Carolyn Zeiner

Harvard University

Projects

Unraveling Cellular Controls on the Diversity of Mn Oxides Formed By Fungi

Lead Institution

Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution

Principal Investigator

Colleen Hansel

Project type

Large-Scale EMSL Research

Mn(III/IV) oxides are potent scavengers and oxidants of numerous nutrients and contaminants within the environment. The oxidation and sorption capacity of Mn oxide phases, however, is highly…

Genome-enabled Investigations of the Role of Secreted Proteins and Reactive Metabolites in Carbon Degradation by Pure and Mixed Ascomycete Fungal Communities

Lead Institution

Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution

Principal Investigator

Colleen Hansel

Project type

FICUS Research

The Eumycete fungi (primarily Basidiomycota and Ascomycota) are key organisms in the degradation of wood, plant and animal material. While ascomycetes are less capable of rapid wood decay than…