Sonya Dyhrman

Sonya T. Dyhrman
Born	1972
Alma mater	Scripps Institution of Oceanography
Scientific career
Institutions	Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution Columbia University, Lamont–Doherty Earth Observatory
Thesis	Cellular markers of phosphate stress in phytoplankton (1999)

Sonya Dyhrman is an earth and environmental sciences professor[1] who studies the physiology of phytoplankton and their role within marine ecosystems. She is also a fellow of the American Academy of Microbiology.[2]

Education and career

Dyrhman grew up in Washington where she spent days clamming on Puget Sound and started scuba diving before she could drive.[1] She went to Dartmouth College and received her B.A. in 1994. She then earned her Ph.D. from Scripps Institution of Oceanography, University of California, San Diego in 1999.[3] Following her Ph.D., she joined Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution as postdoc and transitioned onto the scientific staff in 2002. In 2014, she moved to Columbia University, Lamont–Doherty Earth Observatory (LDEO) where she is a professor in earth and environmental sciences.[4][5]

Research

Dyhrman uses molecular tools to examine phytoplankton in marine systems, with a focus on their ecosystem structure and biogeochemical impact. Her Ph.D. research examined the role of phosphate stress on phytoplankton[3] where she identified proteins found in dinoflagellates grown under phosphate-limited conditions[6] and then applied this tool to assess phosphate-stress conditions in the field.[7] She has examined variability in how phytoplankton consume and produce different forms of phosphorus including dissolved organic phosphorus,[8] polyphosphate,[9] and phosphonates.[10] Dyhrman has also looked at cell-specific phosphorus stress using Trichodesmium as a model cyanobacteria,[11] and specifically examined how use Trichodesmium use phosphonate in the ocean.[12][13] A portion of her research interests include investigations into diatoms,[14][15][16] cyanobacteria,[17] and harmful algal organisms.[18][19]

Selected publications

• Dyhrman, Sonya T.; Ruttenberg, Kathleen C. (2006). "Presence and regulation of alkaline phosphatase activity in eukaryotic phytoplankton from the coastal ocean: Implications for dissolved organic phosphorus remineralization". Limnology and Oceanography. 51 (3): 1381–1390. Bibcode:2006LimOc..51.1381D. doi:10.4319/lo.2006.51.3.1381. ISSN 1939-5590.
• Dyhrman, S. T.; Chappell, P. D.; Haley, S. T.; Moffett, J. W.; Orchard, E. D.; Waterbury, J. B.; Webb, E. A. (January 2006). "Phosphonate utilization by the globally important marine diazotroph Trichodesmium". Nature. 439 (7072): 68–71. Bibcode:2006Natur.439...68D. doi:10.1038/nature04203. ISSN 1476-4687. PMID 16397497. S2CID 4409898.
• Dyhrman, Sonya T.; Ammerman, James W.; Van Mooy, Benjamin A. S. (2007). "Microbes and the Marine Phosphorus Cycle". Oceanography. 20 (2): 110–116. doi:10.5670/oceanog.2007.54. hdl:1912/2777. ISSN 1042-8275. JSTOR 24860049.
• Van Mooy, Benjamin A. S.; Fredricks, Helen F.; Pedler, Byron E.; Dyhrman, Sonya T.; Karl, David M.; Koblížek, Michal; Lomas, Michael W.; Mincer, Tracy J.; Moore, Lisa R.; Moutin, Thierry; Rappé, Michael S.; Webb, Eric A. (March 2009). "Phytoplankton in the ocean use non-phosphorus lipids in response to phosphorus scarcity". Nature. 458 (7234): 69–72. Bibcode:2009Natur.458...69V. doi:10.1038/nature07659. ISSN 1476-4687. PMID 19182781. S2CID 18437046.
• Dyhrman, Sonya T.; Jenkins, Bethany D.; Rynearson, Tatiana A.; Saito, Mak A.; Mercier, Melissa L.; Alexander, Harriet; Whitney, LeAnn P.; Drzewianowski, Andrea; Bulygin, Vladimir V.; Bertrand, Erin M.; Wu, Zhijin; Benitez-Nelson, Claudia; Heithoff, Abigail (29 March 2012). "The Transcriptome and Proteome of the Diatom Thalassiosira pseudonana Reveal a Diverse Phosphorus Stress Response". PLOS ONE. 7 (3): e33768. Bibcode:2012PLoSO...733768D. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0033768. ISSN 1932-6203. PMC 3315573. PMID 22479440.

Awards and honors

• Marie Tharp Fellow, Columbia University Earth Institute (2007)[5]
• Sir Allan Sewell Fellow, Griffith University[5]^[year needed]
• Kavli Fellow, National Academy Frontiers of Science 2014, 2016)[20]
• Fellow, American Academy of Microbiology (2019)[2]

