Ishi Keenum

Contact

imkeenum@mtu.edu
906-487-2208
Dow 862

Assistant Professor, Civil, Environmental, and Geospatial Engineering

PhD, Civil Engineering, Virginia Tech University
MS, Environmental Engineering, Virginia Tech University
BS, Environmental Engineering, University of Michigan

Biography

Dr. Keenum's research interests include developing and manipulating the microbiology of wastewater, water reuse, agricultural systems, developing comparable metagenomic measurements, and developing bioinformatic methods and analysis tools for environmental systems. Dr. Keenum previously worked at the National Institute of Standards and Technology. She joined the faculty of Michigan Tech in the Fall of 2023. She has published in journals including Environmental Science and Technology, Microbiome, Critical Reviews in Environmental Science and Technology (CREST), and others.

Links of Interest

Faculty Webpage

Research Interests

Antibiotic resistance dissemination and treatment in engineered and agricultural environments
Establishing standards for microbiome research
Pathogen detection and control
Microbial ecology and molecular epidemiology

Recent Publications

Keenum, I.*, Player, R., Kralj, J., Servetas, S., Sussman, M., Russell, J., Stone, J., Chandrapati, S., Sozhamannan, S., AOAC SPADA-NGS Working Group (2023), “Amplicon Sequencing Minimum Information (AsqMI): Quality and Reporting Guidelines for Actionable Calls in Biodefense Applications” AOAC International, https://doi.org/10.1093/jaoacint/qsad047
Davis, B.C., Brown, C., Gupta, S., Calarco, J., Liguori,K., Milligan, E., Harwood, V.J., Pruden, A, Keenum,I.* Towards Standardization of Metagenomics for Monitoring Antibiotic Resistance in Wastewater and Impacted Aquatic Environments. Critical Reviews in Environmental Science and Technology, https://doi.org/10.1080/10643389.2023.2181620
Keenum, I., Wind, L., Ray, P., Guron, G., Chen, C., Knowlton, K., Ponder, M., Pruden, A. (2022) Metagenomic Tracking of Antibiotic Resistance Genes through a Pre‐harvest Vegetable Production System: An Integrated Lab‐, Microcosm‐, and Greenhouse‐Scale Study. Environmental Microbiology. https://doi.org/10.1111/1462-2920.16022
Keenum,I., Liguori,K., Calarco, J., Davis, B.C., Milligan, E., Harwood, V.J., Pruden, A (2021) A framework for standardized qPCR-targets and protocols for quantifying antibiotic resistance in surface water, recycled water and wastewater. Critical Reviews in Environmental Science and Technology, https://doi.org/10.1080/10643389.2021.2024739
Keenum, I., Williams, R.K., Ray, P., Garner, E., Knowlton, K., Pruden, A. (2021) Combined effects of composting and antibiotic administration on cattle manure–borne antibiotic resistance genes. Microbiome, 9(81). https://doi.org/10.1186/s40168-021-01006-z
Keenum, I., Crespo-Medina, M., Garner, E., Pieper, K., Pruden, A., Ramirez-Toro, G., Rhoads, W. (2021) Assessing Water Quality in Rural Drinking Water Systems in Puerto Rico Six Months after Hurricane Maria. Environmental Science and Technology,55(6), 3775–3785. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.est.0c08814