Bailey & Flood Geobiology Lab

Welcome!

Welcome to the Jake Bailey and Beverly Flood Research Group!

Our broad interest is to better understand the chemical and physical interaction of the biosphere and geosphere, as well as to investigate the physiology and ecology of novel microbes. Much of our research is focused on sulfur-oxidizing lithotrophs, symbioses, and polyphosphate. Our current primary organisms of interest are the world's largest bacteria, Thiomargarita sp and the bacteria that live in association with it.

Our lab is committed to establishing an environment where everyone can feel safe, welcome, and supported.

Three men maneuver an instrument that is suspended on the deck of a boat.

Recovering sediment cores at sea (2024)

Mountain-side lake in Patagonia with a dock extending out into the water, where 3 small boats are moored.

Teaching and research at the ECODIM course in Patagonia (2023)

Imaging with prototype microscopes at the HHMI Advanced Imaging Center (2024)

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