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My research aims to predict how microbial communities will respond to environmental change by gaining general insights into the interplay between ecological and evolutionary dynamics. I use microbial communities of limited complexity to experimentally disentangle: 1) how interactions between species give rise to emergent properties that feedback to affect evolutionary changes at the population level, and 2) how individual cell variation influence evolutionary dynamics.
In my work, I combine diverse approaches such as experimental evolution, whole genome sequencing, single-cell biology and mathematical modelling to formulate hypotheses that can be tested with experiments. Ultimately, I want to use this interdisciplinary approach to study communities composed by multiple species and living in complex environments. |
Contact Information:
[email protected] Address Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, UC Irvine 321 Steinhaus Hall Irvine, CA, 92697-2525 @jandraRV |
Job Opportunities!
I am looking for postdocs, graduate students and one technician to join my new lab in the department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology at the University of California Irvine. The Rodriguez lab @ UCI promotes diversity and inclusivity.
I am looking for postdocs, graduate students and one technician to join my new lab in the department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology at the University of California Irvine. The Rodriguez lab @ UCI promotes diversity and inclusivity.
