Navigating the ecology and evolution of host-microbiomes in a changing sea

Microorganisms play an essential role in shaping the ecology and evolution of nearly every form of life on Earth. However, sudden shifts in environmental conditions, including those associated with Global Climate Change (GCC), alter the interactions between eukaryotic hosts and their microbial associates. My research program applies an integrative approach to deepen our understanding of host-microbiome responses to shifts in their environment. In my seminar, I will highlight my past, current, and future research centered on exploring host-microbiome interactions in the seagrasses Zostera marina and Posidonia oceanica and within the sea anemone, Exaiptasia diaphana.

Speaker: Maggie Sogin, UC Merced