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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

Current production by bacterial communities in microbial fuel cells enriched from wastewater sludge with different electron donors

Kan, J., L. Hsu, A.C.M. Cheung, M. Pirbazari, and K.H. Nealson. 2011. Environmental Science and Technology 45:1139–1146.

Comparison of the bacterial communities of wild and captive sponge Clathria prolifera from the Chesapeake Bay

Isaacs, L.T., J. Kan, L. Nguyen, P. Videau, M.A. Anderson, T.L. Wright and R.T. Hill. 2009. Marine Biotechnology 11:758–770.

Electricity production coupled to ammonium in a microbial fuel cell

He Z., J. Kan, Y. Wang, Y. Huang, Mansfeld, and K.H. Nealson. 2009. Environmental Science and Technology 43:3391–3397.

Self-sustained phototrophic microbial fuel cells based on the synergistic cooperation between photosynthetic microorganisms and heterotrophic bacteria

He Z., J. Kan, F. Mansfeld, L.T. Angenent, and K.H. Nealson. 2009. Environmental Science and Technology 43:1648–1654.

Is inorganic nutrient enrichment a driving force for the formation of red tides? A case study of the dinoflagellate Scrippsiella trochoidea in an embayment

Yin, K., X. Song, S. Liu, J. Kan, and P. Qian. 2008. Harmful Algae 8:54–59.

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