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Research Summary
Our goal is to understand the ecology and evolution of ocean microbes and how they influence global biogeochemical cycles. We focus on the cyanobacterium
Prochlorococcus, which is the smallest and most abundant microbe in ocean ecosystems — sometimes accounting for half the total photosynthetic biomass
. We use this model system to study life across all scales — from the genome to the ecosystem.
Awards
- Crafoord Prize, 2019
- Generalitat of Catalonia, Ramon Margalef Prize in Ecology, 2013
- American Association for the Advancement of Science, Fellow, 2012
- National Medal of Science, 2011
- National Academy of Sciences, Alexander Agassiz Medal, 2010
- National Academy of Sciences, Member, 2003
- John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation, Guggenheim Fellowship, 1997
- American Academy of Arts and Sciences, Fellow, 1992
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