Marine Viral Ecology Laboratory

Summary:

The Marine Viral Ecology Laboratory (MarVEL) group is part of the Department of Oceanography in the School of Ocean and Earth Science and Technology (SOEST) at the University of Hawaii at Manoa. Our group investigates the ecology and diversity of microbial life in the sea, including human pathogens in coastal waters. We are particularly interested in the diversity of viruses and how viruses influence the ecology and evolution of plankton. A summary of some of our research interests and projects can be found here. Members of MarVEL are affiliated with the Center for Microbial Oceanography - Research and Education (C-MORE), and the Hawaii Ocean Observing System (HiOOS). Some of our previous work was carried out in affiliation with the Pacific Research Center for Marine Biomedicine (PRCMB).

Affiliations:

• Department of Oceanography, School of Ocean and Earth Science and Technology
• School of Ocean and Earth Science and Technology (SOEST), University of Hawaii at Manoa Organized Research Units

People:

• PI: Steward, Grieg, Ph.D.
  

Resources:

Instruments

• Barnstead Nanopure Diamond LS water purification system ( Water purification system )
  

• Beckman Coulter Airfuge ultracentrifuge ( Ultracentrifuge )
  

  "With the ability to provide a simple, rapid method for removing chylomicrons (fat particles in lipemic samples), the Airfuge Air-Driven Ultracentrifuge delivers accurate results for lipemic clarification. Lipemic samples can be cleaned in 10 minutes, eliminating the need for sendouts."

• Beckman Coulter Optima XL-80 ultracentrifuge ( Ultracentrifuge )
  

  With rotor

• Biofuge Primo centrifuge ( Centrifuge )
  

• Labscale TFF SYSTEM filtration system ( Filtration system )
  

  Filtration system for Pellicon XL device.

• Odyssey 9201 infrared imaging system ( Infrared image acquisition device )
  

• Pathatrix RIMS ( Recirculating immuno-magnetic separation instrument )
  

• Sterilgard III biosafety cabinet ( Biological safety cabinet )
  

• Turner Designs TD-700 fluorometer ( Fluorometer )
  

Web Links:

• http://web.me.com/griegsteward/StewardLab/MarVEL_Home.html