About
The Gifford Lab
Our group examines the molecular biodiversity found in microbial communities and the role bacteria play in shaping the chemistry and ecology of marine and freshwater ecosystems. We use genomics, expression analysis, and rate measurements both in the field and the laboratory to investigate fundamental questions about how lakes and the ocean’s smallest inhabitants drive some of their most important processes.
For an overview of our current projects see the RESEARCH page and NEWS (coming soon) for the latest lab activities. You can also find PUBLICATIONS from past work and a list of our current lab members (PEOPLE). If you’re interested in working with the lab please see the CONTACT page.
Scott Gifford
Associate Professor, Sewell Family Foundation Fellow
Department of Earth, Marine and Environmental Sciences
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
4202G Murray/Venable Hall, CB 3300
Chapel Hill, NC 27599-3300
Email: sgifford@email.unc.edu
Phone: (919) 962-9062
Link to downloadable CV 
Link to Google Scholar Page
Education and Academic Positions
2021 – Associate Professor, Sewell Family Foundation Scholar
Department of Earth, Marine and Environmental Sciences, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
2015- Assistant Professor, Sewell Family Foundation Fellow
Department of Marine Sciences, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
2012-2015 Postdoctoral Associate,
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Advisor: Dr. Edward DeLong
2011 Ph.D. Marine Sciences
The University of Georgia
Advisor: Dr. Mary Ann Moran
2006 M.S. Marine Science
San Francisco State University
Advisor: Dr. Steve Bollens and Dr. Gretchen Bollens
Honors and Awards
2015 Romberg Tiburon Center Distinguished Alumnus Award
2010 UGA Marine Sciences Outstanding Research Award
2010 International Society of Microbial Ecology (ISME) Early Researcher poster award
2004 San Francisco Bay Scholarship