Yoanna Eissler

Biography:

Since starting her studies in Marine Biology at the University of Concepción, Chile, Yoanna has been interested in plankton ecology. During her PhD, she began her studies of microplankton respiration and the effects marine viruses on respirations rates of microplankton and picophytoplankton. She worked under the supervision of Renato Quñones, an expert in planktonic respiration at the University of Concepción. Prior to receiving her PhD, Yoanna spend about a year at the Swedish Meteorological and Hydrological Institute, Gothenburg, Sweden working on picoflagellate viruses with Elisabeth Sahlsten. After finishing her PhD, Yoanna did a postdoc at COPAS, an oceanographic center at the University of Concepción, where she studied microbial and zooplankton ecology. In 2004, she joins the MOVE project to help characterize viruses that infect diatoms of Chesapeake Bay

Research Focus:

Algal virus ecology, with emphasis on infection cycle, molecular structure, and ecology of viruses that infect diatoms.

Publications:

Molina, V, Farías, L, Eissler, Y, Cuevas, L. A, Morales, C. E. and Escribano, R. 2005. Ammonium cycling under a strong oxygen gradient associated with the Oxygen Minimum Zone off northern Chile (~23°S). Mar. Ecol. Prog. Ser,. 288:35-43.

Eissler, Y., Salhsten, E. and Quiñones, R. 2003. Effects of virus infection on respiration rates of marine phytoplankton and microplankton communities. Mar. Ecol. Prog. Ser, 262:71-80.

Eissler, Y and Quiñones, R. 2003. The effect of viral concentrate addition on the respiration rate of Chaetoceros gracilis cultures and microplankton from a shallow bay (Coliumo, Chile). Journal of Plankton Research, 25:927-938.

Eissler, Y and Quiñones, R. 1999. Microplanktonic respiration off northern Chile during El Niño 1997-1998, Journal of Plankton. Research, 21:2263-2283.

Presentations:

Eissler, Y.,Wang, K., Chen, F., & Coats, D. W. 2006 Molecular characterization of Chaetoceros cf gracilis virus isolated from Chesapeake Bay, USA. Summer ASLO Meeting,Victoria, British Columbia Canada.

Eissler, Y. & Coats D. W. 2006. Characterization of Chaetoceros cf gracilis virus isolated from Chesapeake Bay. International Council for Science, Scienific Committee on Oceanic Research, Virus Ecology in Marine Systems: A Workshop on Methods, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.

Eissler, Y & Coats D. W. 2005. Characterization of phytoplankton-viral systems from Chesapeake Bay. 11th East Coast Conference on Protozoology. Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine, Richmond Virginia.

Eissler, Y & Coats D. W. 2005. Characterization of phytoplankton-viral systems from Chesapeake Bay. ASLO Summer Meeting. Santiago de Compostella, Spain.