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Dr. David Patterson,
Senior Scientist
David Patterson's CV >>
The Patterson laboratory is
developing web-based resources and tools in support of education and
research in areas of microbial diversity, evolution and ecology. Our
activities include the micro*scope web site and Microbial Life -
a digital library of educational resources for the National Science
Digital Library program. Our approach is to use the principles of
taxonomy to assist in the discovery, organization and delivery of
information about organisms. We work in collaboration with the uBio project in gathering names for indexing purposes, and in developing a taxonomic backbone, called CUSTAR, for micro*scope and related star web sites.
We also create original content for teaching materials, and offer
courses in microbial diversity for educators and others. Our laboratory
has considerable expertise in the taxonomy of free-living protozoa, and
has been involved in investigations into the geographic distribution
of flagellates. We are active participants in the International Census of Marine Microbes.
We organize and run the fall Protistology workshop at the
MBL.
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