Faculty
Biological Sciences has more than 60 full-time faculty members, as well as more than 20 faculty with joint appointments and 15 visiting or adjunct professors. Among its many distinctions and honors, the Ph.D. program faculty includes two members of the National Academy of Sciences, four members of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, and 18 holders of endowed chairs and professorships.
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David CaronProfessor of Biological SciencesContact Information E-mail: dcaron@usc.edu Phone: (213) 740-0203 Office: AHF 301 LINKS Curriculum Vitae Lab Home Page |
Education
- B.S. Microbiology, University of Rhode Island, 1/1975
- M.S. Oceanography, University of Rhode Island, 1/1977
- Ph.D. Joint Program in Biological Oceanography, Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Woods Hole Oceanographic Inst.,, 1/1984
Academic Appointment, Affiliation, and Employment History
- Professor, University of Southern California, 01/01/1999-
- , Field research at field stations in Bermuda (BBSR), Jamaica (DBRS), Barbados (BRI), Catalina Island (USC marine station), Caribbean Marine Research Ce, 01/01/1975-
- Senior Scientist, WHOI, 01/01/1997-01/01/1999
- , Participation on 24 major research cruises., 01/01/1975-01/01/1999
- Associate Scientist with tenure, WHOI, 01/01/1993-01/01/1997
- Associate Scientist, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, 01/01/1989-01/01/1993
- Assistant Scientist, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, 01/01/1985-01/01/1989
- Associate Research Scientist, Lamont-Doherty Geological Observatory of Columbia University, 01/01/1984-01/01/1985
Description of Research
Summary Statement of Research Interests
Marine and freshwater microbial ecology, with emphasis on the trophic relationships between protists (microalgae and protozoa) and other planktonic and benthic microorganisms. Recent research programs have focused on the distribution, feeding ecology, respiration and nutrient regeneration of bacterivorous and herbivorous protozoa, the ecology of harmful algae, the physiology of Antarctic protists, feeding and growth of phagotrophic (mixotrophic) microalgae, and the development of molecular biological approaches for studying the ecology of free-living microorganisms.
Affiliations with Research Centers, Labs, and Other Institutions
- Wrigley Institute for Environmental Studies,http://wrigley.usc.edu
Publications
Book Chapter
- Caron, D. A., Schnetzer, A. (2006). Protistan community structure. Manual of Environmental Microbiology/ASM.
Journal Article
- Schnetzer, A., Miller, P. E., Schaffner, R. A., Stauffer, B., Jones, B. H., Weisberg, S. B., DiGiacomo, P. M., Berelson, W. M., Caron, D. A. (2006). Blooms of Pseudo-nitzschia and Domoic Acid in the San Pedro Channela and Los Angeles harbor areas of the Southern California Bight, 2003-2004. Harmful Algae. Vol. In press
- Schnetzer, A., Caron, D. A. (2006). Copepod grazing impact on the trophic structure of the microbial assemblage of the San Pedro Channel, California. Journal of Plankton Research/Oxford. Vol. 27, pp. 959-972.
Service to the Profession
Editorships and Editorial Boards
- Aquatic Microbial Ecology, 2003