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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

Diverse bacterial groups are associated with corrosive lesions at a Granite Mountain Record Vault (GMRV)

Kan, J., P. Chellamuthu, A. Obraztsova, J.E. Moore, and K.H. Nealson. 2011. Journal of Applied Microbiology 111:329–337.

Synchronicity between population structure and proteome profiles: a metaproteomic analysis of Chesapeake Bay bacterial communities

Kan, J., T.E. Hanson, and F. Chen. 2011. Pages 637–644 in Frans J. de Bruijn (editor). Handbook of Molecular Microbial Ecology I; Metagenomics and Complementary Approaches. Wiley-Blackwell, Hoboken, New Jersey.

Optimizing the indirect extraction of prokaryotic DNA from soils

Williamson, K.E., J. Kan, S.W. Polson, and S.J. Williamson. 2011. Soil Biology and Biochemistry 43:736–748.

Yellowstone Lake: high energy geochemistry and rich bacterial diversity

Clingenpeel, S., R.E. Macur, J. Kan, W. P. Inskeep, D. Lavalvo, J. Varley, E. Mathur, K. Nealson, Y. Goby, T.L. Fracois, and T.R. McDermott. 2011. Environmental Microbiology 13:2172–2185.

Archaea in Yellowstone Lake

Kan, J., S. Clingenpeel, R.E. Macur, W.P. Inskeep, D. Lavalvo, J. Varley, Y. Gory, T.R. McDermott, and K.H. Nealson. 2011. ISME Journal 5:1784–1795.

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