Biography:Anne Madden (biologist)

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Short description: American biologist and science communicator

Anne Arnold Madden is an American biologist, inventor, and science communicator who advocates for finding "microbial solutions to human problems."[1]

Madden’s research on microscopic life is often featured in the press, particularly her studies on the microbial community of food,[2][3] using advanced DNA techniques to create the first atlas of arthropods in USA homes,[4][5][6] investigating the microscopic life in dust,[7] and using insect yeasts for ethanol production and beer brewing.[8][9][10][11][12][13]

Her research on insect-associated microorganisms lead to a patent application on the use of the yeast Lachancea thermotolerans for beer brewing[14] and the first commercialization of primary souring yeasts for making sour beer. She first isolated the yeast from wasps and bumblebees.[15] This technology formed the basis of the biotechnology company Lachancea LLC.

Madden discovered and named the species Mucor nidicola, a fungus that lives inside the nests of wasps.[16] Madden presented at the TED2017 conference in Vancouver, BC.[17] She has also presented at other TED events such as TEDxCharlotte[18] and TEDxGateway.[19] She was featured in the award-winning science documentary film "The Kingdom: How Fungi Made Our World."[20]

She is the founder of The Microbe Institute, an interdisciplinary resource for microbial discovery with a focus on education, art and discovery. The Microbe Institute also features a fellowship program that supports individuals in pursuing short (typically < 6 month) interdisciplinary projects related to microbes.

She has some of the most famous hair in science, as the Luxuriant Flowing Hair Club for Scientists—a group associated with the Ig Nobel Award[21]—named her woman of the year in 2015.[22]

Selected publications

  • The Microscopic Alchemist. PrimerStories.
  • The ecology of insect-yeast relationships and its relevance to human industry. Proceedings of the Royal Society B. (2018) 285(1875)
  • The diversity of arthropods in homes across the United States as determined by environmental DNA analyses. Molecular Ecology (2016). 25(24): 6214-6224. doi: 10.1111/mec.13900
  • The emerging contribution of social wasps to grape rot disease ecology. PeerJ. (2017) 5:e3223; DOI 10.7717/peerj.3223
  • Microbes should be central to ecological education and outreach. Journal of Microbiology and Biology Education.
  • Actinomycetes with antimicrobial activity isolated from paper wasp nests. Environmental Entomology. (2013) 42(2): 703-710.
  • Mucor nidicola sp. nov., a novel fungal species isolated from an invasive paper wasp nest. International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology.(2012) 62(7): 1710-1714. (*Cover)
  • First detailed report of brood parasitoidism in the invasive population of the paper wasp Polistes dominulus (Hymenoptera, Vespidae) in North America. (2010) Insectes Sociaux. 57(3): 257-260.
  • Sex-related differences in alkaloid chemical defenses of the dendrobatid frog Oophaga pumilio from Cayo Nancy, Bocas del Toro, Panama. (2009) Journal of Natural Products. 73(3): 317-321.
  • Neocitreamicins I and II, novel antibiotics with activity against methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus and vancomycin-resistant Enterococci. (2008) Journal of Antibiotics. 61(7):457-463. (*Cover)

