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
April 2026
- New preprint: Resource availability explains the diversity and structure of microbial communities
- Martina gives the YIBS Friday seminar
March 2026
- The lab is expanding: postdocs Zahraa Al Tameemi, Jake Holt, and Onofrio Mazzarisi, and EEB graduate student Abheepsa Nanda will join the lab in 2026. Stay tuned!
January 2026
- News and views article out in Nature Ecology & Evolution: From death comes diversity
- Martina is teaching EEB 7712 together with Prof. David Post