Research Interests
Human Microbiome, Personalized Medicine, Microbial Ecology, Evolution, Systems Biology, Bioengineering, Computational Biology, Bioinformatics, Applied Mathematics
Education
University of Montana
Microbiology (Chemistry minor), BSc, 2008
University of Montana
Cellular & Molecular Biology, BA, 2008
University of Montana
French Language & Literature, BA, 2008
Uppsala University
Microbiology, MSc, 2010
University of Chicago
Biophysical Sciences, PhD, 2015
MIT and The Broad Institute
Biological Engineering, Postdoc, 2015–2018
Selected Awards & Honors
Clarivate Highly Cited Researcher, 2022-2025
Global Grants for Gut Health Award, from Nature Portfolio and Yakult, 2022
Puget Sound Business Journal Health Care Leadership Award, 2022
Washington Research Foundation Distinguished Investigator, 2018-2023
EPA STAR Graduate Fellowship, 2012-2015
Fulbright Graduate Fellowship, 2009-2010
