Leadbetter, Jared R.

Committee Member — 70 thesises

• Zhu, Yanzhe — 3D Microfluidics for Environmental Pathogen Detection and Single-cell Phenotype-to-Genotype Analysis (2020, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Chow, Janet — A Pathobiont of the Mammalian Microbiota Balances Intestinal Inflammation and Colonization (2011, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Thalhammer, Korbinian O. — A Physicochemical Approach to Determining the Functions of Microbial Phenazine Metabolites (2026, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Zhou, Jie — A Tale of Two Strategies: Evolving and Engineering Biology Across Scales (2026, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Huang, Jean Jing — Acyl-Homoserine Lactone Quorum Signal Degradation by Soil and Clinical Pseudomonas sp. (2007, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Mueller, Elliott Patrick — Carbon Currencies: Isotopic Constraints on the Biogeochemistry of Organic Acids (2024, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Case, David Hamilton — Carbonate-Associated Microbial Ecology at Methane Seeps: Assemblage Composition, Response to Changing Environmental Conditions, and Implications for Biomarker Longevity (2016, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Lucey, Kaitlyn Shae — Catechol 2,3-Dioxygenase-Assisted Cleavage of Aromatics by "Anaerobic" Termite Gut Spirochetes and Genomic Evidence of a Complete Meta-Pathway (2014, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Michener, Joshua Kieran — Combining Rational and Evolutionary Approaches to Optimize Enzyme Activity in Saccharomyces cerevisiae (2012, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Ricci, Jessica Nicole — Constraining the Interpretation of 2-Methylhopanoids through Genetic and Phylogenetic Methods (2015, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Huang, Jianyi — Construction of Unconstructable DNA Constructs in Synthetic Chassis (2026, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Rusley, Calvin James — Context is King: Understanding the Diversity and Evolution of Prokaryotic Metabolism through Comparative Contextual Methods (2027, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Condiotte, Zevin Joseph — Cooperative Microbe-Host Carbon Metabolism Drives Drosophila Regenerative Response (2026, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Murphy, Gavin Erick — Cryoelectron Tomography of Bacteria and their Macromolecular Machines (2007, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Williams, Rory Logan — Development and Scaling of Differentiation Circuit Architectures for Improving the Evolutionary Stability of Burdensome Functions in E. coli (2022, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Babiskin, Andrew Harris — Development of RNA-Based Genetic Control Elements for Predictable Tuning of Protein Expression in Yeast (2011, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Collins, Cynthia Hollie — Directed Evolution of the Transcriptional Activator LuxR (2006, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Ching, Weng Ki — Disinfection by Pulsed Power Discharges (2001, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Larsson, Elin Maria — Domestication of Environmental Bacteria for Biosensing Applications (2025, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Meyerowitz, Joseph Toshiro — Engineering and Rapid Prototyping for Biology in Extreme Conditions (2023, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Brenner, Sarah Katherine — Engineering Synthetic Biofilm-Forming Microbial Consortia (2009, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Betts, Makayla Nicole — Exploring the Preservation of Biosignatures in Extreme Environments (2026, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Guo, Yongzhao — Exploring Versatility of Energy Metabolism and Dynamics of Anabolism and Growth in Anaerobic Methanotrophic Consortia (2025, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Cohen, Sarah Michelle — Formation and Function of Ascarosides in the Nematodes C. elegans and C. briggsae (2021, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Silverman, Shaelyn Nicole — From Pure Cultures to Particles: Tracing Microbial Metabolism Through Amino Acid ²H/¹H Ratios (2025, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Moiseyenko, Anastasiya O. — Gut Microbiota as Modulators and Therapeutic Targets in Parkinson’s Disease (2026, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Way, Hannah Virginia — Handprints in Manganese: The Morphology and Attributes of Manganitrophus noduliformans and its Associated Manganese Oxides (2027, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Dillman, Adler Ray — Host Seeking and the Genomic Architecture of Parasitism among Entomopathogenic Nematodes (2013, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Chadwick, Grayson Lee — How to Beat Diffusion: Explorations of Energetics and Spatial Relationships in Microbial Ecosystems (2021, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Ballor, Nicholas R. — Hydrogenases and Hydrogen Sensors in the Symbiotic Microbial Communities of Wood-Feeding Termites (2011, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Zhang, Xinning — I. Formate Dehydrogenase Gene Diversity in Lignocellulose-Feeding Insect Gut Microbial Communities. II. Metabolic Impacts on the Hydrogen Isotope Content of Bacterial Lipids (2010, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Porter, Michael Koizumi — Improvement of Microbial Detection and Analysis Techniques in Complex Biological Environments (2024, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Dallas, Brooke Hillary — Intermolecular and Intramolecular Stable Isotope Studies in Alanine (2024, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Beck, Anna Rose — Iron in the Ocean: Laboratory Experiments of Iron Geochemistry in the Presence of Marine Particles (2012, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Lee, Sung-Eun