Currently, in the Hildebrand lab, I work as a research scientist aiming to understand the in vivo long-term evolution of the gut microbiome.

I moved to Germany in 2017 to pursue my PhD at the Max Planck Institute for Plant Breeding Research. There, I developed and applied computational tools to understand host-microbe interactions. Specifically, I focused on deciphering the complex relationships between plants and the microbes inhabiting their roots and surrounding soil.

Following my PhD, I joined the Patil Lab at the University of Cambridge as a research associate, investigating the interactions between gut microbiota and xenobiotics to which we and our microbiota are exposed. As a computational microbiologist, my role involved analysing the genetic variation and diversity of gut microbiota to unravel the complex environment-gut-microbe interactions through the ecological and evolutionary lens.

Key publications

Boston, R. H., Guan, R., Kalmar, L., Beier, S., Horner, E. C., Beristain-Covarrubias, N., … Patil, K. R. (2024). Stability of gut microbiome after COVID-19 vaccination in healthy and immuno-compromised individuals. Life Science Alliance, 7(4). doi: 10.26508/lsa.202302529.

Bourceret, A., Guan, R., Dorau, K., Mansfeldt, T., Omidbakhshfard, A., Medeiros, D. B., … Others. (2022). Maize field study reveals covaried microbiota and metabolic changes in roots over plant growth. MBio, 13(2), e02584-21. doi: 10.1128/mbio.02584-21.