mi·cro·bi·ome (mīkrōˈbīōm)
a collective term for all microorganisms in a particular environment
com·mu·ni·ty (kəˈmyo͞onədē)
a feeling of fellowship with other people due to sharing common interests, attitudes, or goals
Welcome to the UGA microbiome community!
UGA hosts a vibrant collection of researchers working on microbiome science. This site is a quick reference to get to know who’s here and what they’re doing. (And if you know someone in this area who isn’t on the list, please reach out and let us know.)
People
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Jeff Bennetzen
Microbiomes of Corn, Sorghum and other Grass Crops -

Holly Bik
Marine Sediment Ecology -

Anny Chung
Ecology of Plant-Microbe Interactions -

Natalie Cohen
Nutrient cycling among marine phytoplankton -

Avishek Dutta
Microbial communities in extreme environments -

Travis Glenn
Host-microbiome and within-microbiome interactions -

Adrienne Hoarfrost
Ocean microbiomes and carbon cycling -

Ping Ma
Statistical methods of microbiome analysis -

Aditya Mishra
Big Data Analytics -

Mary Ann Moran
Marine microbial ecology -

Artur Muszynski
Cell surface molecules & host-microbiome interactions -

Elizabeth Otteson
Microbiomes of waterways and insects -

Jaclyn Saunders
MArine microbiomes & biogeochemistry -

Christine Szymanski
Microbial ecology and host-microbe interactions -

Jason Wallace
Crop-Microbe Interactions -

Wenxuan Zhong
Statistics of large datasets