Laboratory Association(s):
Dr. Auchtung
Research Description:
He is a member of the Auchtung Laboratory and is working with simplified bacterial communities and bioreactors to investigate how starvation and nutrient rescue shape community structure over time.
In his undergraduate studies he became interested in the gut microbiome largely due to its complexity and the growing implications it has with health. Following his undergraduate studies, he came to the University of Nebraska - Lincoln to pursue a PhD in the Complex Biosystems program in the Nebraska Food for Health Center.