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 have used a combination of computational tools and experimental evolution to study microbial coevolution.
I recently started as a Bioinformatician in the Bioinformatics Core at the University of Chicago, where I will be working with diverse labs on a range of projects, while continuing my own research on phage-host interactions and phage bioinformatics.
Some of the big questions that drive my research include:
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.
I recently started as a Bioinformatician in the Bioinformatics Core at the University of Chicago, where I will be working with diverse labs on a range of projects, while continuing my own research on phage-host interactions and phage bioinformatics.
Some of the big questions that drive my research include:
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.
