Georgia Institute of Technology School of Biological Sciences | Georgia Institute of Technology | Atlanta, GA | Georgia Institute of Technology | Atlanta, GA

I am broadly interested in how the microbiome of eukaryotes influences host behavior, ecology, and health. Currently, I am using amplicon sequencing and metagenomics to characterize the diversity and function of bacteria in the gut of reef fishes. I plan to expand this work to targeted experimental systems as a means of understanding the role that gut microorganisms play in fish behavior and health. This work involves a collaboration with the lab of Dr. Danielle Dixson (University of Delaware).