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Dr. Lisa Waidner, an Associate Professor at the University of West Florida, has a Ph.D. from the College of Marine Science at the University of Delaware, and an M.S. degree in Applied Molecular Biology from the University of Maryland Graduate School.
As a graduate and undergraduate student research mentor, Dr. Waidner works with students to characterize groups of important bacteria from coastal and inland waters in and around the Pensacola Bay system.
Her work includes the ecology and distribution of Vibrio, and research using model bacteria called the aerobic anoxygenic phototrophs (AAP), which are a diverse group of bacteria that use light. Research goals include ecological modeling to map Vibrio distribution as well as examination of communities containing AAP that may be involved in light-stimulated uptake of dissolved organic matter and of point-source pollution and legacy contaminants. Mentoring of research students includes training with molecular biological, microbiological, and ecological methodologies (molecular microbial ecology) used to study diverse groups of freshwater, estuarine, and marine bacteria.
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The UWF Spring Symposium presentation (April 17, 2025). Undergraduate research assistants and OUR Explorers that helped out with the project in Fall 2024-Spring 2025 included:
Noah, Nidia, Lindsay, Hannah, Sydney, Shelby, Jacob, and Evan
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HIP Student Showcase winners for 2022
BEST RESEARCH WITH FACULTY
o    HMCSE, Research with Faculty, Biology
o    Lacey Bowman, Prof. Thomas Asmuth, Dylan Bass, Sunny Doan, Mae Flener, Jo O'Bar, and Dr. Lisa Waidner
o    Near Infrared Device: A Low-cost Solution to Measure the Turbidity of Water
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​HIP Faculty Showcase winners for 2022
BEST RESEARCH WITH FACULTY PROJECT
o    Dr. Lisa Waidner, CEDB/Biology & Mr. Thomas Asmuth
o    STEAM Collaborations in Bioinformatics and Industrial Design: Enhancing Interdisciplinary Cohorts
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Kelsey Hope, Carrie Daniel, and Tristan Craig receive their M.S. degree hoods on May 7, 2022
wEBSITE CREATED IN COLLABORATION BETWEEN dR. LISA A. wAIDnER AND cONNOR d. wEBB.
  • Teaching at UWF
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  • steam-2017
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