Lucas Townsend

Graduate Research Assistant Complex Biosystems University of Nebraska-Lincoln

Starting Year: 2023

I will be researching the gut microbiome, as well as becoming involved in the Nebraska Food for Health Center.

Education

B.S. 2023 Microbiology & Genomics/Molecular Genetics, Michigan State University

PhD in progress, Complex Biosystems PhD Program/Department of Food Science and Technology

Research Project: Alleviation of gut inflammation through targeted promotion of Faecalibacterium by dietary tannins

Mentors: Dr. Amanda Ramer-Tait and Dr. Andrew Benson