We are interested in the ecological and evolutionary factors shaping bacteriophage genomes.

We use laboratory work and bioinformatics to understand how these parts influence the virus itself, their bacterial hosts, and the microbiomes they exist in.

We work by analyzing genomes in silico, synthesizing them in vitro, and generally dissecting and reassembling phages - specifically single-stranded DNA phages of the family Microviridae.

Currently, we are mostly focused on studying their interaction with bacterial hosts and competition with other phages, as well as exploring microvirus diversity in humans and elsewhere.

In the future, we hope to leverage knowledge gained from this research into building customized phages for phage therapy and ecosystem engineering.

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