Jinjun Kan, Ph.D.

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Associate Research Scientist

Principal investigator, Microbiology Group
Adjunct professor, Department of Biology, University of Pennsylvania
Adjunct professor, Department of Plant and Soil Sciences, University of Delaware

Contact

jkan@stroudcenter.org
tel. 610-910-0047
970 Spencer Road, Avondale, PA 19311

https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5331-380X

Interests and Expertise

Jinjun Kan’s interests include environmental microbiology and molecular microbial ecology of aquatic ecosystems, particularly freshwater and estuaries, with a focus on algal, bacterial, archaeal, and viral population dynamics, and interactions with local environments, including trophic interactions, nutrient cycling, and biogeochemistry.

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Education

Ph.D., environmental molecular microbiology/biotechnology, University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland.
M.S., ecology, First Institute of Oceanography, State Oceanic Administration, Qingdao, China.
B.S., ecology and environmental sciences, Ocean University of China, Qingdao, China.

Professional Experience

Associate research scientist, Stroud Water Research Center, 2017–present.
Assistant research scientist, Stroud Water Research Center, 2010–2017.
Postdoctoral fellow, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California, 2006–2010.
Research assistant, University of Maryland Biotechnology Institute, College Park, Maryland, 2001–2006.
Research assistant, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, 1999–2001.

Publications

Draining the landscape: how do nitrogen concentrations in riparian groundwater and stream water change following milldam removal?

Lewis, E., S. Inamdar, A.J. Gold, K. Addy, T.L.E. Trammell, D. Merritts, M. Peipoch, P.M. Groffman, J. Hripto, M. Sherman, J. Kan, R. Walter, and E. Peck. 2021. Journal of Geophysical Research Biogeosciences 126(8), e2021JG006444.

Urbanization pressures alter tree rhizosphere microbiomes

Rosier, C.L., S.W. Polson, V. D’Amico, J. Kan, and T.L.E. Trammell. 2021. Science Reports 11, 9447.

Dynamics of bacterial communities during a seasonal hypoxia at the Bohai Sea: Coupling and response between abundant and rare populations

Wu, C., J. Kan, D.D. Narale, K. Liu, and J. Sun. 2021. Journal of Environmental Sciences, early online access.

Bacterial community composition and chromophoric dissolved organic matter differs with culture time of Skeletonema dohrnii

Liu, Y., J. Kan, J. Yang, M.A. Noman, and J. Sun. 2021. Diversity 13(4):150.

Distribution of chromophytic phytoplankton in the eddy-induced upwelling region of the West Pacific Ocean revealed using rbcL genes

Pujari, L., D. Narale, J. Kan, C. Wu, G. Zhang, C. Ding, L. Li, and J. Sun. 2021. Frontiers in Microbiology 12: 596015.

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Stroud Center science teams are collecting river DNA samples to understand where sediment pollution comes from and the best ways to fight it.

A Small Farm Offers Big Opportunities for Measuring Watershed Restoration Success

Stream restorations rarely get monitored rigorously enough to determine if the “patient” has fully recovered.

Stream Reach: Building Communities from White Clay Creek to the Yangtze Basin

To truly make a difference requires, not only understanding freshwater systems, but working with all kinds of communities to protect them.

Don’t Stop Me Now! Studying the Effects of Milldam Removal

Stroud Water Research Center scientists are investigating how milldam removal might affect groundwater and surface water quality.

Stories From the Streams: Straight From the Source

Learn how scientists are using advanced tools to track down the source of potentially harmful contaminants. Episode 6 in the “Stories from the Streams” series from WHYY TV12.

Sharing Our Science in Salt Lake City

Stroud Center scientists shared their work at the weeklong annual meeting of this premier international organization of aquatic scientists.