Grettenberger, Christen

Headshot of Christen Grettenberger

Assistant Professor
Email: clgrettenberger@ucdavis.edu
Office: 3115 Earth and Physical Sciences

Research:

Dr. Grettenberger studies the geochemistry of diverse microbial communities and how they utilize minerals in the environment. Her research uses microbial tools to help remediate acid mine drainage, a phenomenon found widely around the world including in California, and has applications for helping to improve water quality in these environments.

Specialties/Focus:

  • Bioremediation
  • Bioinformatics
  • Microbiology

Education and Experience:

  • Western Washington University: BS Biology 2009
  • Pennsylvania State University: MS Geosciences 2011
    Pennsylvania State University: PhD Ecology and Biogeochemistry (Dual Title) 2015

Teaching:

  • ETX 103B - Biological Effects of Toxicants – Experimental Approach

Campus Membership:

  • Earth and Planetary Sciences Graduate Group

Recent Publications:

1.    Williams, C, Macalady, JL, Grettenberger, CL. 2023. Metagenome-assembled genomes from Appalachian Acid Mine Drainage Site. Microbiology Resource Announcements. DOI 10.1128/mra.01280-22.

2.    Grettenberger, CL, Hamilton, TL.  2021. Novel genomes from an acid mine drainage environment. Applied and Environmental Microbiology DOI 10.1128/AEM.00772-21.

3.    Grettenberger, CL, Havig, JR, Hamilton, TL. 2020. Metabolic diversity and co-occurrence of multiple Ferrovum species at an acid mine drainage site. BMC Microbiology DOI 10.1186/s12866-020-01768-w.