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 postdoc in Catherine Putonti's lab, where I am developing new computational methods for studying the ecology and evolution of virus-host interactions from genomic data.
In my past and present work, I have addressed several questions:
1) What can we learn about virus-host interactions from genome sequences?
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) How do phages affect the metabolism of their hosts?
More information on these projects can be found under Research Interests.
I am currently a postdoc in Catherine Putonti's lab, where I am developing new computational methods for studying the ecology and evolution of virus-host interactions from genomic data.
In my past and present work, I have addressed several questions:
1) What can we learn about virus-host interactions from genome sequences?
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) How do phages affect the metabolism of their hosts?
More information on these projects can be found under Research Interests.