References

  1. ↑ Madden, Anne (11 August 2017) (in en), Meet the microscopic life in your home -- and on your face, https://www.ted.com/talks/anne_madden_meet_the_microscopic_life_in_your_home_and_on_your_face?language=en, retrieved 2019-01-19 
  2. ↑ "Secrets of Sourdough" (in en-US). 2017-12-18. https://gastropod.com/secrets-of-sourdough/. 
  3. ↑ "Sourdough Hands: How Bakers And Bread Are A Microbial Match" (in en). https://www.npr.org/sections/thesalt/2018/11/12/665655220/sourdough-hands-how-bakers-and-bread-are-a-microbial-match. 
  4. ↑ "DNA in dust reveals truth about bugs lurking in our homes" (in en-US). https://www.cbsnews.com/news/bugs-dna-surprising-truth-about-insects-in-our-homes/. 
  5. ↑ "The first nationwide map of the many insects that live in our houses" (in en). 22 November 2016. https://www.newsweek.com/2016/12/02/first-nationwide-map-house-bugs-523932.html. 
  6. ↑ "Scientists just completed a census of the creepy crawlies that live in our homes" (in en). Washington Post. https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/speaking-of-science/wp/2016/11/02/scientists-just-completed-a-census-of-the-creepy-crawlies-that-live-in-our-homes/?noredirect=on. 
  7. ↑ "What's hiding in my dust?" (in en). BBC News. https://www.bbc.com/news/av/science-environment-42370015/what-s-hiding-in-my-dust. 
  8. ↑ Mickle, Tripp (9 October 2015). "Tough Day? How About a Frosty Schooner of Pizza or Pond Scum?". https://www.wsj.com/articles/tough-day-how-about-a-frosty-mug-of-pizza-or-pond-scum-1444415107. 
  9. ↑ "Your next happy hour buzz, brought to you by bees". 16 June 2017. https://www.pbs.org/newshour/science/next-happy-hour-buzz-brought-bees. 
  10. ↑ "The Beers and the Bees: Pollinators Provide a Different Kind of Brewer's Yeast" (in en). https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/the-beers-and-the-bees-pollinators-provide-a-different-kind-of-brewer-rsquo-s-yeast/. 
  11. ↑ Mickle, Tripp (2015-10-09). "Tough Day? How About a Frosty Schooner of Pizza or Pond Scum?" (in en-US). Wall Street Journal. ISSN 0099-9660. https://www.wsj.com/articles/tough-day-how-about-a-frosty-mug-of-pizza-or-pond-scum-1444415107. 
  12. ↑ "Walk on the Wild Side With Beer Made From Wasp Yeast". 2015-09-29. https://www.nationalgeographic.com/people-and-culture/food/the-plate/2015/09/29/walk-on-the-wild-side-with-beer-made-from-wasp-yeast/. 
  13. ↑ Biba, Erin (2018-06-29). "A Cocktail of Bugs and Yeast Could Make the Ultimate Biofuel" (in en). https://www.thedailybeast.com/a-cocktail-of-bugs-and-yeast-could-make-the-ultimate-biofuel. 
  14. ↑ "TEDx Gateway 2018: Microorganisms are source of our solutions, not problems, says microbiologist Dr Anne Madden". 3 February 2018. http://www.freepressjournal.in/tedx-gateway/tedx-gateway-2018-microorganisms-are-source-of-our-solutions-not-problems-says-microbiologist-dr-anne-madden/1215116. 
  15. ↑ Rimler, Rose (11 August 2015). "Yeast from bees makes nice beer" (in en-CA). https://www.therecord.com/living-story/5793258-yeast-from-bees-makes-nice-beer/. 
  16. ↑ "The secret lives of wasps". 27 November 2011. https://tuftsdaily.com/archives/2011/11/27/the-secret-lives-of-wasps/. 
  17. ↑ Madden, Anne (11 August 2017) (in en), Meet the microscopic life in your home -- and on your face, https://www.ted.com/talks/anne_madden_meet_the_microscopic_life_in_your_home_and_on_your_face?language=en, retrieved 2018-09-14 
  18. ↑ TEDx Talks, Your new favorite flavor is going to come from yeast in insects | Anne Madden | TEDxCharlotte, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XqWIHDPmmQ4, retrieved 2019-01-19 
  19. ↑ "Dr. Anne Madden" (in en-US). https://www.tedxgateway.com/portfolio/dr-anne-arnold-madden/. 
  20. ↑ Smith&Nasht (2018-02-08), Watch THE KINGDOM - How Fungi Made Our World Online | Vimeo On Demand, https://vimeo.com/ondemand/thekingdom, retrieved 2019-01-19 
  21. ↑ "Improbable Research". https://www.improbable.com/ig/. 
  22. ↑ "Improbable Research » Blog Archive". 13 January 2015. https://www.improbable.com/2015/01/13/luxuriant-hair-club-for-scientists-names-2015-woman-man-of-the-year/. 

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