Dr. Phyllis Lam

Biography

Professor Phyllis Lam is a leading researcher in Microbial Biogeochemistry at the University of Southampton, specializing in the functional roles of microorganisms in biogeochemical cycling, particularly within nitrogen and carbon cycles in marine environments. She heads the Marine Biogeochemistry Research Group and has significantly contributed to understanding microbial interactions and their impacts on biogeochemical environments, particularly in the context of global change. Her research utilizes advanced molecular ecological techniques, stable isotopic analyses, and process rate measurements to explore complex microbial dynamics and their ecological implications. Professor Lam's work encompasses various research projects, including the study of microbial pathways in the ocean's twilight zones and the deployment of proteomics tools to understand active microbial cycles in oxygen minimum zones. She has held several positions at the University of Southampton, including Head of the Environmental Geonomics Sequencing Facility and previously worked as a research scientist at the Max Planck Institute for Marine Microbiology.

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