Microbial communities are everywhere, acting as our symbionts/pathogens and playing important roles in biotechnology and the natural environment. My research interests lie at the intersection of microbial communities and human well-being. I use computation and mathematical theory to better understand how these microbes impact our health and world, and how we can better predict and control these outcomes.

My current research falls in two areas: (1) prediction and inference of microbial ecological dynamics and (2) understanding small-molecule interactions between microbes and humans.