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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

Temporal variation and detection limit of an estuarine bacterioplankton community analyzed by denaturing gradient gel electrophoresis (DGGE)

Kan, J., K. Wang, and F. Chen. 2006. Aquatic Microbial Ecology 42:7–18.

Diverse and unique picocyanobacteria found in the Chesapeake Bay

Chen, F., K. Wang, J. Kan, M. Suzuki, E. Wommack, and W. Coats. 2006.  Applied and Environmental Microbiology 72(3): 2239–2243.

Isolation and characterization of a small nuclear inclusion virus infecting the diatom Chaetoceros c.f. gracilis

Bettarel, Y., J. Kan, K. Wang, S. Cooney, K. Williamson, F. Chen, E. Wommack, and W. Coats. 2005. Aquatic Microbial Ecology 40:103–114.

Metaproteomic analysis of Chesapeake Bay microbial communities

Kan, J., T.E. Hanson, J.M. Ginter, K. Wang, and F. Chen. 2005. Saline Systems 1:7.

Assessment of microbial dynamics in the Pearl River Estuary by 16S rRNA terminal restriction fragment analysis

Wu, M., L. Song, J. Ren, J. Kan, and P. Qian. 2004. Continental Shelf Research 24:1925–1934.

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