Professor Dr. Anitra Ingalls

Biography

Anitra Ingalls is a biogeochemist whose research aims to learn how chemical signatures of microorganisms indicate their involvement in the feedbacks of global carbon, nitrogen, and climate cycles, both past and present. She employs organic chemistry tools and collaborates extensively with molecular biologists to investigate the metabolic capabilities of microorganisms and their interactions with the environment. Her work combines fieldwork and laboratory studies across diverse environments worldwide. Ingalls has received substantial funding for her research from the National Science Foundation as well as private foundations and industry support. She is also the director of the Microbial Metabolomics Research Center (MMRC), which was established in Spring 2013.

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