Program areas:

---- Extremophiles (Robb, Schreier, DasSarma, Sowers)
---- DNA repair and replication (Robb, DasSarma, Maeder)
---- Symbiosis/signaling (Belas, Hill)
---- Pathogenesis (Belas, Vasta)
---- Nitrogen metabolism (Schreier, Chen)
---- Microbial/fish interactions (probiotics) (Belas, Vasta)
---- Microbial biofiltration (Schreier)
---- Virus/host interactions (Chen)
---- Microgeochemical cycles (Chen)
---- Gene Regulation (Robb, Schreier, DasSarma, Sowers, Belas)