Faculty

Jared R. Leadbetter

Professor of Environmental Microbiology

Degrees and Appointments

B.S., Goucher College, 1991; Ph.D., Michigan State University, 1997. Assistant Professor, Caltech, 2000-06; Associate Professor, 2006-10; Professor, 2010-.

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Research Overview

Leadbetter’s research program at Caltech focuses on interspecies microbial interactions and has two distinct thrusts. One is lignocellulose conversion by the complex microbial communities present in the guts of termites. The other is the biodegradation of (and related research on) an important class of bacterial signaling molecules, acyl-homoserine lactones.

List of Research Areas

lignocellulose conversion, biological hydrogen, microbial interactions, fermentation, microbial diversity

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