References

1. Stern, Carly (2020-03-09). "The Scientist Tackling the Ocean Food Chain". OZY. Archived from the original on 2021-12-24. Retrieved 2021-07-28.
2. "Sonya Dyhrman Named Fellow of the American Academy of Microbiology". State of the Planet. 7 February 2019. Retrieved 28 July 2021.
3. Dyhrman, Sonya T (1999). Cellular markers of phosphate stress in phytoplankton. OCLC 1086373412. Retrieved 28 July 2021.
4. "Sonya Dyhrman - Staff Profiles - The Earth Institute - Columbia University". www.earth.columbia.edu. Retrieved 2021-07-28.
5. "Sonya Dyhrman". Simons Foundation. 2014-10-05. Retrieved 2021-07-28.
6. Dyhrman, Sonya T.; Palenik, Brian P. (1997). "The Identification and Purification of a Cell-Surface Alkaline Phosphatase from the Dinoflagellate Prorocentrum Minimum (dinophyceae)1". Journal of Phycology. 33 (4): 602–612. Bibcode:1997JPcgy..33..602D. doi:10.1111/j.0022-3646.1997.00602.x. ISSN 1529-8817. S2CID 84642849.
7. Dyhrman, Sonya T.; Palenik, Brian (1999). "Phosphate Stress in Cultures and Field Populations of the Dinoflagellate Prorocentrum minimum Detected by a Single-Cell Alkaline Phosphatase Assay". Applied and Environmental Microbiology. 65 (7): 3205–3212. Bibcode:1999ApEnM..65.3205D. doi:10.1128/aem.65.7.3205-3212.1999. PMC 91475. PMID 10388722.
8. Ruttenberg, Kathleen C.; Dyhrman, Sonya T. (2005). "Temporal and spatial variability of dissolved organic and inorganic phosphorus, and metrics of phosphorus bioavailability in an upwelling-dominated coastal system". Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans. 110 (C10). Bibcode:2005JGRC..11010S13R. doi:10.1029/2004JC002837. hdl:1912/3687. ISSN 2156-2202.
9. Martin, P.; Dyhrman, S. T.; Lomas, M. W.; Poulton, N. J.; Van Mooy, B. A. S. (2014-04-21). "Accumulation and enhanced cycling of polyphosphate by Sargasso Sea plankton in response to low phosphorus". Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 111 (22): 8089–8094. Bibcode:2014PNAS..111.8089M. doi:10.1073/pnas.1321719111. ISSN 0027-8424. PMC 4050623. PMID 24753593.
10. Dyhrman, Sonya T.; Benitez-Nelson, Claudia R.; Orchard, Elizabeth D.; Haley, Sheean T.; Pellechia, Perry J. (2009). "A microbial source of phosphonates in oligotrophic marine systems". Nature Geoscience. 2 (10): 696–699. Bibcode:2009NatGe...2..696D. doi:10.1038/ngeo639. ISSN 1752-0908.
11. Dyhrman, Sonya T.; Webb, Eric A.; Anderson, Donald M.; Moffett, James W.; Waterbury, John B. (2002). "Cell-specific detection of phosphorus stress in Trichodesmium from the Western North Atlantic". Limnology and Oceanography. 47 (6): 1832–1836. Bibcode:2002LimOc..47.1832S. doi:10.4319/lo.2002.47.6.1832. ISSN 1939-5590.
12. Dyhrman, S. T.; Chappell, P. D.; Haley, S. T.; Moffett, J. W.; Orchard, E. D.; Waterbury, J. B.; Webb, E. A. (January 2006). "Phosphonate utilization by the globally important marine diazotroph Trichodesmium". Nature. 439 (7072): 68–71. Bibcode:2006Natur.439...68D. doi:10.1038/nature04203. ISSN 1476-4687. PMID 16397497. S2CID 4409898.
13. "Ocean's hidden fertilizer: Marine plants play major role in phosphorus cycling". phys.org. May 14, 2015. Retrieved 2021-07-28.
14. Dyhrman, Sonya T.; Jenkins, Bethany D.; Rynearson, Tatiana A.; Saito, Mak A.; Mercier, Melissa L.; Alexander, Harriet; Whitney, LeAnn P.; Drzewianowski, Andrea; Bulygin, Vladimir V.; Bertrand, Erin M.; Wu, Zhijin (2012-03-29). "The Transcriptome and Proteome of the Diatom Thalassiosira pseudonana Reveal a Diverse Phosphorus Stress Response". PLOS ONE. 7 (3): e33768. Bibcode:2012PLoSO...733768D. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0033768. ISSN 1932-6203. PMC 3315573. PMID 22479440.
15. Alexander, Harriet; Jenkins, Bethany D.; Rynearson, Tatiana A.; Dyhrman, Sonya T. (2015-04-13). "Metatranscriptome analyses indicate resource partitioning between diatoms in the field". Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 112 (17): E2182 – E2190. Bibcode:2015PNAS..112E2182A. doi:10.1073/pnas.1421993112. ISSN 0027-8424. PMC 4418864. PMID 25870299.
16. "Coexisting in a sea of competition: Similar diatom species seek out nutrients in different ways". phys.org. April 13, 2015. Retrieved 2021-07-28.
17. Dyhrman, Sonya T.; Haley, Sheean T. (2006). "Phosphorus Scavenging in the Unicellular Marine Diazotroph Crocosphaera watsonii". Applied and Environmental Microbiology. 72 (2): 1452–1458. Bibcode:2006ApEnM..72.1452D. doi:10.1128/aem.72.2.1452-1458.2006. PMC 1392970. PMID 16461699.
18. Dyhrman, Sonya T.; Haley, Sheean T.; Borchert, Jerry A.; Lona, Bob; Kollars, Nicole; Erdner, Deana L. (2010). "Parallel Analyses of Alexandrium catenella Cell Concentrations and Shellfish Toxicity in the Puget Sound". Applied and Environmental Microbiology. 76 (14): 4647–4654. Bibcode:2010ApEnM..76.4647D. doi:10.1128/aem.03095-09. PMC 2901750. PMID 20495054.
19. Wurch, Louie L.; Haley, Sheean T.; Orchard, Elizabeth D.; Gobler, Christopher J.; Dyhrman, Sonya T. (2011). "Nutrient-regulated transcriptional responses in the brown tide-forming alga Aureococcus anophagefferens". Environmental Microbiology. 13 (2): 468–481. Bibcode:2011EnvMi..13..468W. doi:10.1111/j.1462-2920.2010.02351.x. ISSN 1462-2920. PMC 3282463. PMID 20880332.
20. "Sonya Dyhrman". www.nasonline.org. Retrieved 28 July 2021.

External links

• Sonya Dyhrman publications indexed by Google Scholar