Dianne K. Newman
Gordon M. Binder/Amgen Professor of Biology and Geobiology; Merkin Institute Professor
B.A., Stanford University, 1993; Ph.D., Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1997. Clare Booth Luce Assistant Professor, Caltech, 2000-05; Associate Professor, 2005-06; Professor, 2006-16; Binder/Amgen Professor, 2016-; Davis Leadership Chair, 2017-20; Merkin Institute Professor, 2024-; HHMI Investigator, 2005-16; Executive Officer, 2017-23.
Research Overview
Professor Newman focuses on Electron Transfer and Biofilm Physiology, Photosynthesis and Respiration Based on Iron and/or Arsenic, and Intra- and Extracellular Biomineralization.
Research Summary:
electron transfer and biofilm physiology, photosynthesis and respiration based on iron and/or arsenic, intra- and extracellular biomineralization