REGINA LAMENDELLA, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor of ● Juniata College th 601 17 Street, Von Liebig Center for Science ● Huntingdon, PA 16652 Tel: (814)-641-3553 ● Email: [email protected]

EDUCATION

Ph.D., Environmental Science, University of , College of , 2009 Advisor: Dr. Daniel B. Oerther Doctoral Dissertation: “Comparative metagenomic approaches reveal swine-specific populations useful for fecal source identification.”

M.S., Environmental Science, University of Cincinnati, College of Engineering, 2006 Thesis Advisors: Dr. Daniel B. Oerther and Dr Jorge Santo Domingo Master’s Thesis: “Assessment of fecal source pollution in Plum Creek watershed, Nebraska using Bacteroidetes-targeted PCR assays and phylogenetic analysis.”

B.S., Biology, Lafayette College, 2004 Minor: Environmental Science Thesis Advisor: Dr. Lorraine Mineo Honor’s Thesis Title: “A comparison of drought and excessive precipitation condition in two tributaries feeding the Bushkill Creek, Jacobsburg, PA: A Water Quality Survey”

M.S., Molecular Genetics, Biochemistry, and Microbiology, University of Cincinnati, College of Medicine, expected Advisor: Dr. Edmund Choi

RESEARCH AND TEACHING EXPERIENCE

Assistant Professor, Juniata College, 2012-present Biology Department

Research Affiliate, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, 2012-present Earth Sciences Division, Department

E.O. Lawrence Postdoctoral Fellow, Lawrence Berkeley National Lab, 2009-2012 Supervisor: Dr. Janet K. Jansson

Private Contractor to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 2009 Self-employed Contract: “Controlling microbial induced concrete corrosion”

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Graduate Student Trainee, 2004-2008 Supervisors: Dr. Daniel B. Oerther, Dr. Jorge Santo Domingo

EXCEL Research Scholar, Lafayette College, Department of Biology, 2003-2004 Supervisors: Dr. Nancy Waters, Dr. Lorraine Mineo

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National Science Foundation GK-12 Teaching Fellow, Science and Technology Enhancement Program (STEP), 2008-2009 Supervisors: Dr Andrea Burrows, Dr. Anant Kukreti

Guest Lecturer, Northern Kentucky University, 2008 Mentor: Dr. Hazel Barton (as part of Preparing Future Faculty Program)

Preparing Future Faculty Fellow, University of Cincinnati, 2006-2009 (Certificate Program)

Graduate Teaching Assistant, University of Cincinnati, 2006-2007 Molecular Methods for Environmental

Graduate Teaching Assistant University of Cincinnati, 2005-2007 Chemical and Microbiological Principles of Environmental Engineering

Undergraduate Teaching Assistant, Lafayette College, 2003-2004 General Biology

Undergraduate Teaching Assistant, Lafayette College, 2003-2004 Limnology

Undergraduate Teaching Assistant, Lafayette College, 2002-2004 Chemistry

STUDENTS MENTORED

Research Advisor, Biology Department, Juniata College  Ryan Trexler and Caroline Solomon, 2012-2013, “Microbial community response to fracking in aquatic ecosystems”  Mitchell Dunklebarger and Erin McClure, 2012-2013, “Longitudinal analysis of gut microbial community dynamics of an Inflammatory Bowel Disease Cohort’  Steven Strutt and Jared Haidet, 2012-2013, “Genome sequencing of hydrocarbon degrading isolated from biotrap amended beads in the Gulf of Mexico”  Andrew Maul, 2012-2013, “Impact of Resistant Starch Diets on Gut Microbial Community dynamics”

Research Mentor, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, 2010-2012  Kent Li, 2010-2012, “Metagenomic analysis of permafrost soils”  Lasse Bergmark, 2011, “Gene-networked based approaches for analyzing complex metagenomic and metaproteomic datasets.”  Brandon Brooks, 2011, “Microbial community profiling of a Swedish twin cohort with Crohn’s Disease.”

