Louis Burnett
Biology

2006 Distinguished Research Award

Louis Burnett received his B.S. from the College of William and Mary, his Ph.D. from the University of South Carolina, and did Postdoctoral Research at the University of Aarhus, Denmark. He is currently a Professor of Biology at the College of Charleston, serves as the Director of the Grice Marine Laboratory, Associate Editor of the Biological Bulletin, and a member of the Editorial Board for Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology. His research interests include: Comparative physiology of respiration, ion and acid-base regulation in marine organisms, physiology of respiratory pigments and the physiology of disease mechanisms, especially as they relate to water quality.