Prof. Worden’s research focuses on regulation of photoautotrophic microbes with an emphasis on carbon cycling in marine systems. This includes studies on the basic biology of eukaryotic microbes and how such studies can inform us about the evolution of eukaryotes, including land plants. Her research also has a significant emphasis on microbe-microbe interactions and viruses. Her group develops and implements methods and technologies for sea-going oceanography, including innovations in genomic, metagenomic and transcriptomic approaches. Prof. Worden is a Gordon & Betty Moore Foundation Marine Investigator and a Fellow of the American Academy of Microbiology. basic biology of eukaryotic microbes and how such studies can inform us about the evolution of eukaryotes, including land plants. Her research also has a significant emphasis on microbe-microbe interactions and viruses. Her group develops and implements methods and technologies for sea-going oceanography, including innovations in genomic, metagenomic and transcriptomic approaches. Prof. Worden is a Gordon & Betty Moore Foundation Marine Investigator and a Fellow of the American Academy of Microbiology.