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FELLOWSHIPS, HONORS, AND SCHOLARLY AWARDS

Postdoctoral . Science and Technology Achievement Award, 2011, United States Environmental Protection Agency . SPOT Recognition Award for Exceptional Research Contributions, 2010, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory . E. O. Lawrence Postdoctoral Fellowship, 2010, Department of Energy, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, ($150,000) . Travel Grant to 2nd Annual Soil Metagenomics Workshop, 2010, Argonne National Laboratory, ($1,000)

Graduate . John David Eye Fellowship, 2009, College of Engineering, University of Cincinnati, (1000$) . Graduate Environmental Education Scholarship, 2009, Quantitative Environmental . Analysis LLC, (1500$) . Science and Technology Achievement Award, 2009, United States Environmental Protection Agency . GK-12 Graduate Student Teaching Award, 2008, National Science Foundation . Travel Award to ISME-12 Conference, 2008, International Society for , ($1,500) . Travel Award to 108th Annual ASM Conference, 2008, American Society for Microbiology, ($500) . Durning Sisters Scholarship Grant, 2008, Delta Foundation, ($1,500) . Rindsberg Graduate Student Fellowship, 2008, University of Cincinnati, College of Engineering, ($8,000) . University Graduate Scholarship, 2007, University of Cincinnati, ($1,000) . Quantitative Microbial Risk Assessment Travel Award, 2007, Michigan State University ($1,500) . Graduate Student Paper Finalist, 2006, American Water Works Association . Graduate Student Poster Winner, 2006, Allegheny Branch, American Society of Microbiology, . U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Traineeship Award, 2005-2008, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency ($45,000 per year)

Undergraduate . Graduated magna cum laude, 2004 Lafayette College. . Graduated with Honors in Biology, 2004, Lafayette College . Sarah Ida Shaw Nominee, 2004 Delta Delta Delta Foundation . Robert J. Hunt Prize for Excellence in Biology, 2004, Lafayette College, ($500) . University Graduate Scholarship, 2004, University of Cincinnati, ($20,000) . David M. Nalven Memorial Scholarship, Lafayette College, Easton, PA. ($500) . EXCEL Scholarship, Lafayette College, 2000-2004 ($30,000) . Dean’s List all Semesters, 2000-2004, Lafayette College

Curriculum Vitae, Lamendella, Page 3 of 12 PROFESSIONAL TRAINING WORKSHOPS

. Next Generation Sequencing Workshop, 2012, Michigan State University . Integrated Microbial Genomes Workshop, 2010, Joint Genome Institute . 2nd Annual Soil Metagenomics Workshop, 2010, Argonne National Laboratory . Computational Microbiology Bootcamp, 2009, University of Massachusetts . International Workshop on Ribosomal RNA Technology, 2008, Max Planck Institute for Marine Microbiology . Quantitative Microbial Risk Assessment Summer Institute, 2007, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI. . Joint Genome Institute’s Training Workshop on Integrated Microbial Genomes and Metagenomes, 2007, Joint Genome Institute . Microarray Workshop, 2006, American Society for Microbiology

COMMUNITY SERVICE

. Volunteer Science Educator at Open Houses, 2010-2011, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory . Mill Creek Watershed Restoration Program Education Volunteer, 2008-2009, Hamilton County, Cincinnati, OH . Water Quality and Biotechnology Program Coordinator, 2006-2009, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Cincinnati . Graduate Student Orientation Leader, 2005-2008, University of Cincinnati . American Society for Engineering Education Volunteer, 2005-2007, Ohio Division . Midnight Run Homeless Program Volunteer, 2001-2003, Lafayette College . Safe Harbor Homeless Shelter Program Coordinator, 2000-2004, LANDIS Community Center, Lafayette College

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS AND REVIEWER

. American Society of Microbiology: Member since 2004 . Water Management Association of Ohio: Member since 2006 . Graduate Women In Science: Member since 2006 . Allegheny Branch American Society of Microbiology: Member since 2006 . International Society for Microbial Ecology: Member since 2006 . Scientific Reviewer for: o International Society for Microbial Ecology Journal o Applied and Environmental Microbiology o Ecotoxicology

