Marike Palmer

Marike Palmer is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Microbiology at the University of Manitoba, located in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. Her research focuses on discovering biological novelty in extreme environments using modern omics approaches. She leads the Palmer Lab, which investigates microbial diversity, evolution, and functional genomics.

Research interests include: 1) Exploring underexplored archaeal and bacterial diversity in extreme environments, 2) Taxonomic classification through genome data, 3) Bioprospecting for novel enzyme functions, and 4) Population genomics of microbial adaptation. Her work bridges ecology, systematics, and functional biology to address fundamental evolutionary questions.

Publications highlight discoveries in prokaryotic evolution, taxonomic naming conventions (SeqCode), and genomic analysis of uncultivated microbes. Her lab integrates meta-omics, bioinformatics, and experimental microbiology to uncover microbial roles in ecosystems.

Awards/Funding: No awards explicitly listed, but research is supported by institutional and unknown external grants.

Lab/Teams: The Palmer Lab collaborates internationally on projects like SeqCode implementation and genomic taxonomy. Current projects include studies on hyperthermophilic microbes and symbiotic relationships in legumes.