All organisms are involved in numerous interactions with other species. Of these interactions, those involving microbes are the most abundant and diverse, and occur in all biomes on the planet. In my work, I use a combination of mathematical modeling, computational tools, and experimental evolution to study microbial coevolution.
I am currently a postdoctoral research associate in Catherine Putonti's lab, where I am developing new computational and experimental methods for studying the ecology and evolution of virus-host interactions from genomic and experimental data.
My research addresses several questions:
1) How do phages affect host phenotypes, and how do these changes affect host ecology and evolution?
2) How do microbial interactions evolve between parasitism and mutualism?
3) What role does the abiotic environment play in shaping the ecology and evolution of viruses?
4) What can we learn about virus-host interactions from genome sequences?
More information on these projects can be found under Research Interests.
I am currently a postdoctoral research associate in Catherine Putonti's lab, where I am developing new computational and experimental methods for studying the ecology and evolution of virus-host interactions from genomic and experimental data.
My research addresses several questions:
1) How do phages affect host phenotypes, and how do these changes affect host ecology and evolution?
2) How do microbial interactions evolve between parasitism and mutualism?
3) What role does the abiotic environment play in shaping the ecology and evolution of viruses?
4) What can we learn about virus-host interactions from genome sequences?
More information on these projects can be found under Research Interests.