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PEER-REVIEWED PUBLICATIONS

1. Lamendella R., Jansson, J.K., Russell, A., Cantarel, B., Darzi, Y., Raes, J., Zhang, B., Mongodin, E., Wortman, J., Shah, M., Halfvarson, J., Tysk, C., Verberkmoes, N., Fraser-Liggett, C.M., and Hettich, R. Metaproteomics of the human gut microbiome in a twin cohort with Crohn’s disease,” (accepted, PLOS One). 2. Lamendella, R., Verberkmoes, N., and Jansson, J.K. 2012. “Omics of the mammalian gut-new insights into function,” Current Opinion in Biotechnology, 23:491-500. 3. Baelum, J, Borglin, S., Chakraborty, R. Fortney, J.L., Lamendella., R., Mason, O.U., Auer, M., Zelma, M., Bill, M., Conrad, M.E., Malfatti, S.A., Tinge, S.G., Holman, H.Y., Hazen, T.C., and Jansson, J.K. 2012. “Deep-sea bacteria enriched by oil and dispersant from the Deepwater Horizon Spill,” Environmental Microbiology, 14:2405-2416. 4. Mason, O.U., Hazen, T.C., Borglin, S., Chain, P.S.G., Dubinsky, E.A., Fortney, J.L., Han, J., Holman, H.-Y.N., Hultman, J., Lamendella, R., Mackelprang, R., Malfatti, S., Tom, L.M., Tringe, S.G., Woyke, T., Zhou, J., Rubin, E.M., and Jansson, J.K. 2012. “Metagenomics, metatranscriptomics and single cell sequencing reveal bacterial response to the Gulf oil spill,” ISME Journal, 6:1715- 1727. 5. Lamendella, R., Oerther, D.B., Martinson, J., and Santo Domingo, J.W. 2011. “Comparative fecal metagenomics reveals previously unknown functionality of the distal swine gut,” BMC Microbiology, 11:103 (highly accessed). 6. Lu, Z., Deng, Y., Van Nostrand, J.D., He, Z., Voordeckers, J., Zhou, A., Lee, Y.J., Mason, O.U., Dubinsky, E.A., Chavarria, K.L., Tom, L.M., Fortney, J.L, Lamendella, R., Jansson, J.K., D’haeseleer, P., Hazen, T.C., and Zhou, J. 2011 “Microbial gene function enriched in the Deepwater Horizon deep-sea oil plume,” ISME Journal, 6:451-460. 7. Hazen, T.C., Dubinsky, E.A., DeSantis, T.Z., Andersen, G.L., Piceno, Y.M., Singh, N., Jansson, J.K., Probst, A., Borglin, S.E., Fortney, J.L., Stringfellow, W.T., Bill, M., Conrad, M.E., Tom, L.M., Chavarria, K.L., Alusi, T.R., Lamendella, R., Joyner, D.C., Spier, C., Baelum, J., Auer, M., Zemla, M.L., Chakraborty, R., Sonnenthal, E.L., D'haeseleer, P., Holman, H.Y., Osman, S., Lu, Z., Van Nostrand, J.D., Deng, Y., Zhou, J., Mason, O.U. 2010. "Deep-sea oil plume enriches indigenous oil-degrading bacteria," Science, 330:204-208. 8. Revetta, R.P., Pemberton, A., Lamendella, R., Iker, B., and Santo Domingo, J.W. 2010. “Identification of Active Bacterial Communities in Using 16S rRNA-Based Sequence Analyses,” Water Research, 44:1353-1360. 9. Lamendella, R., Santo Domingo, J.W., Ghosh, S.G., DiGiovanni, G., Mackie, R., Yanarell, A.C., and Oerther, D.B. 2009. “Evaluation of swine-specific PCR assays used for fecal source tracking and analysis of molecular diversity of swine- specific Bacteroidales populations,” Applied and Environmental Microbiology, 75:5787-5796. 10. Van Ginkel, S.W., Lamendella, R., Kovacik, W.P., and Rittmann, B.E. 2010. “Microbial community structure during nitrate and perchlorate reduction in ion

