Jrdelatorre

Jose R. de la Torre
I am an assistant professor in the Department of Biology at San Francisco State University. My Lab studies the physiology, ecology and evolution of a group of microorganisms called the Archaea. In particular, we are interested in a group of Archaea that make their living by oxidizing ammonia to nitrite. These Ammonia-Oxidizing Archaea (AOA) are extrmeley abundant in marine environments, with some scientists estimating they account for nearly 20% of all the bacterioplankton in the world's oceans. Recently, we have identified relatives of these marine AOA living in the hydrothermal hot springs in Yellowstone National Park. We are currently studying the physiology and genomics of these thermophilic AOA to get a better understanding of the ecological distribution and evolution of the AOA.

Contact Info
Mailing Address Jose R. de la Torre Department of Biology 534 Hensill Hall San Francisco State University San Francisco, CA 94132 Office Lab Email jdelator at sfsu.edu 

Education

 * 2003-2008 Research Associate, University of Washington, Seattle. Advisor: David Stahl.
 * 2000-2003 Postdoctoral Researcher, Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute (MBARI). Advisor: Ed DeLong.
 * 1998-2000 Postdoctoral Scholar, University of California, Berkeley. Advisor: Norman Pace.
 * 1998 Ph. D. University of California, San Francisco. Advisor: Marc Tessier-Lavigne.
 * 1990 B. A. University of California, Berkeley.

Publications

 * 1) delaTorre-2008 pmid=18205821
 * 2) Foesel-2007 pmid=18093145
 * 3) Hallam-2006 pmid=17114289
 * 4) Konneke-2005 pmid=16177789
 * 5) Suzuki-2004 pmid=15696381
 * 6) delaTorre-2003a pmid=14566056
 * 7) delaTorre-2003b pmid=12839754
 * 8) delaTorre-1997 pmid=9427245
 * 9) Kennedy-1994 pmid=8062385
 * 10) Hemmati-Brivanlou-1991 pmid=1679005