Faculty & Research

The Goodman lab dissects mechanisms commensal gut microbes use to compete and cooperate and explores how microbiome variation impacts our response to infection and medicines.

The Dal Bello lab examines how bacteria respond to and modify their environment, shaping species interactions, assembly processes, and the structure of microbial communities.

The Hatzios lab uses chemical and biological tools to study enzymes and other proteins that shape host-microbe dynamics in gastrointestinal infections at the molecular level.

The Liu lab is dedicated to developing a high-throughput cryo-electron tomography (cryo-ET) pipeline to determine high-resolution structures of molecular machines in cells.

The Malvankar lab is exploring the structure, function, and electron transfer mechanism of nanowires and their role in bacterial respiration, communication, and infection. 

The Mougous lab uses an interdisciplinary approach to reveal and characterize mechanisms and consequences of interbacterial interactions in medical and environmental settings.

The Pi lab dissects the molecular mechanisms by which microbes, including Bacillus anthracis and Clostridioides difficile, sense and adapt to constantly changing environments.