Curriculum Vitae, Lamendella, Page 5 of 12 exchange brine using the hydrogen-based membrane biofilm reactor (MBfR),” Bioresource Technology, 101:3747-3750. 11. Laseke, I., Korte, J., Lamendella, R., Kaneshiro, E., Marciano-Cabral, F., and Oerther, D. B. 2009. “Identification of Naegleria fowleri in Warm Groundwater Aquifers,” Journal of Environmental Quality, 39:147-153. 12. Lamendella, R., Santo Domingo, J.W., Kelty, C.A., Oerther, D.B. 2008. “Host- distribution and molecular diversity of bifidobacteria in animal feces,” Applied and Environmental Microbiology, 74:575-584. 13. Lu, J., Santo Domingo, J.W., Lamendella, R., Edge, T., and Hill, S. 2008. “Phylogenetic diversity and molecular detection of bacteria in gull feces,” Applied and Environmental Microbiology, 74:3969-3976. 14. Lamendella, R., Santo Domingo, J.W., Oerther, D.B. Vogel, J.R., and Stoeckel, D.M. 2007. “Assessment of fecal pollution sources in a small northern-plains watershed using PCR and phylogenetic analyses of Bacteroidetes 16S rRNA gene,” FEMS Microbiology Ecology, 59:651–656. 15. Shanks, O.C., Santo Domingo, J.W., Lamendella, R., Kelty, C.A., and Graham, J. 2006. “Competitive metagenomic DNA hybridization identifies host-specific microbial genetic markers in cow fecal samples,” Applied and Environmental Microbiology, 72:4054-4060. 16. Vogel, J.R., Lamendella, R., Santo Domingo, J.W., Oerther, D.B., and Stoeckel, D.M. 2007. “Identifying fecal sources in a selected catchment reach using multiple source-tracking tools,” Journal of Environmental Quality, 36:718-729.

Book Chapters 17. Santo Domingo, J., Lamendella, R., and Ashbolt, N. Chapter In Environmental Microbiology: Current Technology and Water Applications, Chapter 10, Microbial Source Tracking: Current and Future Molecular Tools in Microbial Water Quality Forensics. Caisterr Academic Press, 2010.

Educational Research 18. Hadaway, L., Urbaitis, M., Lamendella, R. Oerther, D.B., Burrows, A., and Kukreti, A. 2010. Engineering education collaboration: Innovative pedagogical methods for high school and university environmentalists,” American Society for Engineering Education. 19. Hunt, B., Garrison, S., Lamendella, R., Burrows, A., and Kukreti, A. 2010 ”Go with the flow: Describing stormwater runoff rates using the derivative,” American Society for Engineering Education.

Manuscripts in Review or Preparation 20. Lamendella, R., Oerther, D.B., Iker, B., and Santo Domingo, J.W. Probing the molecular diversity of fecal and environmental Bacteroidales populations uncovers host-specific targets for fecal source tracking,” (in review, Applied and Environmental Microbiology). 21. Lamendella, R., Borglin, S., Hultman, J., Mason, O.U., Reid, F., Fortney, J., Wetmore, K., Kuehl, J., Chien, Lim, Chakraborty, R., Hazen, T., and Jansson, J.K. "Intertidal Beach Microbial Community Dynamics Associated with Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill," (in review at ISME Journal).

Curriculum Vitae, Lamendella, Page 6 of 12 22. Lamendella R., Jansson, J.K., Russell, A., Cantarel, Verberkmoes, N., Fraser- Liggett, C.M., and Hettich, R. “Longitudnal metaproteomic analysis of human gut microbiome reveals microbial hallmarks of Crohn’s disease,” (in preparation). 23. Hultman, J., Waldrop, M., Mackelprang, R., Mason, O.U., Lamendella, R., Chavarria, K., and Jansson, J.K. "Comparative metagenomics of Alaskan permafrost: implications for climate change,” (in preparation).

