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Nikola Tolic

Institution
Environmental Molecular Sciences Laboratory

Projects

Extracellular Research Thrust for EMSL SSA

Lead Institution
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
Principal Investigator
Kirsten Hofmockel
This project will develop a conceptual framework that defines the biotic and abiotic mechanisms regulating the persistence of mineral associated organic matter (OM). The specific goals are to…

MICROBES PERSIST: SYSTEMS BIOLOGY OF THE SOIL MICROBIOME

Lead Institution
Environmental Molecular Sciences Laboratory
Principal Investigator
Ljiljana Pasa-Tolic
Soils store more carbon than the atmosphere and biosphere combined, yet the mechanisms that regulate soil C remain elusive. While plant roots are the initial source of carbon (C) that enters…

The Effects of Earthworms on Ecosystem Multifunctionality (E3M)

Lead Institution
Environmental Molecular Sciences Laboratory
Principal Investigator
Christer Jansson
In a collaborative endeavor between EMSL and the CNRS Ecotron facility in Monpellier, France, we are launching a pilot project, E3M, to explore how Ecotron’s Macrocosm platform with ecosystem-scale…

1000 Soils Research Campaign

Lead Institution
Environmental Molecular Sciences Laboratory
Principal Investigator
Nancy Hess
Project type
MONet
To more fully understand the cycling of carbon, carbon-based nutrients and key elements from the molecular to basin scale across variations in soil chemistry, the Environmental Molecular Sciences…

Microbes persist: Systems biology of the soil microbiome

Lead Institution
Environmental Molecular Sciences Laboratory
Principal Investigator
Ljiljana Pasa-Tolic
Microorganisms play key roles in soil carbon turnover and stabilization of persistent organic matter via their metabolic activities, cellular biochemistry, and extracellular products. Microbial…

Imaging and Monitoring the Initial Stages of Biofilm Formation

Lead Institution
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
Principal Investigator
R. Shane Addleman
As outlined below, the goal of this study to apply an integrated, multi-faceted approach to the analysis of the initial molecular and cellular processes involved with cell adhesion, colonization, and…

Imaging and Monitoring the Initial Stages of Biofilm Formation

Lead Institution
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
Principal Investigator
R. Shane Addleman
As outlined below, the goal of this study to apply an integrated, multi-faceted approach to the analysis of the initial molecular and cellular processes involved with cell adhesion, colonization, and…

Imaging and Monitoring the Initial Stages of Biofilm Formation

Lead Institution
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
Principal Investigator
R. Shane Addleman
As outlined below, the goal of this study to apply an integrated, multi-faceted approach to the analysis of the initial molecular and cellular processes involved with cell adhesion, colonization, and…

Advancing soil C characterization using HRMS and NMR

Lead Institution
Environmental Molecular Sciences Laboratory
Principal Investigator
Nancy Hess
Soil organic matter consists of diverse and complex mixture of hundreds to thousands biological and metabolic products that are poorly characterized using current techniques. We seek to develop a…

Atmospheric Soil Organic Particles

Lead Institution
Purdue University
Principal Investigator
Alexander Laskin
Recent discovery of atmospheric soil organic particles (ASOP), emitted through previously unrecognized atmosphere-land-surface interactions, suggests that ASOP may have a widespread impact over a…

Atmospheric Soil Organic Particles

Lead Institution
Purdue University
Principal Investigator
Alexander Laskin
Recent discovery of atmospheric soil organic particles (ASOP), emitted through previously unrecognized atmosphere-land-surface interactions, suggests that ASOP may have a widespread impact over a…