Richard Castenholz

University of Oregon

Projects

FECB: A Functional Encyclopedia of Cyanobacteria - Building the knowledge framework for an enhanced understanding of carbon and nitrogen cycling

Lead Institution

University of California, Davis

Principal Investigator

Matthias Hess

Project type

FICUS Research

There has been a great interest by the Department of Energy (DOE) to increase the phylogenetic coverage of genome sequences from across the phyla archaea and bacteria – including cyanobacteria. The…

Biomineralization and Biosequestration Mechanisms at Life's Upper Temperatures: A Reappraisal using Novel CryoEM Techniques

Lead Institution

Environmental Molecular Sciences Laboratory

Principal Investigator

Sherry Cady

Though microbes can indirectly and metabolically transform, sequester, and transport (i) ions, (ii) organic and inorganic complexes, and (iii) precipitates via a wide range of mechanisms,…

Carbon, Oxide, Metal Sequestration Mechanisms of Hot Springs Microbial Communities: Establishing a Technical Platform for Chemical Imaging Investigation

Lead Institution

Environmental Molecular Sciences Laboratory

Principal Investigator

Sherry Cady

Though microbes can indirectly and metabolically transform, sequester, and transport (i) ions, (ii) organic and inorganic complexes, and (iii) precipitates via a wide range of mechanisms,…