About Me
I am a marine microbial ecologist whose research integrates microbial ecology, plastid evolution, and genomics to understand the diversity, function, and evolution of protistan symbioses in marine systems. My work combines field-sampling and ecology with molecular and computational approaches to address fundamental questions about the ecology and evolution of host-microbe interactions.
Significant Publications
- A new and widespread group of fish apicomplexan parasites - Current Biology
- Fireworms are a reservoir and potential vector for coral-infecting apicomplexans - The ISME Journal
- Temporal transcriptional rhythms govern coral-symbiont function and microbiome dynamics - Cell Host & Microbe
- Beyond the Symbiodiniaceae: diversity and role of microeukaryotic coral symbionts - Coral Reefs
- Differential apicomplexan presence predicts thermal stress mortality in the Mediterranean coral Paramuricea clavata - Environmental Microbiology
Research Themes
- Microbiomes and their contribution to host fitness 💪
- Host-microbe interactions 🦠🪸🐠
- Marine apicomplexan ecology and evolution 🧬🔬
- Shifting marine symbioses under climate change ☀️
Recent Research Highlights
Had a great time writing this review on marine apicomplexans published in SICB’s Integrative and Comparative Biology!
Check out this recent publication in Environmental Microbiome describing the cryptic chromerid diversity of microbialites!