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I am a new Assistant Professor (est. March 2025) for Biomedical and Pharmaceutical Sciences in the College of Pharmacy at the University of Rhode Island. My lab uses cutting-edge tools in synthetic biology, such as CRISPR and microbiome editing, to study marine host-microbe and microbiome interactions in ecologically threatened systems, like corals and oysters. We aim to answer fundamental questions about bacteria-animal symbioses, as well as develop microbial biotechnologies to address the critical impacts of a changing world. We are hiring at all levels and seek highly motivated students and postdocs with a background or interest in using bacterial genetics and molecular biology to study marine host-microbe interactions. Email me for more details!
I recently completed a postdoc at the Innovative Genomics Institute (UC Berkeley) jointly advised by Dr. Ben Rubin and Dr. Jennifer Doudna. My research uses CRISPR-associated transposons (CASTs) to deliver site-specific DNA insertions in bacteria, enabling the editing of microbiomes. My projects worked to increase editing efficiency with CASTs and adapt these tools to make microbiome editing solutions for bioenergy and bioproduction. My postdoctoral work was supported by the Joint Bioenergy Institute (DOE). | ||
