报告主题：Viruses in Deep Low-biomass Environments - Mysteries, Challenges, and Potential Solutions

主 讲 人：Donald Pan 副教授（上海交通大学）

主 持 人：张锐 教授

时 间：2025年10月14日周二16：00

地 点：深圳大学致知楼706

嘉宾简介：

2004-2008 University of California Berkeley, BS

2009 NASA Johnson Space Center

2009-2015 University of Nebraska Lincoln, PhD

2016-2019 JAMSTEC, Postdoc

2019 JAMSTEC, Researcher

2020-2021 Florida Gulf Coast University, Postdoc

2022-current Shanghai Jiao Tong University, School of Oceanography

报告摘要：

The deep subseafloor is a vast, low-biomass habitat. Although viruses are highly abundant on the surface of the Earth and in recent years many new discoveries have been made about viruses in marine waters, the study of viruses in the deep Earth has been hampered by fundamental technical challenges, leaving many questions regarding their roles unresolved. Using my experiences working with various IODP Projects, I will present on the numerous technical challenges when working on samples from the deep subsurface and also the solutions that have been developed for overcoming these challenges. From virus-mineral interactions to interfering biological nanoparticles to searching for the limits of life, the findings from these studies lead me to conclude that the deep subsurface is far more complex and dynamic than what was once believed.