Proceedings Publications 24. Oerther, D.B., Carlarne, C., Maurer, E., Lamendella, R., and Pumphrey, S., “Using Phosphorus Recovery from Wastewater as a Context for Teaching Sustainable Development with USEPA P3 Support,” American Society for Engineering Education, Proceedings of the Annual Meeting, Chicago, IL, June 18– 21, 2006. 25. Humrighouse, B. H., Santo Domingo, J.W., Revetta, R.P., Lamendella, R., Kelty, C., and Oerther, D.B. “Microbial characterization of drinking water systems receiving groundwater and surface water as the primary sources of water,” Water Distribution System Analysis, Proceedings of the Annual Meeting, Cincinnati, OH, August 27-30, 2006. 26. Revetta, R.P., Santo Domingo, J.W., Kelty, C.A., Humrighouse, B.H., Oerther, D.B., Lamendella, R., Keinanen-Toivola, M., and Williams, M. “Molecular diversity of drinking water microbial communities: a phylogenetic approach,” Water Environment Federation, Proceedings of Disinfection 2007, Pittsburg, PA, February 4-7, 2007. 27. Santo Domingo, J.W., Lu, J., Shanks, O., Lamendella, R., Kelty, C. A., and Oerther, D.B. “Development of host-specific markers for source tracking using a novel metagenomic approach,” Water Environment Federation, Proceedings of Disinfection 2007, Pittsburg, PA, February 4-7, 2007. 28. Burrows, A.C., Kukreti, A.R., Clinton, C., Cross, K., Lamendella, R., Mtshiya, F., Safwat, A., and Wickizer, G. 2009. “STEPing to in a Graduate K-12 Partnership,” 39th ASEE/IEEE Frontiers in Education Conference, San Antonio, TX, October 18 - 21, 2009.

FUNDING SOURCES

1. “Sequencing of oil-amended biotrap isolates from the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill”, Department of Energy, Joint Genome Institute, Community Sequencing program. PI: Regina Lamendella. 2012-2013. 2. “Microbial Community Dynamics of Environmental Samples”, United States Environmental Protection Agency, National Risk Management Research Laboraorty, Contract: Regina Lamendella and Jorge Santo Domingo. 2012- 2014. 3. “Impact of Resistant Starch on the Human Gut Microbiome and Health”, Funded by General Mills Inc. Investigators: Janet K., Jansson and Regina Lamendella. 2011-2013. 4. Analysis of the Structure and Function of the Human Gut Microbiota in Crohn’s Disease. Funded by the National Institutes of Health UH2 (DK83991-02) and UH3. Co-Principal Investigators: Janet Jansson, Robert Hettich, and Claire

Curriculum Vitae, Lamendella, Page 7 of 12 Fraser-Liggett; Researchers: Regina Lamendella, Nathan Verberkmos, Alison Erickson, and Brandi Cantarel. 2009-2011. 5. E.O. Lawrence Postdoctoral Grant. Department of Energy, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Earth Sciences Division. 50% Salary Costs; Granted to: Regina Lamendella; 2010-2012. 6. Meta-“omics” Analysis of Microbial Carbon Cycling Responses to Altered Rainfall Inputs in Native Prairie Soils. Department of Energy, Office of Science, Biological and Environmental Research Office. DE-PS02-09ER09-25. Principal Investigator: David D. Myrold Co-Principal Investigators: Peter J. Bottomley, Ari Jumpponen, Charles W., Janet K. Jansson, Susannah G. Tringe, Robert L. Hettich, Nathan C. VerBerkmoes; Researchers: Maude David, Regina Lamendella. 2010-2012.

INVITED ORAL PRESENTATIONS

1. “Microbial Source Tracking: Assessment of Fecal Pollution Sources,” Nebraska Department of Environmental Quality/United States Geologic Survey, Lincoln, NE, June 28, 2005. 2. “Assessment of Fecal Pollution Sources in a Plum Creek Watershed, NE Using PCR and Phylogenetic Analyses,” National Risk Management Research Laboratory/ MCCB Divisional Meeting, July 11, 2005. 3. “Fecal Pollution Sources in a Small Northern-Plains Watershed Using PCR and Phylogenetic Analyses of Bacteroidetes 16S rDNA,” Water Management Association of Ohio Annual Meeting, November 15, 2006. 4. “Molecular Approaches for the Detection of Pig Fecal Pollution in Watershed- based Studies,” Advanced Environmental Engineering Seminar, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Cincinnati, January 11, 2008. 5. "Gut Microbial Involvement in Crohn's Disease: An Integrated Meta-Omics Approach," iMESS seminar, University of California, Berkeley, April 15, 2010. 6. “Using You Unique Talent and Perspective to Craft Tomorrow’s World”, Berkeley Lab Diversity Council, January 14, 2011. 7. “Impact of Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill on Beach Microbial Community Dynamics,” Ecology Deparmtment Group Meeting, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, January 24, 2012. 8. “Integrated Molecular Approaches to Elucidate the Role of Microbes in Human Health and the Environment,” SURF Seminar Series, Juniata College, July 18, 2012. 9. “Pyrosequencing and Metatransciptomics Reveals Rapid Microbial Community Response in Gulf Coastline Environments,” Society for Industrial Microbiology and Biotechnology Annual Meeting, Washington D.C., August 13, 2012.

