Grant Consortium! Judy is investigating morphological changes induced by high pressure in the model organisms Shewanella oneidensis and Staphylococcus warneri, and Mariah studies microplastics in soil ecosystems.
Webpage last updated, June 2016...updates in progress Aug 2022!
