Gemma Reguera

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Gemma Reguera
Born
American Academy of Microbiology
Scientific career
InstitutionsMichigan State University
Websitehttp://reguera.msu.domains

Gemma Reguera is a Spanish-American

American Academy of Microbiology in 2019. She is the recipient of the 2022 Alice C. Evans Award for Advancement of Women from the American Society for Microbiology.[1] Her lab's research is focused on electrical properties of metal-reducing microorganisms
.

Biography

Reguera received a her BS in microbiology from Universidad de Oviedo in 1992 and earned her PhD in microbiology from the University of Massachusetts-Amherst[2] in 2001. From 2001-2002, she worked on the role of the toxin-coregulated pilus in the ecological fitness of Vibrio cholerae[3] as a Spanish Ministry of Science postdoctoral fellow with Roberto Kolter at Harvard Medical School. From 2002-2006, she worked as a postdoctoral fellow at the University of Massachusetts-Amherst in the group of Derek Lovley and authored the 2005 Nature publication "Extracellular electron transfer via microbial nanowires", the first report of conductive pili in Geobacter.[4]

Research

Reguera is a leader in the emerging field of electromicrobiology and potential applications of

electroactive microbial biofilms in bioenergy and bioremediation.[5][6] In 2011, her group discovered that uranium could be reduced outside the cell.[7]

Honors

Selected Academic Publications

  • Extracellular electron transfer via microbial nanowires. Gemma Reguera, Kevin D McCarthy, Teena Mehta, Julie S Nicoll, Mark T Tuominen, Derek R Lovley. 2005. Nature.
  • Biofilm and nanowire production leads to increased current in Geobacter sulfurreducens fuel cells. Gemma Reguera, Kelly P Nevin, Julie S Nicoll, Sean F Covalla, Trevor L Woodard, Derek R Lovley. 2006. Applied and environmental microbiology.
  • Extracellular electron transfer mechanisms between microorganisms and minerals. Liang Shi, Hailiang Dong, Gemma Reguera, Haluk Beyenal, Anhuai Lu, Juan Liu, Han-Qing Yu, James K Fredrickson. 2016. Nature Reviews Microbiology.
  • Electroactive biofilms: current status and future research needs. Abhijeet P Borole, Gemma Reguera, Bradley Ringeisen, Zhi-Wu Wang, Yujie Feng, Byung Hong Kim. 2011. Energy & Environmental Science.

References

  1. ^ a b "Gemma Reguera Recognized for Her Efforts to Advance Women in the Field of Microbiology". Women In Academia Report. 2021-10-28.
  2. ^ a b "Gemma Reguera, Ph.D." ASM.org.
  3. PMID 15866944
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  4. S2CID 4425287
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  5. S2CID 164217407
  6. ^ Popkin, Gabriel (2017-09-07). "Bacteria Use Brainlike Bursts of Electricity to Communicate". Scientific American.
  7. ISSN 1476-4687
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