Jean-Marie Volland

Dr. Volland is interested in symbiosis and the evolution of biological complexity. His research focuses on non-model organisms from extreme, yet accessible, environments such as marine shallow-water hydrothermal vents, mangroves, or terrestrial sulfur springs. He works at the interface of cell biology, evolutionary biology, ecophysiology and microbial ecology, using classic and cutting-edge imaging approaches in conjunction with sequencing technologies to investigate unusual life strategies and symbiotic interactions in uncultivated bacteria and small eukaryotes.