What We Study
How microbes respond to and modify their environment, and how this shapes species interactions, assembly processes, and the function of microbial communities.
Our Approach
Laboratory experiments, data from natural communities, and theory—integrating ideas from community ecology, microbial physiology, and systems biology.
This is a space for free inquiry, pluralism, and growth.
News
September 2025
- Martina is teaching EEB 3340
August 2025
- Jojo joins the lab as graduate student in the EEB program!
- Retreat of the Flamholtz, Gouda, and Dal Bello Labs at the Rockefeller Field Center in Milbrook (NY).
June 2025
- Martina is visiting ENS
April 2025
- We got out first grant! HFSP is funding research in the lab to decode the evolution of anticipation and decision making in uncertain environments. See this page for open positions!
- Martina is giving a talk at the UConn EEB Departmental Seminar