Interested in learning more about microbiology, especially in aquatic habitats? Ian teaches the following classes at Cornell University:
BioMI 3500 – Marine Microbes and Disease in a Changing Ocean– Sp 3 cr
Marine microorganisms fuel globally significant elemental cycles through their activities. They also drive diseases in multicellular life through pathogenesis, modulation of host-associated microbiomes, and through induction of stressors (e.g. toxins, hypoxia). The purpose of this course is to provide junior- and senior-level students a background in biological oceanography, marine microbial ecology, biogeochemistry, and disease pathogenesis in marine habitats. The emphasis of the course is on understanding how biology affects and is affected by the oceans, and how organisms interact to produce ocean biological phenomena. The course is divided into 4 modules: 1) Marine microbial diversity and ocean structure; 2) Ocean biogeochemistry; 3) Marine disease pathogenesis; and 4) Pollution and climate change. This course will equip students with foundations for further undergraduate courses in ocean sciences and environmental dynamics, and for graduate studies in biological oceanography and marine biology.
Ian also regularly makes an appearance in the following classes:
EAS 1540 – Introduction to Oceanography, F 4 cr
BioEE 1610 – Ecology and the Environment, Sp 3 cr
Ian advises in the following undergraduate majors:
Biological Sciences
Environment and Sustainability
Graduate Students in the lab come through the following graduate programs:
Cornell Marine Mass Mortality Laboratory 