The CEB participates in a diverse portfolio of multidisciplinary research projects within the University of Tennessee and beyond.
We invite you to explore our research pursuits and publication outputs.
The CEB’s mission is to serve as a highly collaborative, multi- and inter-disciplinary research center whose personnel lead a diverse portfolio of research projects. We remain dedicated to strengthening UT’s training and research infrastructure and building excellence in teaching, research, and scholarship. We provide access to state-of-the-art instrumentation, laboratory space, and expertise that enables researchers to make breakthrough discoveries.
The CEB Bioinformatics Resource Center will no longer be available after March 31, 2023 Please contact Meg Staton at mstaton1@utk.edu for more information.
The Löffler Lab studies relevant biogeochemical processes in soil, sediment, subsurface and water environments by combining cultivation-based techniques with genetic, biochemical, analytical, meta-omics, and computational methodologies. This integrated approach unifies research themes in the Löffler Lab, and all projects address fundamental research questions, some have an applied component, and several are of considerable public interest.
Honey bee colonies are significantly impacted by insect pests that introduce diseases and elevate colony stress. In this research effort, we are using biological, behavioral, and environmental observations to develop practical measures to understand how insects influence over-wintering of honey bee colonies.
This project combines specialized omics approaches, metabolic activity and geochemical measurements/models to study natural microbes, cultured and uncultured, in pristine permafrost intact cores, to ultimately develop predictive models for greenhouse gas emissions.
Sexton, D. L., G. Chen, F. Kara Murdoch, A. Hashimi, F. E. Löffler and E. I. Tocheva
Murdoch, R. W., G. Chen, F. Kara Murdoch, E. E. Mack, M. I. Villalobos Solis, R. L. Hettich and F. E. Löffler
Researchers: Skerker JM, Leon D, Price MN, Mar JS, Tarjan DR, Wetmore KM, Deutschbauer AM, Baumohl JK, Bauer S, Ibanez AB, Mitchell VD, Wu CH, Hu P, Hazen T, Arkin
Researchers: Reinardy HC, Syrett JR, Jeffree RA, Henry TB, Jha AN Abstract: Although cobalt (Co) is an environmental contaminant of surface waters in both radioactive (e.g. 60Co) and non-radioactive forms, there
Researchers: Reinardy HC, Scarlett AG, Henry TB, West CE, Hewitt LM, Frank RA, Rowland SJ Abstract: Process waters from oil sands industries (OSPW) have been reported to exhibit estrogenic effects.
Researchers: Reinardy HC, Skippins E, Henry TB, Jha AN Abstract: Repeated non-invasive sampling of zebrafish Danio rerio sperm was conducted, sperm counts were obtained and a method for measurement of DNA damage
Researchers: Reinardy HC, Dharamshi J, Jha AN, Henry TB Abstract: DNA repair is initiated by transcription of genes in response to specific types of damage. Breaks in DNA strands (single
Researchers: Ramsden CS, Henry TB, Handy RD Abstract: There are limited data on the sub-lethal physiological effects of titanium dioxide nanoparticles (TiO2 NPs) in adult fishes, and the consequences of TiO2 NP
Researchers: Merrifield DL, Shaw BJ, Harper GM, Saoud IP, Davies SJ, Handy RD, Henry TB Abstract: Nanoparticles (NPs) can be ingested by organisms, and NPs with antimicrobial properties may disrupt
Researchers: Mailloux BJ, Trembath-Reichert E, Cheung J, Watson M, Stute M, Freyer GA, Ferguson AS, Ahmed KM, Alam MJ, Buchholz BA, Thomas J, Layton AC, Zheng Y, Bostick BC, van
Researchers: Loffler F, Ritalahti KM, Zinder SH Abstract: Since the beginning of the twentieth century, short-chain C1 to C3 chlorinated aliphatic hydrocarbons (CAHs) have been manufactured in large amounts and
Researchers: Linville JL, Rodriguez M, Jr., Mielenz JR, Cox CD Abstract: The extent of inhibition of two strains of Clostridium thermocellum by a Populus hydrolysate was investigated. A Monod-based model of wild type (WT)
