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 Dr. Anna-Louise Reysenbach is a Professor of Microbial Biology in the Biology Department. Her research centers on microbial ecology with a special interest in the ecology of terrestrial and deep-sea hydrothermal vents and in the evolution of biogeochemical cycles. Her lab has isolated many heat-loving microbes belonging to novel branches on the tree of life. Recently, Reysenbach was awarded an NSF grant to have the entire genomes sequenced of two of these isolates. She serves on the Editorial Board for the journal Microbial Ecology, and is a subject editor for the journal Geobiology. She is a member of the NSF-RIDGE 2000 Steering Committee, and recently was elected to the National Research Council's Space Studies Board. Reysenbach has served on the NASA subcommittee on Space Exploration and Science and the Deep-Sea Submergence Scientific Committee (DESSC).
Reysenbach has published widely in such prestigious journals as Science and Nature, and has edited two books. She has traveled extensively for her research to Iceland, New Zealand, the Azores, Costa Rica, Yellowstone, and deep-sea locales in the Indian Ocean, Atlantic Ocean, and Pacific Ocean using almost all of the deep-sea research submersibles: Alvin (US), Nautile (France) and Shinkai 6500 (Japan).
In addition to her professional activities, Dr. Reysenbach has been involved in numerous outreach and educational endeavors. In Yellowstone each summer, she teachers a popular 4-day course to the public on Yellowstone's microbes. She has been involved in numerous documentaries that include the Discovery Channel, NOVA, National Geographic, BBC, and A&E. She is currently working with OPP on a biology series geared towards high school teachers.
| Website: | http://www.alrlab.pdx.edu |
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Anna-Louise Reysenbach, Ph.D.
Professor of Microbial Biology
Portland State University
Department of Biology, SB2 Rm 246
1719 SW 10th Ave
Portland, Oregon 97201
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| Phone: | 503.725.3864 |
| Email: | reysenbacha@pdx.edu |
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