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Rachel Mackelprang

Professor of Microbiology

California State University--Northridge

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College of Science and Mathematics

Department Of Biology

School Of Science And Mathematics

Rachel Mackelprang is currently serving as a College Of Science And Mathematics Professor of Microbiology at California State University--Northridge.

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Rachel Mackelprang

California State University--Northridge

Professor of Microbiology

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microbial ecology microbiology permafrost environmental science environmental microbiology ecology climate change soil microbiology biology metagenomics microbial diversity soil biology microbiome applied microbiology soil biogeochemistry metatranscriptomics astrobiology cryosphere molecular ecology adaptation quaternary science palaeogeography genome biology heredity microbial contamination pleistocene genetic diversity evolutionary genetics genetic admixture periglacial process microbial community structure ancient permafrost pleistocene permafrost chronosequence functional genomics proteome research molecular informatics databases ecology evolution functional ecology zoology oil spills omics datasets arid environments freeze-thaw cycling ontology engineering hidden markov model bioinformatics database biological databases ontology (information science) tibetan plateau sexual selection population genomics neuroecology vertebrate vision axial skeleton structural morphology morphological evidence planetary exploration soil ecology bone health bone remodeling bone repair permafrost microbial community metagenomic analysis horizon oil spill active layer earth microbiome project global metagenomics enormous diversity functional dark matter microbial survival strategies arctic permafrost degradation unknown variable climate change equation environmental focus

Notable Scholarly Works

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A Pilot Study Exploring the Relationship Between Milk Composition and Microbial Capacity in Breastfed Infants. Nutrients (2025)

Ashwana D. FrickerKristija SejaneMina DesaiMichael W. SnyderLuis DuranRachel MackelprangLars BodeMichael G. RossGilberto E. Flores

health sciencesmicrobial capacitynutritionmilk compositionpilot studybreastfeedingchild nutritionbreastfed infants

Cooling Perspectives on the Risk of Pathogenic Viruses From Thawing Permafrost. (2025)

permafrostinfectious diseasesvirologyenvironmental sciencepathogenspathogenic virusesextreme environmentsperiglacial processcold region science

Embracing the Systems Complexity of Microbial Ecology and Evolution: Call for Papers. mSystems (2025)

Leonora BittlestonJack GilbertJonathan KlassenRachel MackelprangMark J. MandelRyan J. NewtonAtmika PaudelAlejandra Rodriguez-VerdugoAshley ShadeRoland C. WilhelmYing Zhang

microbial systematicsmicrobiologyevolutionary biologysystems complexitysystems biologymicrobial ecologyecology and evolutionary biology

Microbial Ecology of Permafrost Soils: Populations, Processes, and Perspectives. Permafrost and Periglacial Processes (2025)

Mark P. WaldropJessica Gilman ErnakovichTatiana A. VishnivetskayaSean R. SchaeferRachel MackelprangJiri BartaJoy M. O′BrienMatthias WinkelRobyn A. BarbatoLiam HeffernanMary‐Cathrine LeewisRebecca E. HewittJenni HultmanYanchen SunChristina BiasiJames A. BradleySusanne LiebnerMichael P. RickettsMario E. MuscarellaUrsel SchütteFumnanya AbuahEmily WhalenIna TimlingCarolina VoigtNeslihan TaşKaren G. LloydHenri M. P. SiljanenElizaveta M. RivkinaJana VoříškováJing TaoRenxing LiangZhen LiJay T. LennonT. C. Onstott

permafrostsoil microbiologyenvironmental sciencepermafrost soilsmicrobiologyperiglacial processecologysoilsoil ecologyenvironmental microbiologymicrobial ecologysoil biology

Organic Matter Composition Versus Microbial Source: Controls on Carbon Loss From Fen Wetland and Permafrost Soils. Journal of Geophysical Research Biogeosciences (2025)

organic geochemistrysoil organic matterbiogeochemistryenvironmental science

Bacterial Community Shifts of Commercial Apples, Oranges, and Peaches at Different Harvest Points Across Multiple Growing Seasons. PLoS ONE (2024)

applied microbiologyplant diseasedifferent harvest pointscommercial applesmicrobiologybiologybacteriapostharvest biologyfood microbiologymicrobial diversitymicrobial contaminationpredictive microbiologyfood safetymicrobial ecologyhorticulture researchbacterial community shifts

Metagenomic Insights Into Microbial Community Structure and Metabolism in Alpine Permafrost on the Tibetan Plateau. Nature Communications (2024)

permafrostgeobiologyenvironmental microbiologymetagenomicsenvironmental sciencemolecular ecologybiologymetagenomic insightsmicrobial community structuremicrobial diversityecologytibetan plateaumicrobiomemicrobial ecologysoil biology

Bacterial Diversity Shifts of Commercial Tree Fruit Carpospheres at Different Harvest Points Across Multiple Growing Seasons. SSRN Electronic Journal (2023)

