Examining the causes and consequences of microbial composition at the population and community scales

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Recent News

Postdoc and Student Opportunities

We’re recruiting 2 postdoctoral researchers and one graduate student to work on projects funded by the National Science Foundation, and the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation, focused on the diversity, evolution and ecology of Basidiomycete yeasts in Hawaiʻi. In all cases, the trainee would have substantial latitude to develop independent lines of inquiry tailored to their specific skillset and interests.  Salary for Postdocs is contingent

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Summer 2024 Updates!!

So many good things to report! Let’s start with people… Aloha oe to Bryson and Giullia! And welcome to Postdoc Samira, a recent emigre from the Aime lab at Perdue, and Rayne (who survived our Mycology class this spring), excited to have you both around to help with Bromeliad food web work! Syrena Whitner is *KILLING* it and received both the MSA Climate Change award

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Welcome to the Lab Fabi!

Fabiola has joined the lab and is working with Syrena, Bryson, Reese and Giulia on a project examining Chytrid pathogenicity on phytoplankton under climate change. Welcome aboard!

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