Dr. John F. Griffith is the head of SCCWRP’s Microbiology
Department and Coordinator of Molecular Technology at SCCWRP. He received his
B.S. in Environmental Studies and Biology in 1995, and his Ph.D. degree in
Marine Biology and Biological Oceanography in 2006, both from the University of
Southern California. Dr. Griffith joined SCCWRP in 2001. He has been
awarded the US EPA Scientific and Technological Achievement Award 2014, the
National Science Foundation IGERT Doctoral Fellowship (1998-2000), and the LAS
Dean's Advisory Board, University of Southern California (1994-1997). He has
obtained Professional Societies and Certifications from the American Society
for Microbiology, Association for the Sciences of Limnology and Oceanography,
and The Oceanographic Society International Water Association. His research
efforts focus on the development and evaluation of methods for detection and
enumeration of microbes and eDNA in fresh and marine waters and relationships
between water quality indicators and swimming-related illness.
Well done!
