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Debbie Lindell

Debbie Lindell

Microbiologist

Debbie Lindell is the Dresner Chair in life sciences and medicine at Technion - Israel Institute of Technology. She is known for her work on the interactions between viruses and their hosts in marine environments.

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Education and career

Lindell was born in Australia and grew up loving the ocean.[1] Lindell earned her B.A. from Hebrew University of Jerusalem.[2] She then worked as a technician on a project involving coral reef and fish and decided she wanted to pursue research in marine science.[1] She went on to earn an M.S. and a Ph.D. from Hebrew University of Jerusalem, followed by postdoctoral research at Massachusetts Institute of Technology.[2]

Research

Lindell's early research was on the succession of phytoplankton in the Gulf of Aqaba[3] and gene expression by the cyanobacterium Synechococcus.[4][5] Her subsequent work examined the transfer of genes between phytoplankton and marine viruses,[6][7] and the evolution of host-virus interactions as evident from the analysis of gene expression in bacteria infected by a virus.[8][9] Her research also investigates the genetic factors leading to long-term coexistence of phytoplankton and viruses.[10][11] In response to the COVID-19 disease, Lindell was part of a team who filed a patent for a reusable mask that is designed to prevent infection by viruses.[12] As of 2022, Lindell has an h-index of 31 with over 6300 citations to her published works.[13]

Selected publications

  • Rocap, Gabrielle; Larimer, Frank W.; Lamerdin, Jane; Malfatti, Stephanie; Chain, Patrick; Ahlgren, Nathan A.; Arellano, Andrae; Coleman, Maureen; Hauser, Loren; Hess, Wolfgang R.; Johnson, Zackary I.; Land, Miriam; Lindell, Debbie; Post, Anton F.; Regala, Warren; Shah, Manesh; Shaw, Stephanie L.; Steglich, Claudia; Sullivan, Matthew B.; Ting, Claire S.; Tolonen, Andrew; Webb, Eric A.; Zinser, Erik R.; Chisholm, Sallie W. (August 2003). "Genome divergence in two Prochlorococcus ecotypes reflects oceanic niche differentiation". Nature. 424 (6952): 1042–1047. Bibcode:2003Natur.424.1042R. doi:10.1038/nature01947. PMID 12917642. S2CID 4344597.
  • Lindell, Debbie; Sullivan, Matthew B.; Johnson, Zackary I.; Tolonen, Andrew C.; Rohwer, Forest; Chisholm, Sallie W. (15 July 2004). "Transfer of photosynthesis genes to and from Prochlorococcus viruses". Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 101 (30): 11013–11018. Bibcode:2004PNAS..10111013L. doi:10.1073/pnas.0401526101. ISSN 0027-8424. PMC 503735. PMID 15256601.
  • Lindell, Debbie; Jaffe, Jacob D.; Johnson, Zackary I.; Church, George M.; Chisholm, Sallie W. (November 2005). "Photosynthesis genes in marine viruses yield proteins during host infection". Nature. 438 (7064): 86–89. Bibcode:2005Natur.438...86L. doi:10.1038/nature04111. PMID 16222247. S2CID 4347406.
  • Lindell, Debbie; Post, Anton F. (September 1995). "Ultraphytoplankton succession is triggered by deep winter mixing in the Gulf of Aqaba (Eilat), Red Sea". Limnology and Oceanography. 40 (6): 1130–1141. Bibcode:1995LimOc..40.1130L. doi:10.4319/lo.1995.40.6.1130. ISSN 0024-3590.
  • Lindell, Debbie; Jaffe, Jacob D.; Coleman, Maureen L.; Futschik, Matthias E.; Axmann, Ilka M.; Rector, Trent; Kettler, Gregory; Sullivan, Matthew B.; Steen, Robert; Hess, Wolfgang R.; Church, George M.; Chisholm, Sallie W. (September 2007). "Genome-wide expression dynamics of a marine virus and host reveal features of co-evolution". Nature. 449 (7158): 83–86. Bibcode:2007Natur.449...83L. doi:10.1038/nature06130. PMID 17805294. S2CID 4412265.

