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Funding Source: GoMRI Synthesis Projects

Project Overview

Synthesis Core Area 6 – Microbiology, Metagenomics & Bioinformatics

Synthesis Leads
Samantha B. Joye
University of Georgia
Department of Marine Sciences

Joel E. Kostka
Georgia Institute of Technology
School of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences

Synthesis Motivators
Kenneth M. Halanych
Gulf of Mexico Research Initiative (GoMRI)
Research Board Member

Rita R. Colwell
Gulf of Mexico Research Initiative (GoMRI)
Research Board Chair

Summary:

GoMRI’s Synthesis Core Area 6, Microbiology, Metagenomics & Bioinformatics, generated foundational ideas to advance marine microbiology and enhance understanding of microbial response to major disturbances in the ocean.


Journal Articles - 2

2021

Weiman, S., Joye, S., Kostka, J., Halanych, K., & Colwell, R. (2021). GoMRI Insights into Microbial Genomics and Hydrocarbon Bioremediation Response in Marine Ecosystems. Oceanography, 34(1), 124-135.

2020

Kostka, J., Joye, S., & Colwell, R. (2020). Deepwater Horizon and the Rise of the Omics. Eos, 101.


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