POSTER PRESENTATIONS

1. Lamendella, R., and Oerther, D.B., “Phosphorus removal from wastewater: Closing the loop on phosphorus – EPA P3 Project,” Research/Scholarship Forum, University of Cincinnati, March 4, 2005.

Curriculum Vitae, Lamendella, Page 8 of 12 2. Lamendella, R., Kelty, C.A., Lu, J., and Santo Domingo, J.W. “Detection of bifidobacteria in different animal feces using genus- and species-specific 16S rDNA assays,” 105th General Meeting, American Society for Microbiology, Atlanta, Georgia, June 5-9, 2005. 3. Lamendella, R., Oerther, D.B., Santo Domingo, J.W., Vogel, J.R, and Stoeckel, D. “Assessment of fecal source pollution: Plum Creek watershed, Nebraska,” 7th Annual Graduate Poster Forum, University of Cincinnati, March 3, 2006. 4. Lamendella, R., Carlarne, C., Maurer, E., and Oerther, D.B., “Phosphorus recovery from sewage,” P3 Award Competition, USEPA, Washington, D.C., May 9-10, 2006. 5. Lamendella, R., Santo Domingo, J., Oerther, D.B., Vogel, J.R., and Stoeckel, D., “Assessment of fecal source pollution: Plum Creek watershed, Nebraska,”106th General Meeting, American Society for Microbiology, Orlando, FL, May 21-25, 2006. 6. Lamendella, R., Santo Domingo, J., and Oerther, D.B., “Microbial Source Tracking: A technology applied to the Plum Creek watershed, NE,” International Society for Microbial Ecology, 11th International Symposium on Microbial Ecology, Vienna, Austria, August 20 – 25, 2006. 7. Lamendella, R., Santo Domingo, J.W., Vogel, J., Stoeckel, D., and Oerther, D.B. “Detection of fecal pollution sources,” American Water Works Association-Ohio Division, Cleveland, OH, October 10-13, 2006. 8. Lamendella, R., Santo Domingo, J.W., Vogel, J., Stoeckel, D., and Oerther, D.B. “Assessment of fecal pollution sources using PCR and phylogenetic analyses,” American Society for Microbiology-Allegheny Branch Meeting, October 20-21, 2006, (Graduate Student Poster Winner) 9. Lamendella, R., Santo Domingo, J.W., Vogel, J., Stoeckel, D., and Oerther, D.B. “Assessment of fecal pollution sources in a small northern-plains watershed using PCR and phylogenetic analyses of Bacteroidetes 16S rDNA,” Water Management Association of Ohio “Go with the Flow” Meeting, November 15-16, 2006. 10. Lamendella, R., Santo Domingo, J., Oerther, D.B., Lu, J. and Kelty, C.A. “Host- distribution and molecular diversity of Bifidobacterium populations derived from mammalian and avian feces,”107th General Meeting, American Society for Microbiology, Toronto, CA. May 20-25, 2007, CD-ROM, 1 page. 11. Lamendella, R., Santo Domingo, J., Oerther, D.B., and Lu, J. “Metagenomic analysis of the pig gut microflora,”107th General Meeting, American Society for Microbiology, Toronto, CA. May 20-25, 2007. 12. Bonkosky, M., Sandoz, B., Lamendella, R., Hernandez-Delgado, E.A., Robledo, Iraida, Santo Domingo, J.W., and Norat-Ramirez, J.., Santo Domingo, J., Oerther, D.B., and Kelty, C.A. “Detection of spatial fluctuations of fecal pollution in tropical marine waters using culture and PCR-based assays,”107th General Meeting, American Society for Microbiology, Toronto, CA. May 20-25, 2007. 13. Revetta, R.P., Humrighouse, B.W., Santo Domingo, J.W., Lamendella, R., and Oerther, D.B. “Phylogenetic analysis of 16S rRNA gene sequences reveals the prevalence of mycobacteria, uncultured bacteria, and proteobacteria in drinking water microbial communities,”107th General Meeting, American Society for Microbiology, Toronto, CA. May 20-25, 2007.

