Microbial life such as bacteria, fungi, and algae are integral to a naturally functioning aquatic ecosystem. By applying comprehensive molecular approaches, this laboratory is focused on characterizing the composition and distribution of microbial communities, and determining the functional roles as well as their interactions with environments.
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Harnessing Machine Learning for Sustainable Farming and Water Protection
DNA sequencing technology produces mind-boggling quantities of raw data. This is where machine learning is set to open a new expanse of knowledge.
Digging Into Soil Health
Healthy soil is the foundation of a thriving ecosystem and clean surface water; yet it’s often an overlooked element in restoration work.
Wading Through Disciplines
From aquatic insects to microbial DNA, an intern explores how collaboration across disciplines advances stream and soil health research.
Reduction in nitrification during the early transition from conventional to organic farming practices
Price, J.R., D. Oviedo-Vargas, M. Peipoch, M.D. Daniels, and J. Kan. 2025. Ecosphere 16(8): e70375.
Biogeochemical recovery and role of ancient hydric soils in contemporary floodplain restorations
Yaculak, A.M., J. Kan, M. Peipoch, J.G. Galella, E.K. Peck, S.S. Kaushal, T.L.E. Trammell, and S.P. Inamdar. 2025. Ecological Engineering 220: 107733.
Streptomyces coelicolor-plant association facilitates ergothioneine (EGT) uptake in Triticum aestivum
Pipinos, A., J. Kan, G. Zinati, A. Smith, and H. Bais. 2025. Frontiers in Microbiology 16: 1637050.
Publications
Joshi, B., D. Dwivedi, M.M. Rahman, M.G. Sena, E.R. Moore, J.G. Galella, M. Peipoch, J. Kan, P. Imhoff, and S. Inamdar. 2025. Journal of Geophysical Research: Biogeosciences 130(12): e2025JG009072.
Price, J.R., D. Oviedo-Vargas, M. Peipoch, M.D. Daniels, and J. Kan. 2025. Ecosphere 16(8): e70375.
Biogeochemical recovery and role of ancient hydric soils in contemporary floodplain restorations
Yaculak, A.M., J. Kan, M. Peipoch, J.G. Galella, E.K. Peck, S.S. Kaushal, T.L.E. Trammell, and S.P. Inamdar. 2025. Ecological Engineering 220: 107733.
Pipinos, A., J. Kan, G. Zinati, A. Smith, and H. Bais. 2025. Frontiers in Microbiology 16: 1637050.
Soil health metrics for assessment of floodplain restorations
Galella, J.G., M.M. Rahman, E.R. Moore, M. Peipoch, J. Kan, A.M. Yaculak, M. Sena, B. Joshi, S.S. Kaushal, and S. Inamdar. 2025. Environmental Research Letters 20(8): 084010.
