Leader, Project 4: Application of comparative genomics, transcriptomics, and proteomics to optimize microbial reductive dehalogenation
E-mail: alvarez@ce.berkeley.edu
Tel: (510) 643-5969
Fax: (510) 642-7483
Mailing address:
University of California at Berkeley
Civil and Environmental Engineering
726 Davis Hall #1710
Berkeley, CA 94720-1710
Web page: http://www.ce.berkeley.edu/~alvcohen/
Lisa Alvarez-Cohen
Research Interests
Lisa Alvarez-Cohen's research interests are on the microbial degradation of environmental contaminants in natural and engineered systems with focuses on emerging contaminants and application of innovative molecular tools.
Recent Publications
Chu KH, Mahendra S, Song DL, Conrad ME, Alvarez-Cohen L (2004) Stable carbon isotope fractionation during aerobic biodegradation of chlorinated ethenes. Environmental Science and Technology 38(11):3126-3130. [abstract] [PDF]
Mitch WA, Sharp JO, Trussel RR, Valentine RL, Alvarez-Cohen L, Sedlak DL (2003) N-Nitrosodimethylamine as a Water Quality Contaminant. Environmental Engineering Science 20(5): 389-404. [abstract] [PDF]
Bhupathiraju VK, Krauter P, Holman HY, Conrad ME, Daley PF, Templeto AS, Hunt JR, Hernandez M, Alvarez-Cohen L (2002) Assessment of in-situ bioremediation at a refinery waste-contaminated site and an aviation gasoline contaminated site. Biodegradation 13(2):79-90. [abstract] [PDF]
Richardson RE, Bhupathiraju VK, Song DL, Goulet TA, Alvarez-Cohen L (2002) Phylogenetic characterization of microbial communities that reductively dechlorinate TCE based upon a combination of molecular techniques. Environ Sci Technol 36(12):2652-62. [abstract] [PDF]
Mitch WA, Sharp JO, Trussel RR, Valentine RL, Alvarez-Cohen L, Sedlak DL (2003) N-Nitrosodimethylamine as a Water Quality Contaminant. Environmental Engineering Science 20(5): 389-404. [abstract] [PDF]
Bhupathiraju VK, Krauter P, Holman HY, Conrad ME, Daley PF, Templeto AS, Hunt JR, Hernandez M, Alvarez-Cohen L (2002) Assessment of in-situ bioremediation at a refinery waste-contaminated site and an aviation gasoline contaminated site. Biodegradation 13(2):79-90. [abstract] [PDF]
Richardson RE, Bhupathiraju VK, Song DL, Goulet TA, Alvarez-Cohen L (2002) Phylogenetic characterization of microbial communities that reductively dechlorinate TCE based upon a combination of molecular techniques. Environ Sci Technol 36(12):2652-62. [abstract] [PDF]