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Promoting a mechanistic understanding of the chemical currencies in marine microbial ecosystems in the context of a changing planet and through increased participation in ocean sciences

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C-CoMP Postdoctoral Fellow Dr. Nicole Lynn-Bell (University of Florida) gathers water collected from the Atlantic ocean to be used in sulfur isotope experiments. Photo credit: Lisa Coe, University of Florida.
The second cohort of C-CoMP Bridge-to-PhD Fellows stand in front of the R/V Atlantic Explorer on their trip to Bermuda Institute of Ocean Sciences (BIOS) for their Research Week Experience. Photo credit: Victoria Centurino, WHOI.
Photo credit: Krista Longnecker, WHOI.
C-CoMP group photo (including in-person and remote members) taken during the 2023 C-CoMP Annual Meeting. Original photo taken by Jayne Doucette (WHOI) and modified by Laura Gray (WHOI) to include a clearer image of remote attendees.
Natalie Graham, Bridge-to-PhD Fellow in the Kujawinski lab at WHOI, collects filtrate samples for Benzoyl-Chloride Derivitization as part of the C-CoMP Bermuda Insitute of Ocean Science (BIOS) research week in March of 2024. Photo credit: Natalie Graham, WHOI.
The group wraps up the Ocean Genes CURE planning meeting on the University of Georgia campus.
The R/V Atlantic Explorer (AE) typically resides next to BIOS in Ferry Reach, a waterway adjacent to BIOS that leads to the ocean. The AE takes frequent trips out to sea to collect samples for the Bermuda Atlantic Time-series (BATS) program. Image credit: Laura Gray, WHOI.
Click the picture to learn more about the Ruegeria pomeroyi digital microbe.
The biogeochemistry autonomous underwater vehicle Clio is prepared for launch by Mike Jakuba and Eric Chan who work on the R/V Atlantic Explorer. Image credit: Mak Saito, WHOI.
Katie Holloran (MIT/WHOI Joint Program PhD candidate within the Kujawinski lab) samples seawater from Vineyard Sound. Photo credit: Erin McParland, WHOI.
Gretchen Swarr, a Research Associate in the Kujawinski lab at WHOI, prepares metabolite extracts for liquid chromatography - mass spectrometry (LC-MS). Photo credit: Krista Longnecker, WHOI.
Co-cultures of model marine phytoplankton and bacteria serve as experimental systems for metabolite exchange. Image credit: Frank Ferrer-González.
A chain of the diatom genus Thalassiosira with a green marker of enzyme activity. The Dyhrman Lab, Columbia University.
Extracellular metabolite extracts from surface seawater (contained in vials with blue and white caps) are loaded into the mass spectrometer prior to analysis. Image credit: Laura Gray, WHOI.

Mission

The Center for Chemical Currencies of a Microbial Planet (C-CoMP) leverages recent advances in analytical and data sciences, incorporates new ocean sampling technologies and an open-science framework, and engages scientists, educators, and policy-makers who bring a variety of expertise, experiences, and viewpoints to bear on promoting a deeper understanding and appreciation of the chemicals and microbial processes that underpin ocean ecosystems and other microbiomes that affect our daily life.

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#MTTM (on a Tuesday!)

Eleanor Lawrence (@eleanor_lawrence) is a lab specialist working with Dr. Scott Doney at UVA. Within C-CoMP, she is helping integrate genome-scale models 🦠 with ocean biogeochemical models 🌊 to provide insights into how bacterial metabolism influences carbon cycling and climate.

Eleanor is broadening her knowledge of genome-scale metabolic models and ‘omics data through C-CoMP. In the future, she plans to continue her modeling work in ocean sciences to help advance biologically-informed climate solutions.

#bacterialmetabolism #marinemicrobes #carbon #genome #ecosystem #computationalmodeling #oceanography #omics #science #scienceandtechnology

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#MTTM (on a Tuesday!) Eleanor Lawrence (@eleanor_lawrence) is a lab specialist working with Dr. Scott Doney at UVA. Within C-CoMP, she is helping integrate genome-scale models 🦠 with ocean biogeochemical models 🌊 to provide insights into how bacterial metabolism influences carbon cycling and climate. Eleanor is broadening her knowledge of genome-scale metabolic models and ‘omics data through C-CoMP. In the future, she plans to continue her modeling work in ocean sciences to help advance biologically-informed climate solutions. #bacterialmetabolism #marinemicrobes #carbon #genome #ecosystem #computationalmodeling #oceanography #omics #science #scienceandtechnology

#throwback to deploying the CTD rosette from the @rvatlanticexplorer ⚓️.

In this photo, two people standing on deck hold lines to control the deployment of the CTD rosette over the side of the ship from the A-frame davit.

This awesome oceanography action shot was captured by Mica Yang during the C-CoMP @biosstation Research Week.

#fieldworkfriday #ccompresearchweek #bios #rvatlanticexplorer #asthetic #oceanasthetic #bermuda #sargassosea #oceanography #metabolites #fieldwork #deckoperations #actionshot #marinemicrobes #phytoplankton #primaryproduction #teamscience #bridge2phd #nsffunded #scienceandtechnology

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#throwback to deploying the CTD rosette from the @rvatlanticexplorer ⚓️. In this photo, two people standing on deck hold lines to control the deployment of the CTD rosette over the side of the ship from the A-frame davit. This awesome oceanography action shot was captured by Mica Yang during the C-CoMP @biosstation Research Week. #fieldworkfriday #ccompresearchweek #bios #rvatlanticexplorer #asthetic #oceanasthetic #bermuda #sargassosea #oceanography #metabolites #fieldwork #deckoperations #actionshot #marinemicrobes #phytoplankton #primaryproduction #teamscience #bridge2phd #nsffunded #scienceandtechnology

C-CoMP in the news

JANUARY 06, 2025
An abundant phytoplankton feeds a global network of marine microbes
MIT News

FEBRUARY 13, 2024
ASLO honors Elizabeth B. Kujawinski with the 2024 G. Evelyn Hutchinson Award
WHOI News Release

JANUARY 17, 2024
Digital Microbe: A genome-informed data integration framework for collaborative research on emerging model organisms
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C-CoMP is a National Science Foundation Science and Technology Center (Award # 2019589) that is based at Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution. Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed on this website are those of C-CoMP and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National Science Foundation.