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David M. Ward
Professor; Ph.D. 1975, M.S. 1973, Univ. Wisconsin; B.S. 1971, Ohio State Univ. Instruction and research in microbial diversity, ecology and evolution. Fundamental studies of microbial population biology and community ecology in relation to principles of macroecology; molecular analysis of composition, structure and function of hot spring microbial mat communities used as natural models; comparative molecular and organic geochemical studies of microbial mats as analogs of Precambrian stromatolite fossils; bioremediation ecology; microbiology education/outreach.
Recent Publications:
- van der Meer, M.T.J., Schouten, S., van Dongen, B.E., Rijpstra, W.I.C., Fuchs, G., Sinninghe Damsté, J.S., de Leeuw, J.W. and Ward, D.M. 2001. Biosynthetic controls on the 13C-contents of organic components in the photoautotrophic bacterium Chloroflexus aurantiacus. J. Biol. Chem. 276:10971-10976.
- van der Meer, M.T.J., S. Schouten, J.W. de Leeuw and D.M. Ward. 2000. Autotrophy of green non-sulphur bacteria in hot spring microbial mats: biological explanations for isotopically heavy organic carbon in the geological record. Env. Microbiol. 2:428-435.
- Grosser, R.J., M. Friedrich, D.M. Ward and W.P. Inskeep. 2000. Effect of model sorptive phases on phenanthrene biodegradation: different enrichment conditions influence bioavailability and selection of phenanthrene-degrading isolates. Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 66:2695-2702.
- Friedrich, M., R.J. Grosser, E.A. Kern, W.P. Inskeep and D.M. Ward. 2000. Effect of model sorptive phases on phenanthrene biodegradation: molecular analysis of enrichments and isolates suggests selection based on bioavailability. Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 66:2703-2710.
- Colores, G.M., R.E. Macur, D.M. Ward and W.P. Inskeep. 2000. Molecular analysis of surfactant driven microbial population shifts in hydrocarbon-contaminated soil. Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 66:2959-2964.
- Ramsing, N.B., M.J. Ferris and D.M. Ward. 2000. Highly ordered vertical structure of Synechococcus populations within the one-millimeter thick photic zone of a hot spring cyanobacterial mat. Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 66:1038-1049.
Recent Grants:
- Ecology of hot spring microbial mat communities: Cause and importance of biodiversity. National Science Foundation Ecology Program. 9/97-9/2002. $500,000.
- Bioremediation ecology: Fundamental relationships between bioavailability gradients and diversity of contaminant-degrading microorganisms. National Science Foundation Ecology Program. 9/97-9/2000. $452,000. (W.P. Inskeep, co-PI)
- Comparative studies of microbial mats: community composition, physiological and organic geochemical patterns. NASA Astrobiology Institute Cooperative Agreement with Ames Research Center. 12/1/98-12/1/99 (scheduled to continue annually for a total of 5 yrs.). $50,000.
- MSU Center for Studying Life in Extreme Environments (Thermal Biology Institute). NASA Exobiology Program. PIs Mark Young and Tim McDermott. 9/99-9/01.
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Molecular and geochemical analysis of hot spring cyanobacterial and Chloroflexus mats as stromatolite analogs NASA Exobiology Program. 11/99-6/01. $194,000 (should continue for one more year).
- Dissertation Research: Geographic isolation and diversification of cyanobacteria in geothermal habitats NSF Dissertation Improvement Award. 6/99-6/00. $10,000 (proposal was written by Thane Papke)
Current Instructional Responsibilities:
- LRES 415 - Microbial Diversity, Ecology and Evolution
(Spring, Even Years)
- LRES 418 -
Microbial Diversity, Ecology and Evolution (Spring, Even Years)
- LRES /MB 515 - Microbial Ecology
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