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Investigating the effect of oil spills
on the environment and public health.

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Amy V. Callaghan

University of Oklahoma

Department of Microbiology and Plant Biology

770 Van Vleet Oval
136 George Lynn Cross Hall
Norman, OK 73019

acallaghan@ou.edu

Project List:

Effect of Photochemistry on Biotransformation of Crude Oil

Year 3-5 Investigator Grants (RFP-II)Role: Co-Principal Investigator

Publications & Presentations:

Journal Articles - 2
2015
Johnson, J. M., Wawrik, B., Isom, C., Boling, W. B., & Callaghan, A. V. (2015). Interrogation of Chesapeake Bay Sediment Microbial Communities for Intrinsic Alkane-Utilizing Potential Under Anaerobic Conditions. FEMS Microbiology Ecology, 91(2), 1–14.
2014
Kimes, N. E., Callaghan, A. V., Suflita, J. M., & Morris, P. J. (2014). Microbial transformation of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill- past, present, and future perspectives. Front. Microbiol., 5(603), 1–11.
Conference Presentations - 7
2016
Johnson, J. M., Wawrik, B., Aeppli, C., Aydin, E., Bonifay, V., Sunner, J. A., et al. (2016). Meta-Omics Analysis Demonstrates the Weathering and Biodegradation of MC252 Oil in Sand Patties Originating from the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill. In ALSO, Ocean Sciences Meeting 2016. New Orleans, LA : 02/21/16-02/26/16: Poster.
Johnson, J. M., Wawrik, B., Aeppli, C., Aydin, E., Bonifay, V., Sunner, J. A., et al. (2016). Meta-Omics Analysis Demonstrates Biodegradation of MC252 Oil in Sand Patties Originating from the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2016. Tampa, FL : 02/01/16-02/04/16: Poster.
2015
Callaghan, A. V., Herath, A. P., Wawrik, B., Qin, Y., & Zhou, J. (2015). Alkylsuccinate Synthase: From Desulfatibacillum alkenivorans AK-01 to the Bottom of the Sea. In 5th International Symposium on Applied Microbiology and Molecular Biology in Oil Systems (ISMOS-5). Stavanger, Norway : 06/02/15-06/05/15.
Johnson, J. J., Harriman, B. H., Suflita, J. M., & Callaghan, A. V. (2015). Initial Investigations Of The Microbial Ecology of Tar Balls And Their Impact On Anaerobic Respiratory Activity. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2015. Houston, TX : 02/16/15-02/19/15: Poster.
2014
Callaghan, A. V. (2014). Alkylsuccinate Synthase in Hydrocarbon-Impacted Environments: Look High, Look Low.... Look Lower. In Society for Industrial Microbiology and Biotechnology (SIMB) Annual Meeting and Exhibition. St. Louis, MO : 07/20/2014-07/24/2014.
Cote, J. M., Harriman, B. H., Kountz, D. D., Davidova, I. A., Suflita, J. M., Tarr, M. A., et al. (2014). Impact of Photolyzed vs. Non-Photolyzed Oil on Sulfate-Reducing Bacteria in Gulf of Mexico Sediments. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2014. Mobile, AL: 01/26/14-01/30/14: Poster.
Cote, J. M., Harriman, B. H., Kountz, D. D., Davidova, I. A., Suflita, J. M., Tarr, M. A., et al. (2014). Impact of Photolyzed vs. Non-Photolyzed Oil and Polyaromatic Hydrocarbons on Sulfate-Reducing Bacteria in Gulf of Mexico Coastal Sediments. In Joint Aquatic Sciences Meeting. Portland, OR , 5/18/14-5/23/14: Poster.