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LATZ, MICHAEL

Research Biologist

Senior Lecturer

Degrees:

• B.S., Duke University
• M.S., University of California, Santa Barbara
• Ph.D., University of California, Santa Barbara

Research Interests:

• Using interdisciplinary approaches involving biology, chemistry, and physics to investigate how marine organisms interact with their ocean environment.
• Ecology of bioluminescence in the ocean
• Physiological ecology of marine organisms
• Ecotoxicology of marine organisms
• Role of bioluminescent and fluorescent molecules

Courses Recently Taught:

• SIO 291: Biology Graduate Research Pres
• SIO291: Biology Graduate Research Pres
• SIO297: Marine Biology Seminar

Honors and Awards:

• Provasoli Award from the Phycological Society of America, 2001

Mentoring:

• Bolden, Isaiah (Undergrad; 2011-2011)
• Elder, Holland (Undergrad; 2011-2011)
• Jin, Kelly (Masters; 2010-2011)
• Debevec, Taylor (Undergrad; 2009-2009)
• Hsu, Eric (Undergrad; 2009-2011)
• Calderon, Joanna (Undergrad; 2008-2008)
• Klima, Jason (Undergrad; 2008-2009)
• Moshman, Nathan (Other; 2008-2008)
• Garcia, Stephanie (Undergrad; 2007-2007)
• Hartmann, Aaron (Graduate; 2007-)
• Hoyt, Kimberly (Masters; 2007-2009)
• Nierenberg, Anna (Undergrad; 2007-2007)
• Brito, Marlene (Undergrad; 2006-2006)
• Denny, Sean (Undergrad; 2006-2006)
• McKenzie, Catherine (Undergrad; 2006-2006)
• Rogers, Jameson (Undergrad; 2006-2006)
• Salzwedel, Andrew (Undergrad; 2006-2006)
• Bovard, Michelle (Other; 2005-2005)
• Strohbehn, Kate (Undergrad; 2005-2005)
• Cherry, Elaina (Undergrad; 2004-2004)
• Roth, Melissa (Graduate; 2004-2010)
• Turack, Erin (Undergrad; 2004-2004)
• Maldonado, Elisa (Graduate; 2003-2009)
• Lilian, Busse (Post Doc; 2002-2003)
• Mandyam, Vasudev (Undergrad; 2001-2002)
• Thamatrakoln, Kimberly (Graduate; 2000-2006)
• Deheyn, Dimitri (Post Doc; 1999-2004)
• von Dassow, Peter (Graduate; 1999-2003)
• Lindsay, Sarah (Post Doc; 1996-1998)
• Juhl, Andrew (Graduate; 1994-2000)
• Nauen, Jennifer (Graduate; 1992-1998)

1997. The use of bioluminescence as a flow diagnostic. Physics Letters A: 228:408-416. Link to publication

1998. Experimental approaches towards interpreting dolphin-stimulated bioluminescence. Journal of Experimental Biology 201:1447-1460. Link to publication

1999. Luminescent response of the red tide dinoflagellate Lingulodinium polyedrum to laminar and turbulent flow. Limnology and Oceanography: 44:1423-1435. Link to publication

1999. Spectral sensitivity of vision and bioluminescence in the midwater shrimp, Sergestes similis. Biological Bulletin: 197:348-360.

2000. Effect of growth conditions on flow-induced inhibition of population growth of a red-tide dinoflagellate. Limnology and Oceanography 45: 905-915. Link to publication

2000. The reversible effect of flow on the morphology of the dinoflagellate Ceratocorys horrida (Peridiniales, Dinophyta). Journal of Phycology: 36:46-58. Link to publication

2001. Effect of fluid shear and illumination on population growth and cellular toxin content of the dinoflagellate Alexandrium fundyense. Limnology and Oceanography: 46:758-764. Link to publication

2002. Bioluminescence flow visualization in the ocean - an initial strategy based on laboratory experiments. Deep-Sea Research I 49: 2009-2033. Link to publication

2002. Mechanisms of fluid shear-induced inhibition of population growth of a red-tide dinoflagellate. Journal of Phycology 38: 683-694. Link to publication

2003. The use of dinoflagellate bioluminescence to characterize cell stimulation in bioreactors. Biotechnology & Bioengineering 83: 93-103. Link to publication

2004. Bioluminescence imaging of wave-induced turbulence. Journal of Geophysical Research 109: C01004 (8 pages). Link to publication

2004. Bioluminescence response of four species of dinoflagellates to fully developed pipe flow. Journal of Plankton Research 26: 1529-1546. Link to publication

2004. Hydrodynamic stimulation of dinoflagellate bioluminescence: a computational and experimental study. Journal of Experimental Biology 207: 1941-1951. Link to publication

2005. Evidence for enhanced bioavailability of trace elements in the marine ecosystem of Deception Island, a volcano in Antarctica. Marine Environmental Research 60: 1-33. Link to publication

2005. Bioluminescent response of the dinoflagellate Lingulodinium polyedrum to developing flow: Tuning of sensitivity and the role of desensitization in controlling a defensive behavior of a planktonic cell. Limnology and Oceanography 50: 607-619. Link to publication

2005. Glowing with the flow: Ecology and applications of flow-stimulated bioluminescence. Optics & Photonics News Oct. 16(10): 40-45. Link to publication

2006. Bioavailability of metals along a contamination gradient in San Diego Bay (California, USA), Chemosphere 63: 818-834.

2007. Evidence for the role of G-proteins in flow stimulation of dinoflagellate bioluminescence. American Journal of Physiology – Regulatory, Integrative, and Comparative Physiology 292: R2020-2027. Link to publication

2007. Shear-stress dependence of dinoflagellate bioluminescence. Biological Bulletin 212: 242-249. Link to publication

2008. Bioluminescent response of individual dinoflagellate cells to hydrodynamic stress measured with millisecond resolution in a microfluidic device. Journal of Experimental Biology 211: 2865-2875. Link to publication

2009. Internal and secreted bioluminescence of the marine polychaete Odontosyllis phosphorea (Syllidae). Invertebrate Biology 128: 31-45. Link to publication

2009. Effect of fully characterized unsteady flow on population growth of the dinoflagellate Lingulodinium polyedrum. Limnology and Oceanography 54: 1243-1256. Link to publication

2010. Green fluorescent protein regulation in the coral Acropora yongei during photoacclimation. Journal of Experimental Biology 213: 3644-3655. Link to publication

2011. Species-specific effects of fluid shear on grazing by sea urchin larvae: comparison of experimental results with encounter-model predictions. Marine Ecology Progress Series 436: 119-130. Link to publication