Dr. Jose L. Rolando
Assistant Professor of Microbial Ecology
The Rolando lab studies the role of plant-microbe interactions in the cycling of carbon and nutrients, as well as their impact on the resilience of plant hosts and their ecosystems to environmental change.
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Teaching
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Research
Research:
My research group studies the role of plant-microbe interactions in the cycling of carbon and nutrients in both natural and agricultural systems. We investigate how microorganisms contribute to ecosystem resilience under environmental stressors. We use a combination of biogeochemical, multi-omics, and geospatial tools to link microbial activity with ecosystem function.
In particular, we study how interacting microorganisms, plants, and soils respond to and become involved in feedback loops with environmental changes. I aim to link microbial and plant ecophysiological strategies to carbon fluxes in the face of environmental change (e.g., accelerated sea-level rise, saltwater intrusion, warming, etc.). We combine rate measurements of biogeochemical processes using stable isotope tracers, study in-situ microbial ecophysiology using multi-omics methods, measure fluxes of key nutrients at the ecosystem level, and upscale these processes to the landscape-level by blending statistical and geospatial analyses.
CONTACT
3205 College Avenue
Davie, FL 33314
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Education
BS. Biology. Universidad Nacional Agraria La Molina. Lima, Peru
MS. Agronomy. University of Florida. Gainesville, FL
PhD Biology. Georgia Institute of Technology. Atlanta, GA
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