Gregory J. Dick
Office:
Dept. of Earth & Environmental Sciences
2014 NUB
1100 North University Ave
ph: (734) 763-3228
fax: (734) 763-4690
Director, Cooperative Institute for Great Lakes Research
Director, Great Lakes Center for Fresh Waters and Human Health
Alfred F. Thurnau Professor
Department of Earth & Environmental Sciences
School for Environment and Sustainability
Affiliate Faculty Member
Center for Computational Medicine and Bioinformatics
Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology
Educational Background
Postdoc, Earth and Planetary Science, UC Berkeley (2007-2008)
PhD Marine Biology, Scripps Institution of Oceanography (2006)
BA Biology, University of Virginia (2000)
@GreatLakesGreg
STAFF
Anders Kiledal
Assistant Research Scientist
Microbial ecology, omics, bioinformatics, harmful algal blooms, graft versus host disease
MASTERS STUDENTS
FORMER MEMBERS
Research Scientists, Staff & Visiting Scholars Mentored/Hosted
| Name | Year(s) within Lab | Current Position |
| Catherine (Katie) Polik | 2020-2022 | Graduate Student (PhD) at University of Minnesota |
| Teal Furnholm | 2019-2021 | Deceased |
| McKenzie Powers | 2018-2020 | Graduate Student (PhD) at University of Georgia | National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellow |
| Melissa Duhaime | 2012-2016 | Associate Professor, University of Michigan |
| Sunit Jain | 2012-2015 | Senior Data Scientist, CZ Biohub |
| Anders Andersson | 2011 | Professor, Science for Life Laboratory, KTH Royal Institute of Technology |
Postdoctoral Fellows Hosted & Mentored
| Name | Year(s) within Lab | Current Position |
| Xianzhe Gong | 2022-present | |
| Anders Kiledal | 2021-2023 | Assistant Research Scientist, University of Michigan |
| Sara Rivera | 2020-2022 | Lab Manager, University of Michigan |
| Jenan Kharbush | 2019-2021 | Assistant Professor, University of Michigan |
| Kevin Meyer | 2015-2019 | Biologist, US Army Corps of Engineers |
| Judith Klatt | 2015-2017 | Research Scientist, Max Planck Institute for Marine Microbiology |
| Lauren Kinsman | 2013 | Associate Professor, Kent State University |
| Cody Sheik | 2011-2015 | Associate Professor, University of Minnesota-Duluth |
| Meng Li | 2011-2014 | Professor, Shenzen University |
| Daniel Reed | 2011-2014 | Lead Data Scientist, OceanSync Inc. |
PhD Students
| Name | Year(s) within Lab | Current Position |
| Yun Suk Lee | 2019-2021 | |
| Colleen Yancey | 2018-2023 | Postdoctoral Scientist, New England Biolabs |
| Jeseth Delgado | 2016-2018 | Assistant Professor, Duke University |
| Derek Smith | 2015-2020 | Science Writer, News & Feature Writer, University of Michigan |
| Sharon Grim | 2014-2019 | Research Associate, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution |
| Brett Baker | 2010-2014 | Associate Professor, University of Texas Austin |
| Alex Voorhies | 2009-2014 | Director of National Security Business, Ginkgo Bioworks |
| Karthik Anantharaman | 2009-2014 | Associate Professor, University of Wisconsin, Madison |
MS Students
| Name | Year(s) within Lab | Current Position |
| Paul Den Uyl | 2022 – 2024 | Bioinformatics Specialist, CIGLR |
| Will James | 2022 – 2024 | PhD Student, Colorado State University |
| Matthew Medina | 2015 – 2017 | |
| Jesse Fenno | 2015 – 2016 | |
| Sunit Jain | 2009 – 2010 | Senior Data Scientist, CZ Biohub |
| Kathryn Iverson | 2009 – Fall 2011 | Senior Software Engineer, insitro |
| Chris Taylor | 2011 | |
| Prashanna Balaji Venkatasubramanian | 2011 – 2012 | Senior Scientist, Visterra Inc. |
Undergraduate Students
| Name | Time within Lab | Affiliation? | Current Position |
| Megan Keene | Fall 2023 – Winter 2024 | Lab Manager, University of Michigan | |
| Marlayna MacKay | Fall 2023 – Winter 2024 | Aquatic Intern, Huron River Watershed Council | |
