Dr. Thomas Gihring
Former Ph.D. Student
M.S. Geology. 2001. The University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI
B.S. Geology. 1998. The University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI
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Email: gihring@ocean.fsu.edu
Dr. Denise Akob
Former Ph.D. Student
B.S. Biology. 2002. St. Mary's College of Maryland, St. Mary's City, MD, USA
Dissertation Title: Structure and Function of Microbial Communities Controlling the Fate and Transformation of U(VI) in Radionuclide Contaminated Subsurface Sediments.
After FSU: Denise started a Postdoc in Germany at the Friedrich Schiller University in Jena, working with Dr. Kirsten Küsel in the Institute for Ecology.
Email: deniseakob@gmail.com
Web: http://www.deniseakob.com
Mike Humphrys
Former M.S. Student
B.S.
Masters Thesis Title: “Quantification of prokaryotic gene expression in shallow marine subsurface sediments of Aarhus Bay, Denmark.”
After FSU: Mike now works in the Epidemic Investigation Laboratory Unit in CDC's National Center for Zoonotic, Viral, and Enteric Diseases. He is working on diagnostic and molecular microbiology related to mostly foodborne outbreaks. He is also working on global health collaborations concentrating on surveillance of childhood enteric disease as well as field-deployable rapid diagnostic tests for global disease detection. He is interested in exploring the relationship between the microbial ecology and human disease.
Ashley Riggs
Former FSU Undergraduate
After FSU: Ashley started an M.S. program at the Dauphin Island Sea Lab in Dauphin Island, AL in 2008.
