MARINE BIOTECHNOLOGY CENTER PARTICIPANTS
Mark A. Brzezinski, Ph.D. Associate Professor of Marine Biology
brzezins@lifesci.lscf.ucsb.edu
Phytoplankton ecology and physiology; phytoplankton cell cycles; elemental cycling in surface ocean.
Alison Butler, Ph.D. Professor of Chemistry
butler@sbmm1.ucsb.edu
Bioinorganic chemistry; metallobiochemistry with an emphasis on the roles of metal ions in the catalytic activity of metalloenzymes.
Bradley F. Chmelka, Ph.D. Assistant Professor of Chemical Engineering
bradc@engineering.ucsb.edu
Materials research: molecular sieves; polymers; inorganic-organic hybrid materials; NMR spectroscopy.
James B. Cooper, Ph.D. Associate Professor of Biology
jcooper@lifesci.lscf.ucsb.edu
Molecular genetics of plant development and plant-microbe interactions; regulation of plant extracellular matrix structure and function.
Edward F. DeLong, Ph.D. Assistant Professor of Biology
delong@marbtech.ucsb.edu
Natural history of prokaryotes; marine prokaryotic diversity, community structure and ecology; molecular approaches in microbial ecology.
Kevin W. Farrell, Ph.D. Research Biologist
farrell@lifesci.lscf.ucsb.edu
Kathleen R. Foltz, Ph.D. Assistant Professor of Biology
foltz@lifesci.lscf.ucsb.edu
Biochemistry, cellular and molecular biology of fertilization; signal transduction during egg activation; evolution of gamete recognition molecules in free-spawning marine invertebrates.
Aharon Gibor, Ph.D. Professor of Biology, Emeritus
gibor@lifesci.lscf.ucsb.edu
Cell physiology, nuclear cytoplasmic relationships; algal cell development.
Paul K. Hansma, Ph.D. Professor of Physics
No email
Design, construction, testing and operation of new scanning probe microscopes for applications ranging from materials research to DNA sequencing.
Robert S. Jacobs, Ph.D. Professor of Pharmacology
rejacobs@sbmm1.ucsb.edu
Cellular and molecular mechanism of action of marine natural products and toxins.
Aileen N.C. Morse, Ph.D. Assistant Research Biologist
a_morse@lifesci.lscf.ucsb.edu
Marine biology; metamorphosis of marine invertebrate larvae; crustose red algae and corals; tropical reefs.
Daniel E. Morse, Ph.D. Professor of Genetics and Biochemistry
d_morse@lifesci.lscf.ucsb.edu
Molecular marine biology and molecular genetics; mechanisms of regulation governing gene expression and development; molecular signals controlling metamorphosis.
Miriam Polne-Fuller, Ph.D. Assistant Research Biologist
polne@lifesci.lscf.ucsb.edu
Seaweed biotechnology; protoplast, callus and cell culture; tissue culture and genetic manipulations; aquaculture of marine plants and silkfish; microbial recyclers of marine pollution.
Peter T. Raimondi, Ph.D. Assistant Research Biologist (dual appointment at UC Santa Cruz)
raimondi@biology.ucsc.edu
Marine ecology; evolutionary ecology; design of experiments and monitoring programs.
James S. Speck, Ph.D. Associate Professor of Materials/Engineering
speck@surface.ucsb.edu
Electronic and inorganic materials (transmission electron microscopy; X-ray diffraction; thin films; materials science).
Galen D. Stucky, Ph.D. Professor of Chemistry
stucky@sbxray.ucsb.edu
Design, synthesis and characterization of new materials with an emphasis on understanding interface and nucleation chemistry.