Gemma Reguera
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Gemma Reguera | |
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Born | Moreda, Aller, Asturias, Spain |
Alma mater | Universidad de Oviedo (Spain), University of Massachusetts-Amherst |
Known for | Electromicrobiology |
Awards | Alice C. Evans Award for Advancement of Women from the American Society for Microbiology, Fellow of the American Academy of Microbiology |
Scientific career | |
Institutions | Michigan State University |
Website | http://reguera.msu.domains |
Gemma Reguera is a Spanish-American microbiologist and professor at Michigan State University. She is the editor-in-chief of the journal Applied and Environmental Microbiology and was elected fellow of the American Academy of Microbiology in 2019. She is the recipient of the 2022 Alice C. Evans Award for Advancement of Women from the American Society for Microbiology.[1] Her lab's research is focused on electrical properties of metal-reducing microorganisms.
Biography[]
Reguera received a her BS in microbiology from Universidad de Oviedo in 1992 and earned her PhD in microbiology from the University of Massachusetts-Amherst[2] in 2001. From 2001-2002, she worked on the role of the toxin-coregulated pilus in the ecological fitness of Vibrio cholerae[3] as a Spanish Ministry of Science postdoctoral fellow with Roberto Kolter at Harvard Medical School. From 2002-2006, she worked as a postdoctoral fellow at the University of Massachusetts-Amherst in the group of Derek Lovley and authored the 2005 Nature publication "Extracellular electron transfer via microbial nanowires", the first report of conductive pili in Geobacter.[4]
Research[]
Reguera is a leader in the emerging field of electromicrobiology and potential applications of electroactive microbial biofilms in bioenergy and bioremediation.[5][6] In 2011, her group discovered that uranium could be reduced outside the cell.[7]
Honors[]
- 2019 Elected Fellow of the American Academy of Microbiology[2]
- 2022 Alice C. Evans Award for Advancement of Women from the American Society for Microbiology[1]
Selected Academic Publications[]
- Extracellular electron transfer via microbial nanowires. Gemma Reguera, Kevin D McCarthy, Teena Mehta, Julie S Nicoll, Mark T Tuominen, Derek R Lovley. 2005. Nature.
- Biofilm and nanowire production leads to increased current in Geobacter sulfurreducens fuel cells. Gemma Reguera, Kelly P Nevin, Julie S Nicoll, Sean F Covalla, Trevor L Woodard, Derek R Lovley. 2006. Applied and environmental microbiology.
- Extracellular electron transfer mechanisms between microorganisms and minerals. Liang Shi, Hailiang Dong, Gemma Reguera, Haluk Beyenal, Anhuai Lu, Juan Liu, Han-Qing Yu, James K Fredrickson. 2016. Nature Reviews Microbiology.
- Electroactive biofilms: current status and future research needs. Abhijeet P Borole, Gemma Reguera, Bradley Ringeisen, Zhi-Wu Wang, Yujie Feng, Byung Hong Kim. 2011. Energy & Environmental Science.
References[]
- ^ a b "Gemma Reguera Recognized for Her Efforts to Advance Women in the Field of Microbiology". Women In Academia Report. 2021-10-28.
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: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ Reguera, Gemma; Kolter, Roberto (2005). "Virulence and the Environment: a Novel Role for Vibrio cholerae Toxin-Coregulated Pili in Biofilm Formation on Chitin". Journal of Bacteriology. 187 (10): 3551–3555. doi:10.1128/jb.187.10.3551-3555.2005. ISSN 0021-9193. PMC 1112007.
- ^ Reguera, Gemma; McCarthy, Kevin D.; Mehta, Teena; Nicoll, Julie S.; Tuominen, Mark T.; Lovley, Derek R. (2005). "Extracellular electron transfer via microbial nanowires". Nature. 435 (7045): 1098–1101. doi:10.1038/nature03661. ISSN 1476-4687.
- ^ Reguera, Gemma; Kashefi, Kazem (2019), "The electrifying physiology of Geobacter bacteria, 30 years on", Advances in Microbial Physiology, Elsevier, pp. 1–96
- ^ Popkin, Gabriel (2017-09-07). "Bacteria Use Brainlike Bursts of Electricity to Communicate". Scientific American.
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: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ Sweetlove, Lee (2011-09-05). "Electrified bacterial filaments zap uranium". Nature. doi:10.1038/news.2011.519. ISSN 1476-4687.
External links[]
- Gemma Reguera publications indexed by Google Scholar
- Spanish microbiologists
- American microbiologists
- Michigan State University faculty
- University of Massachusetts Amherst College of Natural Sciences alumni
- University of Oviedo alumni
- Living people