| Cody Quiroz | Fall 2023 | MS Student, University of Wisconsin-Madison | |
| Ian Fiero | Summer 2023 | UROP | |
| Esmee Kuiper | Fall 2022 – Winter 2023 | PhD Student, Northwestern University | |
| Hadley VandeVusse | Winter 2022 – Winter 2024 | Biological Technician, USGS | |
| Sarah Katz | Fall 2021 – Winter 2022 | Environmental Scientist, Farallon Consulting | |
| John (Jack) Nicholson | Fall 2021 | Environmental Protection Specialist, Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment | |
| Helena Nitchsky | Winter 2020 – Winter 2022 | MS Student, University of Michigan | |
| Nicole Rappuhn | Winter 2020 – Winter 2021 | Outreach Coordinator at University of Michigan | |
| Olivia Mathiesen | Winter 2020 – Summer 2021 | Environmental Scientist, EA Engineering, Science, and Technology, Inc., PBC | |
| Janel LaPalm | Fall 2019 – Winter 2020 | Environmental Quality Analyst, Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy (EGLE) | |
| Lydia Stevens | Fall 2019 – Winter 2020 | ||
| Benjamin Nieman | Fall 2019 – Winter 2022 | PhD Student, University of British Columbia | |
| Raina Ruman | Fall 2018 – Winter 2020 | Long-Term Substitute Teacher | |
| Claire Zwiers | Fall 2018 – Winter 2022 | PhD Student, University of Georgia | |
| Will James | Fall 2018 – Winter 2022 | PhD Student, Colorado State University | |
| Ariana Mann | Spring 2018 – Winter 2019 | Environmental Scientist, Tetra Tech | |
| Henry Schnaidt | Fall 2018 – Summer 2019 | Project Environmental Scientist, TRC Companies, Inc | |
| Kirsten Nelson | Fall 2017 – Winter 2018 | Laboratory Technologist, NAMSA | |
| Kendall Schissler | Fall 2017 – Summer 2019 | ||
| Michael Rader | Fall 2017 – Winter 2018 | Veterinarian Technician Assistant, Compassionate Care Animal Hospital | |
| McKenzie Powers | Summer 2017 – Winter 2018 | PhD Student, University of Georgia | |
| Keith Hildwein | Winter 2017 – Summer 2018 | Project Manager, Hammond & Brandt Builders | |
| Olivia Metcalf | Fall 2016 – Summer 2017 | ||
| Kirk Olsen | Fall 2016 – Summer 2017 | ||
| Kiah Lowe | Winter 2016 – Fall 2016 | Senior National Accounts Reporting Analyst, Republic Services | |
| Hui Chien Tan | Winter 2016 – Winter 2017 | Senior Project Associate, Hyde Renewables | |
| Megan McConnell | Winter 2016 | Architectural Designer, Spiegel Aihara Workshop (SAW) | |
| Changrui Shi | Fall 2015 – Winter 2016 | ||
| Allison Sharrar | Fall 2014 – Winter 2015 | Scientist I, Mammoth Biosciences | |
| Danielle Boshers | Fall 2013 – Winter 2015 | Environment, Health and Safety Senior Associate, Zoetis | |
| Nicholas Aquilina | Fall 2013 – Winter 2016 | Midwest Regional Manager, Eurofins PSS Insourcing Solutions | |
| Grace Tsaloff | Fall 2013 – 2014 | ||
| Chelsea Mervenne | Winter 2013 – Winter 2014 | Technical Project Officer, US Department of Energy (DOE) | |
| Kathryn Gallagher | Winter 2013 – Summer 2013 | Environmental Quality Analyst, Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy (EGLE) | |
| Matthew Sabuda | Fall 2012 – Winter 2013 | ||
| Michael Balke | Fall 2012 – Summer 2013 | ||
| Paul Den Uyl | Fall 2012 – Summer 2013 | ||
| Issac Anderson | Summer 2012 | ||
| Clayton Wheeler | Fall 2011 – Winter 2012 | UROP | Senior Software Engineer, Genomenon, Inc |
| Eva Kramer | Summer 2011 – Summer 2012 | Environmental Health and Safety Specialist, Bowling Green State University | |
| Michael Lerner | Fall 2010 – Winter 2012 | UROP | Assistant Professor, The London School of Economics and Political Science |
| Daniel Marcus | Winter 2010 – Winter 2011 | Capital Markets Portfolio Manager | |
| Bridget Callahan | Fall and Winter 2009 | UROP | Senior Director of Development, Summit Ridge Energy |
| Adam Essene | Summer 2009 | Oberlin College | Principal Research Associate, Moderna |