Research
Discover unexpected microbial diversity & biogeochemistry
Discover unexpected microbial diversity & biogeochemistry
Make the unexpected expected & predictable in a changing environment
Make the unexpected expected & predictable in a changing environment
Discover Unexpected Microbial Diversity in Oceans and Estuaries
Discover Unexpected Microbial Diversity in Oceans and Estuaries
Novel microbes and unexpected niche differentiation
Novel microbes and unexpected niche differentiation
nitrite-oxidizing bacteria live across the full oxygen spectrum in the ocean
unexpected diversity of nitrogen-loss microbes
unique traits of nitrous oxide (greenhouse gas) consumers and producers in different layers
Unexpected Microbial Diversity Motivates New Discoveries in Biogeochemistry
Unexpected Microbial Diversity Motivates New Discoveries in Biogeochemistry
New process in the nitrogen cycle
New process in the nitrogen cycle
Determination of missing key kinetics parameters of greenhouse gas cycling
Determination of missing key kinetics parameters of greenhouse gas cycling
Novel understanding of the nitrogen loss
Novel understanding of the nitrogen loss
Make Unexpected Microbial Diversity and Biogeochemistry Expected and Predictable
Make Unexpected Microbial Diversity and Biogeochemistry Expected and Predictable
General rules behind microbial diversity and coexistence
General rules behind microbial diversity and coexistence
Predictable microbial community composition under warming. Facilitation plays a major role in microbial community assembly.
Effects of carbon and nitrogen sources on microbial diversity
Novel theoretical frameworks and ecosystem models with microbial functional types
Novel theoretical frameworks and ecosystem models with microbial functional types
Temporal and spatial dynamics of nutrients maintain microbial diversity
Microbial interactions explain key nitrogen dynamics
Getting to know microbes:
DNA and RNA on filters collected from the Pacific ocean
DNA and RNA extraction
Enriching microbes with a bioreactor in Prof. Sebastian Lücker's lab at Radboud University)
Monitoring nutrients in the bioreactor
Counting colonies on an agar plate
Gene amplification with PCR
DNA purification from a gel
Exploring biogeochemical cycles:
Media for denitrifiers
pH adjustment for samples
Replacing air with helium
Running mass spectrometer
One of my 4,000 samples
Linking microbes and biogeochemical cycles via building theoretical and modeling frameworks