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Researcher Name: Santiago-Martinez, Geo (He / Him)

Research Area(s): Microbiology

Affiliation: The University of Connecticut

Country: USA

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Scientific Interests:

The Microbial Ecophysiology Lab at UConn focuses on understanding the regulation of cellular processes in methane-producing archaea and their role in free-living environments and host-associated microbiomes. Why? Because currently archaea diversity is analyzed principally at the (meta)-genomic level, providing valuable information on their metabolic and ecological potential; however, a comprehensive understanding of their physiology and regulation is necessary.

Our fantastic team uses omics analysis combined with detailed functional characterization of proteins, cofactors, and metabolites to further our understanding of the regulation of cellular processes and ultrastructure in archaea, as well as their ability to interact with other organisms and survive under stress conditions.

Through this comprehensive approach, our team works on topics with ecological, biomedical, biotechnological and astrobiological applications, as well as strategies of microbial isolation and metabolic pathway engineering.

This offer applies to trainees/researchers eligible for the following fellowships

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We offer training in English and Spanish.

Contact:

geo_santiagom@uconn.edu