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2011 Pita L*, Erwin PM, López-Legentil S. Spatial variation and host-specificity of bacterial
assemblages in Caribbean sponges. 1st International Symposium on Sponge Microbiology ·
Würzburg, Germany
2011 Erwin PM*, López-Legentil S, Pita L, Turon X. Host-specificity and environmental
structuring of bacterial symbionts in Mediterranean Ircinia spp. 4th Internal Symposium at
the Center for Advanced Studies of Blanes · Blanes, Spain
2010 López-Legentil S*, Erwin PM, Pawlik JR, Song B. Ammonia-oxidizing Archaea in
bleached barrel sponges: Diversity, distribution and ammonia monooxygenase expression. 8 th
World Sponge Conference · Girona, Spain
2010 Erwin PM*, Thacker RW. Molecular tools for community-level profiling and fine-scale
phylogenetics of microbial symbionts in marine sponges. Simposio Ibérico de Estudios de
Biología Marina · Alicante, Spain
2008 Erwin PM*, Song B, Szmant AM. Settlement behavior of Acropora palmata planulae:
effects of biofilm age and crustose coralline algae cover. International Coral Reef
Symposium · Fort Lauderdale, FL, USA
2008 Thacker RW*, Erwin PM. Evolutionary ecology of sponge-cyanobacteria symbioses.
International Coral Reef Symposium · Fort Lauderdale, FL, USA
2007 Erwin PM*, Thacker RW. Host-specificity of sponge-associated unicellular cyanobacteria,
Candidatus Synechococcus spongiarum. Society of Integrative and Comparative Biology
Annual Meeting · Phoenix, AZ, USA
2007 Erwin PM*, Thacker RW. Cryptic diversity of symbiotic cyanobacteria in coral reef
sponges: host-specificity and ecological significance. Annual Benthic Ecology Meetings ·
Atlanta, GA, USA
GRANTS
2011 – 2013 Spanish Government · Grant · €145,00 0 · MARSYMBIOMICS Project: Evolutionary
implications, ecological roles, and vulnerability to ocean changes of marine symbioses
(CTM2013-43287-P)
2010 – 2013 European Commission Marie Curie International Reintegration · Grant · €87,500 ·
SYMASC Project: Bacterial symbiosis in ascidians (FP7-PEOPLE-2010-RG 277038)
2011 – 2013 Spanish Government · Grant · €166,980 · SOLID Project: Small organisms, large impacts:
Diversity, dynamics and significance of microbial symbionts in sponges and ascidians
(CTM2010-17755)
2010 – 2012 National Science Foundation International Research Fellowship Program · $149,812 ·
Vulnerability and resilience of sponge populations and their bacterial symbionts to climate
change and anthropogenic disturbances (NSF-0853089)
2007 – 2009 French Research National Agency · Grant · €916,100 · ECIMAR Project: Marine chemical
ecology: Biodiversity indicators and development (ANR06-BDIV00104)
HONORS, AWARDS AND PROFESSIONAL SERVICE
ARTICLE REVIEWER (29 JOURNALS)
Microbiology & Phycology (12): Antonie van Leeuwenhoek Journal of Microbiology, Aquatic
Microbial Ecology, Environmental Microbiology, European Journal of Phycology, FEMS Microbiology
Ecology, Frontiers in Microbiology, The ISME Journal, Microbial Ecology, Journal of Applied
Phycology, Journal of Basic Microbiology, mBio, World Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
Marine Biology & Ecology (10): Advances in Marine Biology, Caribbean Journal of Science, Coral
Reefs, Estuaries and Coasts, Hydrobiologia, Invertebrate Biology, Limnetica, Limnology and
Oceanography, Marine Ecology Progress Series, Molecular Ecology
General & Chemistry (5): International Journal of Molecular Sciences, Marine Drugs, PLOS
ONE, Proceedings of the National Academy of Science, Scientific Reports (Nature Publishing Group)