I'm a scientist studying the data science of microbiology -- how large scale sequencing, computational biology, and microbes can be used jointly to solve problems facing the world. I spend my time running the Two Frontiers Project: nonprofit research initiative leveraging the diversity of life in extreme environments to address major challenges in human and planetary health, including polluation, coral reef bleaching, and sustainable agriculture. We specialize in running expeditions around the globe to remote places and sequencing, culturing, and characterizing the life that lives there. I also hold a position at Harvard Medical School as their Director Exposomics and Microbial Data Science in their Department of Biomedical Informatics.

Prior to all this, I did a a postdoc at Weill Cornell Medical College, a PhD at Harvard Medical School with Chirag Patel and Alex Kostic. Before that, I majored in Biology and Economics at Duke University in Durham, North Carolina. During my time there, I worked with Philip Benfey on the development of the Arabidopsis root microbiome, Beth Shank on the soil microbiome, and AgBiome, a company focused on building microbial-based treatments for crop-based diseases. I also currently run a small microbiome consultancy, Micro Biosciences -- if you're interested in some help with bioinformatics, don't hesitate to reach out.

Outside of science, I spent most of my time playing music, trail running, scuba diving and, at every available opportunity, eating at Waffle Houses.

You can check out my Publication record here, and I highly recommend you stop by the Two Frontiers Project website.