About me
I am broadly interested in the ecology, evolution and population genetics of microorganisms. The high mutation rates, short generation times, and rapid evolution of RNA viruses makes studying the population dynamics of many pathogens interesting and important from theroetical and public health perspectives. My thesis work in the Lauring Lab at the University of Michigan provided an oportunity to unite these perspectives and develop a passion for computational biology. In short, I sequenced patient isolates and used mathematical models to help untangle the complex ecological and evolutionary processes that drive influenza evolution within individuals during an infection and between individuals during transmission. As a postdoctoral research associate am I applying this expertise to help monitor and track viral outbreaks in real-time.
Curriculum Vitae