The Wrighton Lab

Microbiome Research Group

Kelly testified before congress!

On Friday, Sept. 11, Kelly testified before the House committee on science, space, and technology. Read her testimony and/or watch here: https://science.house.gov/hearings/biological-research-at-the-department-of-energy-leveraging-does-unique-capabilities-to-respond-to-the-covid-19-pandemic

Wrighton Lab on Genome Insider Podcast

Hear from several Wrighton Lab members talk with Allison Takemura from the Joint Genome Institute about studying river microbiomes with WHONDRS. Find the podcast on Apple Podcasts, Google Play, Spotify, iHeart Radio, and TuneIn Radio, or read the transcript here: https://jgi.doe.gov/genome-insider-episode-3-river-microbiomes-from-around-the-world/

Survivor: Fractured Shales Edition

Kelly Wrighton gave a talk at DCO in Washington DC. Click the link below to see her talk about microbes marooned in hydraulically fractured shales and the mechanisms they employ to survive- https://fsmap-images.s3.amazonaws.com/DC2019-talks/21-LightningTalksII-KellyWrighton.mov

REU student Greg Moss presented his summer research!

This summer we hosted Greg Moss, an undergraduate student from Santa Monica College, for a Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) funded by the National Sciences Foundation. He spent the summer researching condensed tannins and their impacts on microbial physiology. The Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) program supports active research participation by undergraduate students in any […]