Macrobes

We are!

The Macrobe + microbe interaction lab in the Department of Biology at the Pennsylvania State University. We use a combination of wet lab and computational approaches to understand what determines microbiome composition within a host, and how the relationship between the host and the microbiome affects host health and evolution.

Emily Davenport
Assistant Professor
Department of Biology
Huck Institutes of the Life Sciences and Institute for Computational and Data Sciences

Office: 305 Wartik Laboratory, Penn State University

Robert Nichols
USDA NIFA Postdoctoral Fellow
Department of Biology

Office: 306 Wartik Laboratory, Penn State University

Davenport Lab publications:
- The relationship between the gut microbiome and host gene expression: a review. Human Genetics

Nur Shahir
Postdoctoral Fellow
Department of Biology

Office: 306 Wartik Laboratory, Penn State University

Erica Ryu
PhD Student
Department of Biology

Office: 306 Wartik Laboratory, Penn State University

Sean O’Rourke
Undergraduate Researcher
Major: Biology - Neuroscience option

Office: 306 Wartik Laboratory, Penn State University

Yiyan Zhang
Undergraduate Researcher
Majors: Statistics - Biostatistics, Mathematics - System Analysis

Office: 306 Wartik Laboratory, Penn State University

Jovial Joseph
Undergraduate Researcher
Major: Accelerated PreMedical-Medical Program

Office: 306 Wartik Laboratory, Penn State University

You?
The lab is seeking undergraduate, graduate, and postgraduate researchers. See the Openings page for more details.