Brendan Bohannan Explained

Brendan J. M. Bohannan is an American microbial and evolutionary biologist. He is a professor of Environmental Studies and Biology at the director of the Institute of Ecology and Evolution^[1] at the University of Oregon.^{[2] [3]} He is a contributor to the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.^[4] He is an Alec and Kay Keith Professor at the University of Oregon.^[5] In 2019, along with colleagues Karen Guillemin, Judith Eisen and biophysicist Raghuveer Parthasarathy, Bohannan was awarded a $7.6 million grant from the National Institutes of Health to research the potential health benefits of Bacteria.^[6] He is one of the world's experts on the microbes of the Amazon rain forest, and was one of four speakers to participate in Cornell's Life Sciences Lecture Series in 2018–2019.^[7] Before becoming a professor at the University of Oregon, Bohannan was an assistant professor of biological sciences at Stanford University.^[8]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Earth's Last Unexplored Wilderness: Your Very Own Home. Discover Magazine. en. 2020-01-20.
2. Web site: Brendan J. M. Bohannan. 2015-06-11. Science AAAS. en. 2020-01-20.
3. Web site: Thousands of unexpected microbes break down our bodies after death. Pennisi. Elizabeth. Elizabeth Pennisi. 2015-12-10. Science AAAS. en. 2020-01-20.
4. Book: Quammen, David. The Tangled Tree: A Radical New History of Life. Simon and Schuste. 2019. 978-1476776637. 410.
5. Web site: UO researchers urge changes in the language of the microbiome. 2019-07-11. Around the O. en. 2020-01-20.
6. Web site: Multiyear research awards, grants rose 70 percent in 2018-19. 2019-10-21. Around the O. en. 2020-01-20.
7. Web site: New lecture series features transformative life scientists. Cornell Chronicle. en. 2020-01-20.
8. Web site: Birds, butterflies and bacteria: The same law of biology appears to apply to all. Hines. Sandra. 2005-02-02. Stanford University. en. 2020-01-20.