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Jinjun Kan, Ph.D.

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Jinjun Kan, Ph.D.

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

Yellowstone Lake Nanoarchaeota

Clingenpeel, S., J. Kan, R.E. Macur, T. Woyke, D. Lovalvo, J. Varley, W.P. Inskeep, K.H. Nealson, and T. McDermott. 2013. Frontiers in Microbiology 4:274.

Apatite and chitin amendments promote microbial activity and augment metal removal in marine sediments

Kan, J., A. Obraztsova, Y. Wang, J. Leather, K.G. Scheckel, K.H. Nealson, and Y.M. Arias-Thode. 2013. Open Journal of Metal, Heavy Metal Special Issue 3:51–61.

Bioconcentration and biotransformation of selenite versus selenate exposed periphyton and subsequent toxicity to the mayfly Centroptilum triangulifer

Conley, J.M., D.H. Funk, D.H. Hesterberg, L.-C. Hsu, J. Kan, Y.-T. Liu, and D.B. Buchwalter. 2013. Environmental Science & Technology 47:7965–7973.

Adaptation of soil microbes during establishment of microbial fuel cell consortium fed with lactate

Futamata, H., O. Bretschger, A. Cheung, J. Kan, R. Owen, and K.H. Nealson. 2013. Journal of Bioscience and Bioengineering 115(1):58–63.

Electricity generation from a floating marine microbial fuel cell

Huang, Y., Z. He, J. Kan, A.K. Manohar, K.H. Nealson, and F. Mansfeld. 2012. Bioresource Technology 114:308–313.

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