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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

Interannual dynamics of viriobenthos abundance and morphological diversity in Chesapeake Bay sediments

Helton, R.R., K. Wang, J. Kan, D.H. Powell, and K.E. Wommack. 2012. FEMS Microbiology Ecology 79:474–486.

Bacterial community biodiversity in estuaries and its controlling factors: a case study in Chesapeake Bay

Kan, J., and J. Sun. 2011. Biodiversity Science 19:770–778.

Ecotoxicological response of marine organisms to inorganic and organic sediment amendments in laboratory exposure

Rosen, G., J. Leather, J. Kan, and Y.M. Arias-Thode. 2011. Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety 74:1921–1930.

Marine bacterial community response to inorganic and organic amendments in marine sediments

Kan, J., Y. Wang, A. Obraztsova, G. Rosen, J. Leather, K. Scheckel, K.H. Nealson, and Y.M. Arias-Thode. 2011. Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety 74:1931–1941.

A rapid fingerprinting approach to distinguish between closely related strains of Shewanella

Kan, J., B. Flood, J.P. McCrow, J.S. Kim, L. Tan, and K.H. Nealson. 2011. Journal of  Microbiological Methods 86:62–68.

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