Awards and honors

In 2009 Lindell received the Krill Prize for scientific excellence from the Wolf Foundation.[14]

References

  1. [1]
    Neistat, Aimee (15 February 2008). "Scientist from down under makes waves". Jerusalem Post. p. 16.
  2. [2]
    "Debbie Lindell". Simons Foundation. 5 October 2014. Retrieved 11 March 2022.
  3. [3]
    Lindell, Debbie; Post, Anton F. (1995). "Ultraphytoplankton succession is triggered by deep winter mixing in the Gulf of Aqaba (Eilat), Red Sea". Limnology and Oceanography. 40 (6): 1130–1141. Bibcode:1995LimOc..40.1130L. doi:10.4319/lo.1995.40.6.1130. ISSN 0024-3590.
  4. [4]
    Lindell, Debbie; Post, Anton F. (2001). "Ecological Aspects of ntcA Gene Expression and Its Use as an Indicator of the Nitrogen Status of Marine Synechococcus spp". Applied and Environmental Microbiology. 67 (8): 3340–3349. Bibcode:2001ApEnM..67.3340L. doi:10.1128/aem.67.8.3340-3349.2001. ISSN 0099-2240. PMC 93026. PMID 11472902.
  5. [5]
    Lindell, Debbie; Padan, Etana; Post, Anton F. (1998). "Regulation of ntcA Expression and Nitrite Uptake in the Marine Synechococcus sp. Strain WH 7803". Journal of Bacteriology. 180 (7): 1878–1886. doi:10.1128/jb.180.7.1878-1886.1998. ISSN 0021-9193. PMC 107103. PMID 9537388.
  6. [6]
    Lindell, Debbie; Jaffe, Jacob D.; Johnson, Zackary I.; Church, George M.; Chisholm, Sallie W. (2005). "Photosynthesis genes in marine viruses yield proteins during host infection". Nature. 438 (7064): 86–89. Bibcode:2005Natur.438...86L. doi:10.1038/nature04111. ISSN 0028-0836. PMID 16222247. S2CID 4347406.
  7. [7]
    Lindell, Debbie; Sullivan, Matthew B.; Johnson, Zackary I.; Tolonen, Andrew C.; Rohwer, Forest; Chisholm, Sallie W. (2004). "Transfer of photosynthesis genes to and from Prochlorococcus viruses". Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 101 (30): 11013–11018. Bibcode:2004PNAS..10111013L. doi:10.1073/pnas.0401526101. ISSN 0027-8424. PMC 503735. PMID 15256601.
  8. [8]
    Lindell, Debbie; Jaffe, Jacob D.; Coleman, Maureen L.; Futschik, Matthias E.; Axmann, Ilka M.; Rector, Trent; Kettler, Gregory; Sullivan, Matthew B.; Steen, Robert; Hess, Wolfgang R.; Church, George M. (2007). "Genome-wide expression dynamics of a marine virus and host reveal features of co-evolution". Nature. 449 (7158): 83–86. Bibcode:2007Natur.449...83L. doi:10.1038/nature06130. ISSN 0028-0836. PMID 17805294. S2CID 4412265.
  9. [9]
    Siegel-Itzkovich, Judy (14 October 2007). "Host-virus relations can be a win-win situation". Jerusalem Post. p. 6.
  10. [10]
    Avrani, Sarit; Wurtzel, Omri; Sharon, Itai; Sorek, Rotem; Lindell, Debbie (2011). "Genomic island variability facilitates Prochlorococcus–virus coexistence". Nature. 474 (7353): 604–608. doi:10.1038/nature10172. ISSN 0028-0836. PMID 21720364. S2CID 205225328.
  11. [11]
    Zborowsky, Sophia; Lindell, Debbie (5 August 2019). "Resistance in marine cyanobacteria differs against specialist and generalist cyanophages". Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 116 (34): 16899–16908. Bibcode:2019PNAS..11616899Z. doi:10.1073/pnas.1906897116. ISSN 0027-8424. PMC 6708340. PMID 31383764.
  12. [12]
    "Israeli Scientists Submit Patent For Self-Disinfecting, Reusable Mask". NoCamels. 25 May 2020. Retrieved 11 March 2022.
  13. [13]
    "Debbie Lindell". scholar.google.com. Retrieved 11 March 2022.
  14. [14]
    "Debbie Lindell". Wolf Foundation. 8 January 2020. Retrieved 11 March 2022.
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