Erin Lipp

Ph.D., 1999, Marine Science, University of South Florida
Assistant Professor
elipp@uga.edu
Room 144
Environmental Health Science Building
University of Georgia
Athens, GA 30602-2102
706.583.8138 (voice)
706.542.7472 (fax)

Area of Specialty

• Water Pollution Microbiology
• Molecular Biology
• Microbial Ecology

Research

• Development of molecular methods to detect and monitor opportunistic pathogens (bacteria, protozoa and viruses) and toxic microorganisms (cyanobacteria) in the environment.
• Evaluation of microbial indicator systems for recreational water use. Watershed approaches to pollution source tracking and development of predictive models for periods of poor water quality.
• The role of climate on infectious waterborne diseases
• Ecology of autochthonous aquatic pathogens (i.e., Vibrio cholerae, V. vulnificus, V. parahaemolyticus, and Aeromonas spp.)
• Coastal water quality and wastewater impacts on coral reefs
• Publications

Professional Affiliations

• American Society for Microbiology
• American Society of Limnology and Oceanography
• International Society for Microbial Ecology
• Southeast Branch of the American Society for Microbiology

Curriculum Vitae