Research Focus

The activities of the lab largely have involved (1)
studies of structure, function, and processing of stable RNAs; and (2) the development and application of molecular methods to the study of microbial ecosystems.

Figures at left show The B-type of the RNaseP ribozyme and the three-domain tree of life.

For the Public

Information about our Front Range Well Water Study is available here: Well Water FAQs

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Lab Happenings

2014

• Kristin Park left the lab to pursue veterinary studies at the Kansas State University College of Veterinary Medicine.
• Explicet software released!
• Explicet paper published in Bioinformatics.
• Humidifier paper submitted to Water Research.
• New Orleans drinking water treatment plant sampling campaign conducted.
• Front Range well water and municipal water sampling campaigns conducted.
• Ali Ling completed her PhD and left the lab for a job at Barr Engineering Company.

2013

• Municipal water sampling campaign conducted in the Ohio RIver watershed to analyze drinking water microbiology.
• Kimberly Ross completed her PhD and joined the lab as a post-doc.
• Aaron Shoskes left the lab for a new research position in Denver.
• Mia Lee spent the summer in the lab as an undergraduate researcher under supervision of Lee Stanish via the RESESS program.
• Paper on drinking water microbology along the Arkansas River published in Water Research.
• Natalie Hull joined the lab as a technician and lab manager.
• Abigail Reens rotated in the lab investigating microbiology of home humidifiers.
• Lee Stanish joined the lab as a post-doc.
• Paper on antibiotic resistance in aerosols published in Environmental Science and Technology.

Pace Symposium

Thank you for joining us in celebrating 25 years of microbial diversity, 40 years of RNA research and 65 years of Norm Pace! It was great to see everyone here to celebrate Norm's amazing accomplishments! Click this link to see photos from the symposium and watch Norm's keynote address.