Melanie — Mechanism of Intestinal Colonization by Symbiotic Bacteria (2013, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Perry, Elena Kim — Mechanisms and Consequences of Bacterial Resistance to Natural Antibiotics (2021, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Nash, Cody Zane — Mechanisms and Evolution of Magnetotactic Bacteria (2008, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Hernández, Maria Eugenia — Mechanisms of Indirect Mineral Reduction by Bacteria (2004, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Khazaei, Tahmineh — Metabolic Bi-Stability and Hysteresis in a Model Microbiome Community (2019, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Horak, Richard Davis — Metabolic Rewiring Promotes Bacterial Survival Under Oxidative and Reductive Stress (2026, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Ward, Lewis Michael — Microbial Evolution and the Rise of Oxygen: The Roles of Contingency and Context in Shaping the Biosphere through Time (2017, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Trembath-Reichert, Elizabeth — Molecular and Geochemical Insights into Microbial Life Centimeters to Kilometers Below the Seafloor (2016, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Poceviciute, Roberta — Mucosal Landscape of the Gut: Development and Application of 3D Imaging Tools for Interrogation of Host-Microbe Mucosal Interface in Mice and Humans (2021, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Wu, Xunyi — Novel, Rapid and Cost-effective Methods for Concentration, Detection and Monitoring of Waterborne Pathogens in Resource-Limited Settings (2021, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Savela, Emily Sue — Nucleic Acid Measurements for Antibiotic Susceptibility Testing and Early Detection of SARS-CoV-2 (2022, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Tadmor, Arbel David — Phage-Host Interaction in Nature (2011, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Schoepp, Nathan Garrett — Phenotypic Antimicrobial Susceptibility Testing Based on Nucleic Acid Analysis (2019, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Choe, Andrea — Pheromones in Free-Living and Parasitic Nematodes (2012, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Wang, Siwen — Photo- and Electro-Chemistry Methods for Waterborne Pathogen Treatment and Detection in Environmental Water (2021, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Glasser, Nathaniel Robert — Physiological and Biochemical Mechanisms of Phenazine-Mediated Survival in Pseudomonas aeruginosa (2017, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Price-Whelan, Alexa Mari — Physiology and Mechanisms of Pyocyanin Reduction in Pseudomonas aeruginosa (2009, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Bagert, John David — Quantitative, Time-Resolved Proteomic Analysis Using Bio-Orthogonal Non-Canonical Amino Acid Tagging (2015, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Parkin, James Michael — Signal Amplification in Synthetic Bacterial Communication (2021, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Mullin, Sean William Alexander — Spatial and Temporal Dynamics of Microorganisms Living Along Steep Energy Gradients and Implications for Ecology and Geologic Preservation in the Deep Biosphere (2021, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Wang, Ya-Juan (Megan) — Studies on Environmental Relevance of Quorum Sensing Signal Decay (2007, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Phillips, Alexandra Atlee — Sulfur Cycling in the Water Columns of Lakes and Oceans (2021, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Saxena, Abigail Green — Sulfur-Cycling in Methane-Rich Ecosystems: Uncovering Microbial Processes and Novel Niches (2013, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Metcalfe, Kyle Shuhert — Symbiotic Diversity and Mineral-Associated Microbial Ecology in Marine Microbiomes (2021, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Ottesen, Elizabeth Ann — The Biology and Community Structure of CO₂-Reducing Acetogens in the Termite Hindgut (2009, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Tsypin, Lev Maximovich — The Discovery and Biological Mechanisms of a Widespread Phenazine's Oxidation (2023, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Lim, Sujung — The Impact of Energy Availability and Substrate Complexity on Anaerobic Microbial Communities in Marine Sediment (2024, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Wenke, Belinda B. — The Many Roles of the Nitrogenase Iron Protein (2019, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Chure, Griffin Daniel — The Molecular Biophysics of Evolutionary and Physiological Adaptation (2020, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Andrade Meirelles, Lucas — The Nuanced Effects of Redox-Active Metabolites on Bacterial Physiology and Antibiotic Susceptibility (2022, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Fitzmaurice, Arthur Gerald, III — The Role of Pesticide-Induced Aldehyde Dehydrogenase Inhibition in the Pathogenesis of Parkinson’s Disease (2012, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Chartron, Justin William — The Structure of a Transmembrane Protein Sorting Complex (2013, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• O'Meara, Ryen Logan — Towards the Enzymatic Mineralization of Siloxanes (2026, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Henderson, Gregory Philip — Ultrastructural Studies of Two Model Minimal Cells by Electron Cryotomography (2007, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Yu, Hang Hank — Understanding the Symbiosis in Anaerobic Oxidation of Methane Through Metabolic, Biosynthetic and Transcriptomic Activities (2017, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Mahmoudabadi, Gita — Virology By The Numbers: A Quantitative Exploration of Viral Energetics, Genomics, and Ecology (2018, Dissertation (Ph.D.))