Peter Girguis

Exploring the boundaries of metazoan thermotolerance at hydrothermal vents: Respiration and protein expression of paralvinellid worms

Lead Institution

Harvard University

Principal Investigator

Peter Girguis

Project type

Exploratory Research

As evidence of global climate change mounts, there is a growing impetus to examine the responses of metazoan life to increasing thermal pressure. Organismal thermotolerance is the subject of many…

The ISO-BOSS: Quantifying and Resolving Metabolic Rates and Metabolic Pathways in the Deep Subsurface Biosphere

Lead Institution

Harvard University

Principal Investigator

Peter Girguis

Project type

Large-Scale EMSL Research

Title: The ISO-BOSS: Quantifying and resolving metabolic rates and metabolic pathways in the deep subsurface biosphere PNNL ISO-BOSS abstract Recent evidence has shown that an extensive…

Activity-based Protein Capture of Archaeal Enzymes to Constrain Physiological Activity and Their Role in Global Methane Cycling

Lead Institution

Harvard University

Principal Investigator

Peter Girguis

Project type

Large-Scale EMSL Research

Methane is a potent greenhouse gas, capable of absorbing and releasing 25 times more heat to the atmosphere per molecule than carbon dioxide. A significant fraction of methane on Earth is…

Protemic Analysis of Naturally Ocurring Methane Oxidizing Archaeal Communities

Lead Institution

Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Principal Investigator

Edward DeLong

Project type

Exploratory Research

Microbial mediated anaerobic methane oxidation (AOM) in marine sediments represents a significant but poorly understood carbon sink throughout the world's oceans. Mounting geochemical and…

Gaining new insights into microbial methanogenesis and anaerobic methane oxidation through in vivo nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy

Lead Institution

Boston University

Principal Investigator

Jeffrey Marlow

Project type

Exploratory Research

Methane is a singularly important molecule in the context of the United States' energy and environmental priorities. It represents a substantial energy source and potential feedstock for biofuel…

Coupling temporal variations in geochemistry to activities of microbial populations in the deep subseafloor biosphere

Lead Institution

Harvard University

Principal Investigator

Peter Girguis

Project type

Large-Scale EMSL Research

To date, studies of the oceanic subsurface biosphere have effectively demonstrated the existence of an active microbial community, and have begun to characterize community density and distribution…

Exploring the Boundaries of Metazoan Thermotolerance at Hydrothermal Vents: Respiration and Protein Expression of Paralvinellid Worms

Lead Institution

Harvard University

Principal Investigator

Peter Girguis

Project type

Large-Scale EMSL Research

As evidence of global climate change mounts, there is a growing impetus to examine the responses of metazoan life to increasing thermal pressure. Organismal thermotolerance has been the subject of…

EMSL Science Overview

Peter Girguis

Projects

Exploring the boundaries of metazoan thermotolerance at hydrothermal vents: Respiration and protein expression of paralvinellid worms

The ISO-BOSS: Quantifying and Resolving Metabolic Rates and Metabolic Pathways in the Deep Subsurface Biosphere

Activity-based Protein Capture of Archaeal Enzymes to Constrain Physiological Activity and Their Role in Global Methane Cycling

Protemic Analysis of Naturally Ocurring Methane Oxidizing Archaeal Communities

Gaining new insights into microbial methanogenesis and anaerobic methane oxidation through in vivo nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy

Coupling temporal variations in geochemistry to activities of microbial populations in the deep subseafloor biosphere

Exploring the Boundaries of Metazoan Thermotolerance at Hydrothermal Vents: Respiration and Protein Expression of Paralvinellid Worms