Timothy S. Magnuson
Professor
Biological Sciences
Idaho State University
United States of America
Biography
Dr. Magnuson is a Microbiologist and Associate Professor in the Department of Biological Sciences at Idaho State University in Pocatello, Idaho. He received his Bachelor of Science degree in Biochemistry (1987) from the University of Minnesota, and earned both an M.S. and Ph.D. in Bacteriology from the University of Idaho (1996). He then held postgraduate positions at the University of Massachusetts and Montana State University. In 2001, he began a tenure-track appointment at Idaho State University, where he has developed a successful and diverse research portfolio in Environmental Microbiology. His work spans microbial physiology, biochemistry, and ecology, and his research group explores a variety of topics, including toxic metal metabolism and biofuel production. Dr. Magnuson has published over 20 papers while at ISU, and has presented research at national and international conferences on microbiology, bioenergy, and geochemistry. He currently serves as a reviewer and editor for several prestigious microbiology journals, and has been a long-standing member of the American Society for Microbiology. Dr. Magnuson has been awarded over $1.5 million in funding from federal and private entities, and most importantly, has mentored 30 postdoctoral, graduate, and undergraduate researchers. Dr. Magnuson was named an ISU 'Outstanding Researcher' in 2013. His overarching research goal is to understand how the microbial world can help humankind through cleaner energy and toxic waste remediation.
Research Interest
Environmental Microbiology.
Publications
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Hall, C.L., N.K. Wadsworth, D.R. Howard, E.M. Jennings, L.D. Farrell, T.S. Magnuson, and R.J. Smith. 2011. Inhibition of Microorganisms on a Carrion Breeding Resource: The Antimicrobial Peptide Activity of Burying Beetle (Coleoptera: Silphidae) Oral and Anal Secretions. Environ. Entomol. 40(3): 669-678.
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Ellis, J.T., and T.S. Magnuson. 2012. Thermostable and alkalistable xylanases produced by the thermophilic bacterium Anoxybacillus flavithermus TWXYL3. ISRN Microbiology Article ID 517524.
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Coats, E., E. Searcy, K. Feris, , D. Shrestha, A. McDonald, A. Briones, T.S. Magnuson, and M. Prior. 2013. Application of an Integrated 2-Stage Anaerobic Digestion and Biofuels Production Process to Reduce Life Cycle GHG Emissions from US Dairies. Biofuels Bioproducts Biorefining 7: 459-473.
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Reardon CL, Magnuson TS, Boyd ES, Leavitt WD, Reed DW, Geesey GG. Hydrogenase activity of mineral-associated and suspended populations of Desulfovibrio desulfuricans Essex 6. Microbial ecology. 2014 Feb 1;6:318-26.
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Magnuson TS, Ledbetter RN. Experimental Geomicrobiology: From Field to Laboratory. InManual of Environmental Microbiology, Fourth Edition 2016 Jan 1 (pp. 5-2). American Society of Microbiology.
