
Karla Heidelberg
Expert in marine ecology, extreme environments and international science policy
Assistant professor of biological sciences
USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences
Contact at: (310) 510-4038 or kheidelb@usc.edu
Expertise:
- marine ecology
- geobiology and ecology
- extreme environments (deep sea, Antarctica, hypersaline systems)
- international science policy and collaboration
- the environmental impact of biofuels
- microbial ecology
- biofilms
- environmental genomics and metagenomics
- microbial eukaryotes
- eukaryotic picoplankton
- protists
- Recipient, U.S. State Dept. Meritorious Leadership Award for Global Oceans initiative (2004)
Global program coordinator/scientist, Environmental Genomics Division, J. Craig Venter Institute (2003-2006)
More:
For more information go to:
http://www.usc.edu/schools/college/faculty/faculty1012507.html
http://college.usc.edu/labs/heidelberg/home/index.cfm
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