Dr. Murray, a molecular microbial ecologist and biological oceanographer, researches Antarctic free-living and symbiotic microbial life using molecular and genomic approaches to explore diversity, evolution, and ecological roles. She has been instrumental in developing environmental genomics technologies that enable the detection and study of microorganisms directly from environmental samples, bypassing the need for cultivation. Her interdisciplinary research integrates oceanography, geosciences, computational biology, astrobiology, and chemistry, and she collaborates with scientists worldwide to advance knowledge of microbial life in some of the harshest conditions on Earth.
Made possible with funding by the U.S. National Science Foundation Award #2221990. The information contained here is those of the author(s) and does not necessarily reflect the views of the U.S. National Science Foundation.