BIOMES: Javier Ceja Navarro, Associate Professor, Northern Arizona University, presents "Exploring Microbial Trophic Interactions in Environmental Microbiomes"

About the Seminar:
While bacteria and fungi are extensively researched microorganisms within environmental microbiomes, they represent a fraction of a broader spectrum of microbes, which also encompasses highly diverse populations of viruses and protists. Our research program is dedicated to maintaining a holistic perspective when depicting microbiomes in various environments, ranging from soil to insect guts. This comprehensive view is achieved through a combination of experimental approaches, including traditional microbiology, next-generation sequencing, chemical analyses, and bioinformatics. During an interactive presentation, I will guide you through various research projects investigating how microbial trophic interactions respond to environmental changes and how the resulting products of these associations influence biological and biochemical activity.

About the Series:
Over the last twelve years, the Yale School of the Environment has held a weekly seminar series, called BIOMES, which has been the School’s flagship forum for bringing cutting-edge research and impactful work to the community. BIOMES stands for ‘Bridging Issues & Optimizing Methods in Environmental Studies”

The series is a community-sourced and student-led effort designed to bring different perspectives to YSE’s main stage.