Regina Lamendella is an American Professor of Microbiology. She is best known for the use of omics for applied studies of microbiology in natural waterways and the guts of animals, including humans.[1][2][3]
Lamendella collaborates with and leads teams of scientist and healthcare professionals developing novel approaches to identify and screen for microorganisms in diverse environments, from waterways to human tissue.[4] For example, her work suggests that eating walnuts may be good for human gut flora, resulting in improved heart health.[5][6] Lamendella has also contributed to local testing for COVID-19 among rural Amish communities.[7][8][9]
In 2012, Lamendella joined the faculty of Juniata College, where she is currently an Associate Professor and holds the George '75 and Cynthia '76 Valko Professorship in Biological Sciences.[10]
Bibliography
Lamendella has more than 50 publications listed on Scopus that have been cited a total of more than 4,000 times, giving her an h-index of 23. Her most cited articles include:
Hazen, Terry C.; Dubinsky, Eric A.; Desantis, Todd Z.; Andersen, Gary L.; Piceno, Yvette M.; Singh, Navjeet; Jansson, Janet K.; Probst, Alexander; Borglin, Sharon E.; Fortney, Julian L.; Stringfellow, William T.; Bill, Markus; Conrad, Mark E.; Tom, Lauren M.; Chavarria, Krystle L.; Alusi, Thana R.; Lamendella, Regina; Joyner, Dominique C.; Spier, Chelsea; Baelum, Jacob; Auer, Manfred; Zemla, Marcin L.; Chakraborty, Romy; Sonnenthal, Eric L.; d'Haeseleer, Patrik; Holman, Hoi-Ying N.; Osman, Shariff; Lu, Zhenmei; Van Nostrand, Joy D.; et al. (2010). "Deep-sea oil plume enriches indigenous oil-degrading bacteria". Science. 330 (6001): 204–208. Bibcode:2010Sci...330..204H. doi:10.1126/science.1195979. PMID20736401. S2CID12546763.