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Intro Pages

5 | I. Letter from the Director

6 | II. RESEARCH HIGHLIGHTS

8 Archaeal Virus Provides an Evolutionary Link to a Common Ancestor
9 Population Dynamics of an Acidic Algae in Yellowstone
10 MSU Selected to Join the NASA Astrobiology Institute
11 MSU to Establish an IGERT Program
12 Yellowstone Bacteria Lead Double Lives
13 “Hot” Protein in Iron Paradox
13 Thermal Biology Institute Metagenomics Project
14 Digital Library Focuses on Microbial Life Educational Resources
14 RCN Hosts Conference
15 Douglas and Young Turn Old Foes Into New Friends
16 Unseen World Comes to Life with the Help of a TBI Researcher
16 TBI Establishes a Research Associates Program
18 University of Washington Astrobiology Students Join TBI in Yellowstone
19 Geothermal Biology and Geochemistry in Yellowstone
19 TBI’s Film Featured on National Geographic’s Wild Chronicles
20 The Mystery of Protein Thermostability
21 Form Determines Function and Reveals Evolutionary Roots in an Ancient Virus

22 | III. FACULTY

24 Dr. Brian Bothner Studying Biological Complexity and Protein Structure
on Three Different Levels
26 Dr. Valerie Copié Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR)-Based Structural Biology Research
28 Dr. Mensur Dlakic DNA-Binding Proteins of Fuselloviridae
30 Dr. Trevor Douglas Molecular Basis for Iron Stress in Thermophilic Microorganisms
32 Dr. Timothy Ford & Dr. Tresa Goins Mycobacterium Avium Subsp. Paratuberculosis
in Yellowstone National Park
34 Dr. Gill Geesey Biological Elemental Sulfur Reduction and Microbial Mats as
a Pathway for Bioaccumulation of Monomethyl-Mercury in a Thermal Area Aquatic Food Web
36 Dr. Robin Gerlach Biofilm Technology and Bioremediation
38 Dr. William Inskeep Linking Geochemical and Microbial Processes in Chemotrophic
Geothermal Systems of Yellowstone National Park
40 Dr. Matthew Lavin Biogeography of Biodiverse Global Systems
42 Dr. Martin Lawrence Structural Studies of Hyperthermophilic Viruses
44 Dr. Timothy McDermott Microbial Distribution and Activities in Acid Sulfate Chloride
Springs in Yellowstone National Park
46 Dr. John Peters Hydrogen Metabolism and Nitrogen Fixation in Thermal Environments
48 Dr. Brent Peyton Microbial Activity and Alkaline Hydrolysis in Thermal Environments
50 Dr. Robert Szilagyi Structure/Function Studies of Metalloenzymes from Thermophilic
Microorganisms
52 Dr. David Ward Composition, Structure, and Function of Oxygenic and Anoxygenic
Photosynthetic Mat Communities in Yellowstone National Park
54 Dr. Mark Young Viruses from Yellowstone Thermal Environments
56 Dr. Cathy Zabinski Mycrorrhizal Ecology and Arbuscular Mycorrhizal
(AM) Fungi in Thermal Soils

58 | IV. OUTREACH & EDUCATION

60 Learning About Life in Extreme Environments
61 Hot Science in the Classroom
62 Hot Science in the Community
64 Bringing Scientists Together
65 Partnerships
68 Student Support

70 | V. RECENT TBI SEMINAR SERIES PARTICIPANTS:
SPRING 2004 - SPRING 2007

76 | VI. PUBLICATIONS

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