Jennifer Biddle
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Born
Jennifer F. Biddle
Alma materRutgers University
Pennsylvania State University
Scientific career
FieldsBiology
Molecular biology
Metagenomics
Archaea
Subsurface[1]
InstitutionsUniversity of Delaware
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
ThesisMicrobial populations and processes in subseafloor marine environments (2006)
Doctoral advisorJean Brenchley[2]
Websitewww.udel.edu/academics/colleges/ceoe/departments/smsp/faculty/jennifer-biddle/

Jennifer F. Biddle is an American ecologist who is a professor of microbial ecology at the University of Delaware.[1][3]

Early life and education

Biddle was an undergraduate student at Rutgers University, where she studied biotechnology.[4] She was a doctoral researcher at Pennsylvania State University, where she studied microbial populations in sub-seafloor marine environments with Jean Brenchley.[2]

Research and career

Biddle joined the Department of Geosciences, then moved to University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill as a postdoctoral researcher in 2007, supported by the NASA postdoctoral program.[5][6] Biddle is interested in the microbial ecology of subsurface environments.[7] Her early research made use of deep sea drilling to identify organisms in the ocean floor. She used genomic analysis to identify microbes in sediment collected 500 feet below the ocean floor during the International Ocean Discovery Program in 2002.[8]

Biddle also investigated the organisms in deep lakes in the Canadian Rockies. She studied Pavilion Lake through genomic analysis of a series of samples collected at different depths. Working with ExxonMobil, Biddle demonstrated that microbial communities found in deeper seafloor sediments in and around sites of hydrocarbon seepage had considerable available energy and high population turnover rates.[9]

In 2010, Biddle was appointed an assistant professor at the University of Delaware.[5] She was promoted to associate professor in 2017 and full Professor in 2022.[10]

Awards and honors

  • 2013 International Ocean Drilling Program Distinguished Lecturer[8]
  • 2019 American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting Program Representatives[11]
  • 2021 American Geophysical Union Joanne Simpson Medal[12]

Selected publications

References

  1. 1 2 Jennifer Biddle publications indexed by Google Scholar
  2. 1 2 Biddle, Jennifer F. (2006). Microbial populations and processes in subseafloor marine environments. psu.edu (PhD thesis). OCLC 299279771. ProQuest 305246463.
  3. ↑ Jennifer Biddle publications from Europe PubMed Central
  4. ↑ "Jennifer Biddle | School of Marine Science & Policy | College of Earth, Ocean and Environment | University of Delaware". udel.edu. Retrieved 2022-06-26.
  5. 1 2 "Jennifer Biddle - Teske Lab". sites.google.com. Retrieved 2022-06-26.
  6. ↑ "117: Dr. Jennifer Biddle: Getting Sentimental About Microbes in Marine Sediments". People Behind the Science Podcast. 2014-08-01. Retrieved 2022-06-26.
  7. ↑ "Delaware Biotechnology Institute". Delaware Biotechnology Institute. Retrieved 2022-06-26.
  8. 1 2 "Distinguished lecturer". UDaily. Retrieved 2022-06-26.
  9. ↑ "Deep-sea Microbes | UDaily". udel.edu. Retrieved 2022-06-26.
  10. ↑ "Faculty promotions announced | UDaily". udel.edu. Retrieved 2022-06-26.
  11. ↑ "About - Biogeosciences". connect.agu.org. Retrieved 2022-06-26.
  12. ↑ "Congratulations to the 2021 AGU Union Medal, Award, and Prize Recipients". eos.org. 2021-09-15. Retrieved 2022-06-26.
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