EDUCATION
Ph.D., Chemical & Environmental Engineering, University of California Riverside, 2013
Dissertation: From Ideal to Real: Understanding the Role of Pathogens in the Environment
B.S., Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Johns Hopkins University, 2006
RESEARCH EXPERIENCE
Teaching Postdoc, University of California Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz, CA , 2015-Present
Postdoctoral Researcher, Center for Research and Interdisciplinarity, Paris, France, 2013-2015
Graduate Research Associate, University of California Riverside, Riverside, CA, 2008-2013
Research Associate, City of Hope, Duarte, CA, 2006-2008
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
Teacher, Mad Science, Laguna Hills, CA, 2015
Science Teacher
Teaching Assistant, Center for Research and Interdisciplinarity, Paris, France, 2013
Synthetic Biology Masters Course
Teaching Assistant, University of California Riverside, Riverside, CA, 2009 CHE 160A – Chemical Engineering Lab
ADMINISTRATIVE EXPERIENCE
Project Manager, Center for Research and Interdisciplinarity, Paris, France, 2014
Citizen Cyberlab Project
JOURNAL PUBLICATIONS
Taylor, A.A., I.M. Marcus, R. L. Guysi, and S.L. Walker, 2015, Metal oxide nanoparticles induce phenotypic changes in a model colon gut microbiome, Environmental Engineering Science, doi:10.1089/ees.2014.0518
Marcus, I.M., Wilder, H.R., Quazi, S.J., Walker, S.L., 2013, Linking Microbial Structure to Function in Representative Simulated Biological Systems, Applied and Environmental Microbiology, DOI: 10.1128/AEM.03461-12
Marcus, I.M., Herzberg, M., Walker, S.L., Freger, V., 2012, Pseudomonas Aeruginosa Attachment on QCM-D Sensors: The Role of Cell and Surface Hydrophobicities, Langmuir, DOI: 10.1021/la300333c
Marcus, I.M., Bolster, C.H., Cook, K.L., Opot, S.R., Walker, S.L., 2012, Impact of Growth Conditions on Transport Behavior of E. coli, Journal of Environmental Monitoring, DOI: 10.1039/C2EM10960C
Chin, S., Marcus, I.M., Klevecz, R.R., Li, C.M., 2012, Dynamics of oscillatory phenotypes in S. cerevisiae reveal a network of genome-wide transcriptional oscillators, FEBS Journal, DOI: 10.1111/j.1742-4658.2012.08508.x
Bolster, C.H., Cook, K.L., Marcus, I.M., Haznedaroglu, B.Z., Walker, S.L.,2010, Correlating Transport Behavior with Cell Properties for Eight Porcine Escherichia coli Isolates, Environmental Science and Technology, DOI: 10.1021/es1010253
Klevecz, R.R., Li, C.M., Marcus, I.M., Frankel, P.H., 2008, Collective behavior in gene regulation: The cell is an oscillator, the cell cycle a developmental process, FEBS Journal, DOI: 10.1111/j.1742-4658
Conference Presentations and Posters
Marcus, I.M, “Open teaching through research online platform”, Learning through Research Leadership Workshop, March 23-31, 2014. Paris, France.
Marcus, I.M, “SynBio4all: An open science learning through research online platform”, Citizen Cyberscience Summit, February 20-22, 2014. London, UK.
Marcus, I.M, Wilder, H.A., Quazi, S.J., Walker, S.L., “Linking Microbial Structure to Function in Representative Simulated Biological Systems”, UCR Graduate Student Symposium, September 20-21, 2012. Riverside, CA.
Marcus, I.M., Walker, S.L., “From ideal to real: Understanding the behavior of pathogens in the environment”, Gordon Research Conference, Environmental Sciences: Water, June 23-29, 2012, Holderness, N.H.
Marcus, I.M, Freger, V., Walker, S.L., Herzberg, M., “Hydrophobic Interactions of Pseudomonas Aeruginosa on QCM-D surfaces”, UCR Graduate Student Symposium, September 19-20, 2011. Riverside, CA.
Marcus, I.M., Bolster, C.H., Cook, K.L., Opot, S.R., Walker, S.L., “Impact of Growth Conditions on Transport Behavior of E. coli”, American Society of Microbiology, May 21-25, 2011, New Orleans, LA.
Marcus, I.M, Freger, V., Walker, S.L., Herzberg, M., “Hydrophobic Interactions of Pseudomonas Aeruginosa at the Interface: Molecular Monitoring of Water Leaving The Surface” Israeli Society of Microbiology, April 12, 2011 Bar Ilan University, Ramat Gan, Israel.
Marcus, I.M., Walker, S.L. “Monitoring the change in virulence of pathogenic E. coli through different aquatic environments” Presentation at the UCR Graduate Student Symposium, September 21-22, 2010. Riverside, CA.
Marcus, I.M., Walker, S.L. “Comparing Escherichia coli Isolates Cell Properties Under Different Growth Phase Conditions” poster presented at the UCR Graduate Student Symposium, September 22-23, 2009. Riverside, CA.
HONORS & AWARDS
Academic
Research featured on PBS, Scientific American, CNET, and The Verge 2013
Best Overall Presentation Department’s Graduate Student Symposium 2012
Dissertation Year Fellowship 2012-2013
BARD Fellowship 2010-2011
Whiting School of Engineering Scholarship 2002-2006