Professor
Skidaway Institute of Oceanography10 Ocean Science Circle
Savannah, Ga. 31411
Office: (912) 598-2308
Fax: (912) 598-2477
Email: Marc.Frischer@skio.uga.edu
Education:
A.B. Washington University, Microbial Genetics 1985.
Ph.D. University of South Florida, Marine Sciences, Microbiology, Molecular Biology 1993.
Postdoctoral Fellowship Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Professional Background:
Professor II (20% Professorship), University of Bergen, Norway
General Biography:
Marc E. Frischer is Professor of Marine Sciences at the University of Georgia, Skidaway Institute of Oceanography. He received his Ph.D. from the University of South Florida in 1994 in Marine Sciences, specializing in Marine Microbiology, and earned an A.B. from Washington University in St. Louis in 1986. Prior to joining the faculty of the University of Georgia, Skidaway Institute of Oceanography in 1996 he completed a postdoctoral fellowship at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in Troy, NY.
Professor Frischer is internationally recognized for his research on the role of microbial diversity in marine environments and the development and application of the tools of molecular biology in marine and aquatic ecology. Practical application of these research interests includes understanding factors that impact water quality and that affect the health of aquatic and marine systems and the organisms dependent on them. Understanding and predicting the impacts of climate change on marine food webs is a central focus of his current research. His research has taken him from the tropics to the poles. Professor Frischer has authored over 100 peer-reviewed publications, holds two U.S. patents, and speaks extensively on his research. Professor Frischer is a member of several scientific societies and sits on several governmental science and environmental policy advisory boards. Professor Frischer teaches Oceanography, Marine Ecology and Microbial Ecology.
Research Interests:
Research in my laboratory focuses on the role of microbial diversity in marine environments, the development and application of the tools of molecular biology in plankton ecology, and the discovery and ecology of parasite and pathogens in marine organisms. The impact and consequences of climate change on living marine systems focuses much of the ongoing research in my research group. A large emphasis is placed on the development and evaluation of new methods, particularly those that can be used in situ. In addition, a focus of my laboratory is the adaptation of molecular biological tools to a wide variety of questions in applied marine sciences, biotechnology, bioremediation, and invasive species issues.
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