Curriculum Vitae, Lamendella, Page 9 of 12 14. Lu., J., Santo Domingo, J.W., Lamendella, R., and Kelty, C.A. “Phylogenetic diversity, bacterial indicator, and molecular detection of seagull feces,” 107th General Meeting, American Society for Microbiology, Toronto, CA. May 20-25, 2006. 15. Lamendella, R., Santo Domingo, J.W., Martinson, J., and Oerther, D.B. “Swine Fecal Metagenomics,” 12th International Symposium on Microbial Ecology, Cairns, Australia, August 17 – 22, 2008. 16. Lamendella, R., Santo Domingo, J.W., and Oerther, D.B. Phylogentic Diversity and Membership Patterns of Fecal and Environmental Bacteroidales Populations,” 12th International Symposium on Microbial Ecology, Cairns, Australia, August 17 – 22, 2008. 17. Lamendella, R., Ghosh, S., Yannarell, A.C., Mackie, R.I., Di Giovanni, G., Oerther, D.B. and J.W. Santo Domingo. “Evaluation of PCR-based Swine- specific Fecal Source Tracking Assays,” 108th General Meeting, American Society for Microbiology, Boston, MA, June 2008. 18. Lamendella, R., Oerther, D.B., and Santo Domingo, J.W. “Fecal Source Identification in Multi-Use Watersheds: A Novel Meta-Genomic Approach,” 10th Annual National Science Foundation GK-12 Graduate Research Symposium, Washington D.C., March 27th, 2009. 19. Lamendella, R., Santo Domingo, J.W., Martinson, J., and Oerther, D.B. “Swine Fecal Metagenomics,” 109th General Meeting, American Society for Microbiology, Philadelphia, PA, May 17-21, 2009. 20. Fraser-Liggett, C., Jansson, J., Hettich, R., Cantarel., B., Lamendella, R., Russell, A., VerBerkmoes, N., and Shah., M. “Integrating metagenomics with metaproteomics for characterization of the molecular activities of the human distal gut microbiome in Crohn’s disease patients,” Human Microbiome Project Meeting, January 19-21, 2010. 21. Lamendella, R., Russell, A., Cantarel, B., Halfvarson, J., VerBerkmoes, N., Shah, M., Raes, J., Fraser-Liggett, C., Hettich, R., and Jansson, J.K. “Integrating metagenomics with metaproteomics reveals differential phylogenetic and functional attributes within Crohn’s disease,” Human Microbiome Project, Houston, TX, January 8-10, 2010. 22. Lamendella, R., Russell, A., Cantarel, B., Halfvarson, J., VerBerkmoes, N., Shah, M., Raes, J., Fraser-Liggett, C., Hettich, R., and Jansson, J.K. “Integrating metagenomics with metaproteomics reveals differential phylogenetic and functional attributes within Crohn’s disease gut microbiomes,” 110th General Meeting, American Society for Microbiology, San Diego, CA May 23-27, 2010. 23. Lamendella, R., Oerther, D.B., Ghosh, S., Martinson, J., and Santo Domingo, J.W. “Comparative Fecal Metagenomics Unveils Unique Functional Capacity of the Swine Gut,” 110th General Meeting, American Society for Microbiology, San Diego, CA, May 23-27, 2010. 24. Lamendella, R., Russell, A., Cantarel, B., Verberkmoes, N., Raes, J., Darzi, Y., Willing, B., Dicksved, J., Engstrand, L., Halfvarson, J., Tysk, C., Fraser-Liggett, C.M., and Hettich, R. Jansson, J.K., “Integrating meta-omics approaches reveals differential phylogenetic and functional attributes within Crohn’s disease gut microbiomes,”13th International Symposium on Microbial Ecology, Seattle, WA, August 22-27, 2010.

