Anders Priemé

Anders Priemé

MSc in Biology; PhD in microbial ecology

  • Karen Blixens Vej 1

    2300 København S

19942019

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Curriculum vitae for Anders Priemé

-    1993: Master degree in biology, University of Copenhagen
-    1996: Ph.D. degree in microbial ecology, University of Copenhagen
-    1992-1995: Research assistant at Zoological Institute, University of Copenhagen
-    1994: Guest researcher at Institute of Biotechnology, Agricultural University of Norway (3 months).
-    1996-1998: Research associate at Zoological Institute, University of Copenhagen
-    1998-1999: Research associate at Institute of Molecular Biology, University of Copenhagen
-    1999-2000: Post doc at Center for Microbial Ecology, Michigan State University, USA (12 months).
-    2000-2003: Research associate professor at Institute of Molecular Biology, University of Copenhagen
-    2003: Three-months paternal leave
-    2004-2011: Associate professor at Department of Biology, University of Copenhagen
-    2007-2013: Head of studies for bachelor and master programs in biology, University of Copenhagen

-    2012-ongoing: Professor MSO at Department of Biology, University of Copenhagen
-   Since 1992, I have worked at a number of laboratories for short periods (less than two weeks) in Norway, Sweden, Finland, U.K, Poland and Ghana. I have experience from field work in Greenland, Norway, Sweden, Finland, Germany, Poland, Ghana, and Brazil

Research and teaching output:
63 publication in peer reviewed journals and books since 1994. 
ISI citation index: 2000+ citations; Hirsch index: 22.

Google Scholar: 3400+ citations; Hirsch index: 29.

Since 2002, I have completed supervision or co-supervision of five Ph.D. students and 56 MSc students. I teach a number of bachelor, master and PhD level courses in microbiology and ecology.

Current research

I am a microbial ecologist using DNA- and RNA-based techniques to study the diversity and activity of microorganisms in their environment, mainly soils. A single gram of soil may contain tens of thousands of different bacterial species, which compete and cooperate with each other in ways that we are just beginning to understand.

Also, soil bacteria and fungi are essential for organic matter degradation and nutrient cycling in terrestrial ecosystems and have profound effects on our climate through the production and consumption of the greenhouse gases, carbon dioxide, methane and nitrous oxide.

By combining measurements of bacterial and fungal activities with the genetic make-up of the microbial communities, I gain insight into the hidden daily life of soil microorganisms and how they are involved in the production and consumption of greenhouse gases.

I am part of Center for Permafrost, CENPERM (www.cenperm.ku.dk), financed by the Danish National Research Foundation. Among numerous interesting stuff, we investigate the short and long-term effects and climatic feedbacks of permafrost thawing on greenhouse gas emissions and upscale microbial processes at plot scale to landscape/ecosystem scales in Greenland.

Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals

In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):

  • SDG 13 - Climate Action
  • SDG 15 - Life on Land

Keywords

  • Faculty of Science
  • Soil bacteria
  • Bacterial diversity
  • Greenhouse gases
  • Microbial production and consumption of nitrous oxide
  • Microbial production and consumption of methane
  • Nitrogen cycling in soil
  • Microbial enzymes
  • Proteases

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