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MICROBIAL ECOLOGY
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decoding microbes through traits, interactions, and their DNA |
microbial eco-evolutionary dynamicsWe study how microbial populations diversify across environmental gradients, linking fine-scale genetic variation to traits |
chemical traits &
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environmental science & biogeochemistryWe connect microbial community structure to carbon cycling, methane oxidation, and environmental change across systems |
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assistant professorAlexander B. ChaseRoy M. Huffington Dept. of Earth Sciences
Southern Methodist University (SMU) Dallas, Texas, USA |
Exploring microbial diversity and its role in climate resilience, biogeochemical cycles, and human health
Recent lab news
publications, fieldwork, student milestones, and other recent lab activity
Motahare went to NYC to receive her award for her graduate fellowship from the IOA. Then she traveled to DC to give a talk and poster presentation at ASM Microbe about our recent work in methane attenuation in natural gas pipeline leaks.
Ammara was promoted to Laboratory Operations Manager for the Biogeochemistry Research Group at SMU, coordinating research across the Chase and LaRowe Labs.
Alex is working with Jennifer Martiny and Alejandra Rodriguez-Verdugo on microbial ecological and evolutionary processes structuring environmental microbiomes.
The lab contributed comparative evolutionary analyses of terpene cyclase genes and biosynthetic diversity in octocorals, the first publication from our NOAA project on deep-sea biopharmaceutical potential.
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We welcome students interested in connecting hands-on environmental sampling with molecular, chemical, and computational approaches to microbial ecology.
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