Staff Profile

Biography

As an environmental research technician for the past 9 years, I have had an active role in many various research projects, most of which centered on the biogeochemistry of wetlands and the part they play in climate change.  The Microbial Ecology lab is dedicated to gaining a better understanding of the controls of microbial mercury-methylation, in addition to working to help create solutions for mercury contamination.

Publications

  • Gilmour, Cynthia C., Bullock, Allyson L., McBurney, Alyssa, Podar, Mircea and Elias, Dwayne A. (2018). Robust Mercury Methylation across Diverse Methanogenic Archaea. mBio, 9 (2) https://doi.org/10.1128/mBio.02403-17
  • Gilmour, Cynthia, Bell, James Tyler, Soren, Ally Bullock, Riedel, Georgia, Riedel, Gerhardt, Kopec, A. D. and Bodaly, R. A. (2018). Distribution and biogeochemical controls on net methylmercury production in Penobscot River marshes and sediment. Science of The Total Environment, 640-641 , 555-569. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2018.05.276
  • Podar, Mircea, Gilmour, Cynthia C., Brandt, Craig C., Soren, Allyson, Brown, Steven D., Crable, Bryan R., Palumbo, Anthony V., Somenahally, Anil C. and Elias, Dwayne A. (2015). Global prevalence and distribution of genes and microorganisms involved in mercury methylation. Science Advances, 1 (9) https://doi.org/10.1126/sciadv.1500675
  • Bullock, Allyson L., Sutton-Grier, Ariana E. and Megonigal, J. Patrick. (2013). Anaerobic Metabolism in Tidal Freshwater Wetlands: III. Temperature Regulation of Iron Cycling. Estuaries and Coasts, 36 (3) , 482-490. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12237-012-9536-5
  • Gilmour, Cynthia C., Podar, Mircea, Bullock, Allyson L., Graham, Andrew M., Brown, Steven D., Somenahally, Anil C., Johs, Alex, Hurt, Richard A., Bailey, Kathryn L. and Elias, Dwayne A. (2013). Mercury Methylation by Novel Microorganisms from New Environments. Environmental science & technology, 47 (20) , 11810-11820. https://doi.org/10.1021/es403075t
  • Keller, Jason K., Sutton-Grier, Ariana E., Bullock, Allyson L. and Megonigal, J. Patrick. (2013). Anaerobic Metabolism in Tidal Freshwater Wetlands: I. Plant Removal Effects on Iron Reduction and Methanogenesis. Estuaries and Coasts, 36 (3) , 457-470. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12237-012-9527-6
  • Graham, Andrew M., Bullock, Allyson L., Maizel, Andrew C., Elias, Dwayne A. and Gilmour, Cynthia C. (2012). A Detailed Assessment of the Kinetics of Hg-Cell Association, Hg Methylation, and MeHg Degradation in Several Desulfovibrio Species. Applied and Environmental Microbiology, 78 , 7337-7346. https://doi.org/10.1128/AEM.01792-12