Post-Doctoral Research Fellow

Carl Woese Institute of Genomic Biology

Soil microbiomes, which include the bacteria, fungi, and archaea existing within soil habitats, drive ecosystem health through mediating biogeochemical cycling, nutrient, availability, and biotic interactions. However, human activities manipulate soil physiochemistry through various means, such as agriculture or urbanization. Anthropogenic manipulation of soil microbiomes, and their associated ecosystem services, hinders soil health and sustainability, with cascading consequences on environmental health. Therefore, my research explores various direct (agriculture & urbanization) and indirect (host-microbe interacts) drivers of microbiome functions within soils across various environments.