Current Projects

Primary research: Our lab does both basic and applied research

Oxidative Extracellular Electron Transfer

Photoferrotrophy and Unusual Photosynthesis

Microbe-Charged Surface Interactions

Short-chain Hydrocarbon Degradation

Bioremediation

Support:

Current research support at WUSTL

1. NSF- MCB (PI)

2. DEPSCoR - US DOD, Air Force Office of Scientific Research (PI/Co-PI)

3. WUSTL Here and Next Spark Funding (PI)

4. NIGMS (Co-PI)

5. EU-COST (Purplegain - Network Grant, International Partner)

6. NSF-MCB (PI)

7. Danforth Seed Grant (Brian Gallagher, graduate student PI)

Current outreach support at WUSTL

1. L'Oreal USA and AAAS

Gateway Science Academy, St. Louis.

2. U.S. Department of Defense, Army Research Office - Army Educational Outreach Program.

Interested students should apply here.

3. Packard Foundation

Graduate training grants that we are associated with at WUSTL

1. NIH R35 Initiative for Maximizing Student Development (IMSD), WUSTL

2. NIH T32 Training Grant: Interdisciplinary Training in Mechanobiology from nm to cm

3. NIH T32 Training Grant: Genomic Sciences

Past sources at WUSTL

- WUSTL A&S SPEED (Co-PI)

- NSF-Engineering Research Center Planning Grant (Co-PI)

- NSF-MRI (Co-PI)

- LLNL - US DOE (Co-PI)

- US DOD Army Research Office (PI)

- Moore Foundation (Moore Inventor Finalist) (PI)

- Packard Foundation Fellowship (PI)

- DURIP Award (US DOD) (PI)

- US DOE BER (Co-PI)

- Inter American University Scientific Research Agreement (PI)

- A&S Collaboration Initiation Grant (PI)

- WUSTL Office of the Vice Chancellor of Research University Research Strategic Alliance (URSA) Grant (PI)

- WUSTL ICARES/InCees Grant (PI)

Past sources before WUSTL

- HHMI (PI)

- Life Sciences Research Foundation (PI)

- L'Oreal USA and AAAS (PI)