Curriculum Vitae, Lamendella, Page 10 of 12 25. Lamendella, R., Jansson, J.K., Hugenholtz, P., Allgaier, M., , Jesus, E.C., Tringe, S., Howe, A., Susilawati, E., Chavarria, K., Jackson, R., Rice, C., and Tiedje, J. “Microbial profiling of native prairie and long term agricultural soils of the Midwest United States,” 13th International Symposium on Microbial Ecology, Seattle, WA, August 22-27, 2010. 26. Mason, O.U., Lamendella, R., Dubinsky, E.A., Probst, A., Piceno, Y.M., Tom, L.M. Fortney, J., Hazen, T.C. and Jansson, J.K. “Microbes make a meal out of oil,” Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory Open House, Berkeley, CA, August 2010. 27. Lamendella, R., Borglin, S., Hultman, J., Reid, F., Fortney, J., Wetmore, K., Kuehl, J., Lim, H., Hazen, T.C., Jansson, J.R. “Impact of the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill on Beach Microbial Community Dynamics”, 111th General Meeting, American Society for Microbiology, New Orleans, LA, May 21-24, 2011. 28. Baelum, J., Borglin, S., Fotrney, J., Lamendella, R., Mason, O.U., Bill, M., Conrad, M.E., Homan, H.Y., Malfatti, S.A., Tringe, S., Hazen, T.C., and Jansson, J.K. “Microcosm Simulations od the Microbial Community Response to the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill in the Gulf of Mexico,” 111th General Meeting, American Society for Microbiology, New Orleans, LA, May 21-24, 2011. 29. Hultman, J., Waldrop, M., Mackelprang, R., Mason, O.U., Lamendella, R., Chavarria, K., Jansson, J.K. “Comparative Metagenomics of Alaskan Permafrost Soils,” 111th General Meeting, American Society for Microbiology, New Orleans, LA, May 21-24, 2011. 30. Corrier, K.L., Erickson, A.R., Lamendella, R., Cantarel, B.L., Shah, m., Fraser- Liggett, Hettich, R.L. Jansson, J.k., Sztien, M., and VerBerkmoes, N.C. 59th American Society for Mass Spectrometry and Allied Topics, Denver, CO, June 5- 9, 2011. 31. Conrad, M., Bill, M., Stringfellow, W.T., Borglin, S.E., Mason, O.U., Dubinsky, E.A., Piceno, Y.M., Fortney, J.L., Tom., L.M., Chavarria, K.L. Lamendella, R., Joyner, D.C. Wetmore, K., Kuehl, R. Mackelprang, C., Wu, J., Reid, F., and Hazen, T.C. “Isotopic Evidence for Microbial Oxidation of Dissolved Methane in the Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill Deep Plume,” Goldschmidt Conference, August 2011. 32. Lamendella, R., Borglin, S., Chakraborty, R.C., Hultman, J., Reid, F., Fortney, J., Wetmore, K., Kuehl, J., Lim, H., Hazen, T.C., and Jansson, J.K. “Metatranscriptomics of Beach Microbial Community Response to the Deepwater Horizon oil spill” 113th American Society for Microbiology Meeting, San Francisco, CA, June 16-19, 2012. 33. Li, K., Lamendella, R., Dunklebarger, M.*, Halfvarsson, J., Tysk, C., and Jansson, J.K. “Monitoring temporal dynamics of the gut microbiota associated with inflammatory bowel disease,” American Society for Microbiology Beneficial Microbes Meeting, Austin, TX, October 2012.

*Denotes a Juniata student

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REFERENCES

Terry Hazen, PhD Governor’s Chair for Environmental Biotechnology University of Tennessee Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences Email: [email protected]

Janet K. Jansson, PhD Senior Scientist Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory Earth Science Division Ecology Department Email: [email protected]

Jorge Santo Domingo, PhD Senior Scientist Environmental Protection Agency National Risk Management Research Laboratory Email: [email protected]

Daniel B. Oerther, PhD, PE, BCEE John A. and Susan Mathes Chair Director, Environmental Research Center University of Science and Technology E-mail: [email protected]

Andrea Burrows Assistant Professor University of Wyoming Department of Secondary Education Email: [email protected]

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