Regina Lamendella

Regina Lamendella is an American Professor of Microbiology. She is best known for the use of omics for applied studies of microbiology in natural waterways and the guts of animals, including humans.[1][2][3]

Regina Lamendella
NationalityAmerican
CitizenshipUnited States of America
OccupationProfessor of Biology
Known forGut microbiome
Academic background
Alma materLafayette College University of Cincinnati
ThesisComparative Metagenomic Approaches to Reveal Swine-specific Populations Useful for Fecal Source Identification (2009)
Doctoral advisorDaniel Oerther
Academic work
DisciplineMicrobiology
Sub-disciplineMicrobial Ecology
InstitutionsJuniata College
Websitewww.juniata.edu/academics/provost/bio.php?id=LAMENDELLA

Lamendella collaborates with and leads teams of scientist and healthcare professionals developing novel approaches to identify and screen for microorganisms in diverse environments, from waterways to human tissue.[4] For example, her work suggests that eating walnuts may be good for human gut flora, resulting in improved heart health.[5][6] Lamendella has also contributed to local testing for COVID-19 among rural Amish communities.[7][8][9]

Education

Lamendella earned her B.A. in biology from Lafayette College. From the University of Cincinnati, she earned a M.S. in environmental science, a M.S. in molecular biology, and in 2009 she completed her PhD. From 2009-2012, she completed postdoctoral studies at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory.

Employment

In 2012, Lamendella joined the faculty of Juniata College, where she is currently an Associate Professor and holds the George '75 and Cynthia '76 Valko Professorship in Biological Sciences.[10]

Bibliography

Lamendella has more than 50 publications listed on Scopus that have been cited a total of more than 4,000 times, giving her an h-index of 23. Her most cited articles include:

  • Hazen, Terry C.; Dubinsky, Eric A.; Desantis, Todd Z.; Andersen, Gary L.; Piceno, Yvette M.; Singh, Navjeet; Jansson, Janet K.; Probst, Alexander; Borglin, Sharon E.; Fortney, Julian L.; Stringfellow, William T.; Bill, Markus; Conrad, Mark E.; Tom, Lauren M.; Chavarria, Krystle L.; Alusi, Thana R.; Lamendella, Regina; Joyner, Dominique C.; Spier, Chelsea; Baelum, Jacob; Auer, Manfred; Zemla, Marcin L.; Chakraborty, Romy; Sonnenthal, Eric L.; d'Haeseleer, Patrik; Holman, Hoi-Ying N.; Osman, Shariff; Lu, Zhenmei; Van Nostrand, Joy D.; et al. (2010). "Deep-sea oil plume enriches indigenous oil-degrading bacteria". Science. 330 (6001): 204–208. Bibcode:2010Sci...330..204H. doi:10.1126/science.1195979. PMID 20736401. S2CID 12546763.
  • Lamendella, Regina; Santo Domingo, Jorge; Ghosh, Shreya; Martinson, John; Oerther, Daniel (2011). "Comparative fecal metagenomics unveils unique functional capacity of the swine gut". BMC Microbiology. 11: 1003. doi:10.1186/1471-2180-11-103. PMC 3123192. PMID 21575148.
  • Halfvarson, Jonas; Brislawn, Colin J.; Lamendella, Regina; Vázquez-Baeza, Yoshiki; Walters, William A.; Bramer, Lisa M.; d'Amato, Mauro; Bonfiglio, Ferdinando; McDonald, Daniel; Gonzalez, Antonio; McClure, Erin E.; Dunklebarger, Mitchell F.; Knight, Rob; Jansson, Janet K. (2017). "Dynamics of the human gut microbiome in inflammatory bowel disease". Nature Microbiology. 2 (5): 17004. doi:10.1038/nmicrobiol.2017.4. PMC 5319707. PMID 28191884.

References
  1. Raes, Jeroen (November 1, 2017). "Crowdsourcing Earth's microbes". Nature Research. London, England. Retrieved December 20, 2020.
  2. Zeldovich, Lina (November 6, 2017). "Epic Cleanups: Hurricane Sandy, Nuclear Waste, and Oil Spills". JSTOR Daily. New York, NY, USA. Retrieved December 20, 2020.
  3. "Alumni-Founded Company Steps Up Amid COVID-19 Pandemic". Juniata College. 2020. Retrieved December 20, 2020.
  4. Walker, Molly (August 28, 2019). "Do Fungi Play a Role in C. Diff Infection?". MedPage Today. New York, NY, USA. Retrieved December 20, 2020.
  5. Khan, Sieeka (January 24, 2020). "Walnuts May Be Good For The Gut And Help Promote Heart Health". The Science Times. Retrieved December 20, 2020.
  6. "Nutrition Matters at Texas Tech". Texas Tech University. 2020. Retrieved December 20, 2020.
  7. Elassar, Alaa (April 8, 2020). "A clinic in Pennsylvania is bringing the Amish drive-through coronavirus testing for their horse and buggies". CNN. Atlanta, GA, USA. Retrieved December 20, 2020.
  8. Keeley, Marshall (April 10, 2020). "Local lab testing under-served populations for COVID-19". WJAC. Johnstown, PA, USA. Retrieved December 20, 2020.
  9. "The Amish Are Getting a COVID-19 Drive-Through Testing Center for Horse and Buggies". VICE. April 6, 2020. Retrieved December 20, 2020.
  10. Hurlburt, Sarah (April 10, 2020). "Belleville clinic works to care for Amish during pandemic". The Sentinel. Lewistown, PA, USA. Retrieved December 20, 2020.
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