Madison GoforthMargarethe CooperAndrew OliverJanneth PinzonMariya SkotsVictoria OberghTrevor SuslowGilberto FloresSteven HuynhCraig ParkerRachel MackelprangKerry Cooper

microbiologycommercial tree fruitbacterial diversity shiftsmicrobial ecologygenetics

Earth to Mars: A Protocol for Characterizing Permafrost in the Context of Climate Change as an Analog for Extraplanetary Exploration. Astrobiology (2023)

Kimberley R. MinerJoseph Razzell HollisCharles E. MillerKyle UckertThomas A. DouglasEmily CardarelliRachel Mackelprang

climate changepermafrostearth scienceenvironmental scienceplanetary explorationplanetary changeastrobiologyextraplanetary explorationecology

Permafrost Microbial Communities and Functional Genes Are Structured by Latitudinal and Soil Geochemical Gradients. The ISME Journal (2023)

Mark P WaldropChristopher L ChabotSusanne LiebnerStine HolmMichael W SnyderMegan DillonSteven R DudgeonThomas A DouglasMary-Cathrine LeewisKatey M Walter AnthonyJack W McFarlandChristopher D ArpAllen C BondurantNeslihan TaşRachel Mackelprang

climate changepermafrostsoil microbiologyfunctional genessoil geochemical gradientsenvironmental sciencemicrobial communitiesmicrobial diversityecologysoilenvironmental microbiologymicrobial ecologysoil biology

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Rachel Mackelprang

Professor of Microbiology

California State University--Northridge

Affiliations

College of Science and Mathematics

Department Of Biology

School Of Science And Mathematics

Rachel Mackelprang is currently serving as a College Of Science And Mathematics Professor of Microbiology at California State University--Northridge.

Honors

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Experiences

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Education

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Rachel Mackelprang

California State University--Northridge

Professor of Microbiology

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Notable Scholarly Works

Notable Federal Grants

Collaborators

A Pilot Study Exploring the Relationship Between Milk Composition and Microbial Capacity in Breastfed Infants. Nutrients (2025)

Ashwana D. FrickerKristija SejaneMina DesaiMichael W. SnyderLuis DuranRachel MackelprangLars BodeMichael G. RossGilberto E. Flores

health sciencesmicrobial capacitynutritionmilk compositionpilot studybreastfeedingchild nutritionbreastfed infants

Cooling Perspectives on the Risk of Pathogenic Viruses From Thawing Permafrost. (2025)

permafrostinfectious diseasesvirologyenvironmental sciencepathogenspathogenic virusesextreme environmentsperiglacial processcold region science

Embracing the Systems Complexity of Microbial Ecology and Evolution: Call for Papers. mSystems (2025)

Leonora BittlestonJack GilbertJonathan KlassenRachel MackelprangMark J. MandelRyan J. NewtonAtmika PaudelAlejandra Rodriguez-VerdugoAshley ShadeRoland C. WilhelmYing Zhang

microbial systematicsmicrobiologyevolutionary biologysystems complexitysystems biologymicrobial ecologyecology and evolutionary biology

Microbial Ecology of Permafrost Soils: Populations, Processes, and Perspectives. Permafrost and Periglacial Processes (2025)

permafrostsoil microbiologyenvironmental sciencepermafrost soilsmicrobiologyperiglacial processecologysoilsoil ecologyenvironmental microbiologymicrobial ecologysoil biology

Organic Matter Composition Versus Microbial Source: Controls on Carbon Loss From Fen Wetland and Permafrost Soils. Journal of Geophysical Research Biogeosciences (2025)

organic geochemistrysoil organic matterbiogeochemistryenvironmental science

Bacterial Community Shifts of Commercial Apples, Oranges, and Peaches at Different Harvest Points Across Multiple Growing Seasons. PLoS ONE (2024)

Metagenomic Insights Into Microbial Community Structure and Metabolism in Alpine Permafrost on the Tibetan Plateau. Nature Communications (2024)

Bacterial Diversity Shifts of Commercial Tree Fruit Carpospheres at Different Harvest Points Across Multiple Growing Seasons. SSRN Electronic Journal (2023)

Madison GoforthMargarethe CooperAndrew OliverJanneth PinzonMariya SkotsVictoria OberghTrevor SuslowGilberto FloresSteven HuynhCraig ParkerRachel MackelprangKerry Cooper

microbiologycommercial tree fruitbacterial diversity shiftsmicrobial ecologygenetics

Earth to Mars: A Protocol for Characterizing Permafrost in the Context of Climate Change as an Analog for Extraplanetary Exploration. Astrobiology (2023)

Kimberley R. MinerJoseph Razzell HollisCharles E. MillerKyle UckertThomas A. DouglasEmily CardarelliRachel Mackelprang

climate changepermafrostearth scienceenvironmental scienceplanetary explorationplanetary changeastrobiologyextraplanetary explorationecology

Permafrost Microbial Communities and Functional Genes Are Structured by Latitudinal and Soil Geochemical Gradients. The ISME Journal (2023)

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