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International Ocean Drilling Program Distinguished Lecturer

Dissertation: Microbial populations and processes in subseafloor marine environments

MicroSeminar : creator and organizer

International Society of Microbial Ecology (ISME) Journal : Senior Editorial Board

Occurrence, Diversity, and Genomes of “Candidatus Patescibacteria” along the Early Diagenesis of Marine Sediments

Community Dynamics of Marine Planktic Archaea in an Estuarine River Water Column

Introducing Candidatus Bathyanammoxibiaceae, a family of bacteria with the anammox potential present in both marine and terrestrial environments

Expanding the repertoire of electron acceptors for the anaerobic oxidation of methane in carbonates in the Atlantic and Pacific Ocean

Helarchaeota and co-occurring sulfate-reducing bacteria in subseafloor sediments from the Costa Rica Margin

Jennifer F. Biddle is an American microbiologist who is a professor of microbial ecology at the University of Delaware. 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. Biddle is interested in the microbial ecology of subsurface environments. 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 Ocean Drilling Program in 2002.

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.

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

Geobiology

Deep Biosphere Life

Microbial Ecology

Marine Systems

Benthic Archaea and Bacteria

University of Delaware Faculty Profile

Biddle Lab Website

Wikipedia Page

Google Scholar Citations

These 3 Delaware waterways are contaminated with human waste. Here’s what to know

Human waste has been detected in Southern Delaware waterways. Home septic systems may be to blame

Deep-Sea Microbes: New Research Looks at Life Inside and Outside of Seafloor Hydrocarbon Seeps

Study looks at life inside and outside of seafloor hydrocarbon seeps

Examining the lifestyles of microbes

Professor, Marine Science and Policy

Presented by Jen Biddle, professor, School of Marine Science and Policy
Visit http://www.udel.edu for more info.

Ocean Currents 2022: Microbial Forensics

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