Research Interests
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Investigating the variability and core composition of microbial communities in algal cultures under different physiological conditions
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Characterizing the ecological dynamics of microbiome shifts in response to environmental factors.
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Analyzing gene expression profiles of both algae and bacteria to determine functional relationships and potential metabolic exchanges.
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Identifying microbial pathways that contribute to algal growth and photosynthetic efficiency.
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Employing transcriptomics, metagenomics, and gene coexpression analysis to study host-microbiome interactions.
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Developing computational workflows for microbial community profiling and algal genome analysis.
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Exploring the potential of microbial consortia to improve algal productivity for biofuel and bioproduct applications.
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Investigating metabolic engineering approaches to optimize algal-bacterial symbioses.