I study microbial ecosystems in (extreme) natural environments to gain insight into the interplay of microbes and their geochemical surroundings. I combine the insights gained from fieldwork and bioinformatics to inform laboratory enrichment experiments. My current work focuses on the microbial communities at a hydrothermal vent field in Pescadero Basin in the Gulf of California, and at hypersaline Mono Lake.

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