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Darrell Jay Grimes, Ph.D.
Phone: (228) 872-4210
Fax: (228) 818-8848
jay.grimes@usm.edu
Current Positions:
Education:
- Ph.D., Colorado State University, 1971, Microbiology
- M.A., Drake University, 1968, Biology
- B.A., Drake University, 1966, Biology
Research Interests:
- Biology and ecology of Vibrio
- Systematics of Chromobacterium, Pseudomonas, Vibrio, and Vogesella
- Microbiological quality of water resources
- Bacteriology of marine fish, especially elasmobranchs
- Long-term survival of bacteria in aquatic habitats
- Microbiology of ocean and subsurface waste disposal
- Microbial interactions with environmental contaminants
Curriculum Vitae
Current Grants and Contracts:
- National Science Foundation, Ecology of Infectious Diseases Program, 9/1/08-8/31/11 with commitment to fund to 8/31/12 pending available funds and satisfactory progress, Collaborative Research: Identifying Environmental Determinants Favorable for the Presence and Transmission of Pathogenic Vibrios, Award No. EF-0813285. Dr. Crystal N. Johnson is the PI, USM co-PIs are Drs. D. Jay Grimes and Kjell Gundersen, and John Bowers, U.S. FDA is also a co-PI.Funded at $1,180,000 for the first 3-yr funding period. (Collaborative institutions are the University of Maryland, College Park, MD, $535,000 for the first 3 yrs., Dr. Anwar Huq is the PI and Dr. Rita Colwell is the co-PI, and the NOAA/NMFS Northwest Fisheries Science Center, Seattle, WA, self-funded and Dr. Mark Strom is the PI)
- Contract with NOAA/NOS through the University Corporation for Atmospheric Research (UCAR), Creation of a Website Based on Remote Sensing to Nowcast the Abundance and Distribution of Vibrios in the Coastal Ocean, Grant No. NA-06-OAR4310119, UCAR Sub Award No. S09-75034, PI is D. Jay Grimes; co-PIs are Crystal N. Johnson and Greg Carter, 1-year award, $43,552.
- National Aeronautics and Space Agency, Earth Science for Decision Making – Gulf of Mexico Region; Remote Sensing to Assess Microbial Water Quality at Beaches and Shellfish Beds, Award No. NNX09AR57G, PI is D. Jay Grimes; coPIs are Crystal N. Johnson, Greg Carter, Carlos Del Castillo (Johns Hopkins, APL), and Callie M. Hall (NASA/SSC); 2-year award for $400,000 ($149,264 for USM, $163,425 for JHU, and $87,311 for NASA/SSC).
- Mississippi Department of Marine Resources, 2009, Relationships Between Fecal Coliforms and Pathogenic Vibrios in Mississippi Shellfish Growing Waters, Sub-Grant S-09-USM-EDRPII-Vibrio-05; D. Jay Grimes, PI, 4.5-month, $11,425.
Current Graduate Students:
- Adrienne Russell Flowers, Ph.D. student, B.A. in Plant Ecology from the University of California Berkeley, M.A. from San Diego State University in Plant Systematics. Adrienne is interested in detection, distribution, and abundance of Vibrio spp. in sediment and plankton.
- Nicholas F. Noriea III, Ph.D. student, B.S. in Biology and a minor in Chemistry from the University of New Orleans.
Nick is interested in the type III secretion systems (T3SS1 and T3SS2) found in Vibrio parahaemolyticus.
- Tracy R. Berutti, M.S. student, B.S. in Biological Sciences with a minor in Chemistry from The University of Southern Mississippi. Tracy is interested in the production of urease by Vibrio spp. and the role this enzyme plays in symbiotic relationships and pathogenicity.
- Rachelle Cooley, Ph.D. student, B.S. in Biological Sciences from The University of Southern Mississippi. Rachelle is interested in marine mammal disease and relationships between fecal indicators and the pathogenic Vibrios.
Courses Taught:
Recent Presentations:
Gordon Research Conference in Oceans and Human Health
Jay and Bev Grimes Distinguished Lecturer Series
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