I’m a Postdoctoral Fellow in the Microbiome Manipulation Lab at The University of Toronto Scarborough.

I’m passionate about understanding microbial evolution and niche adaptation, from laboratory environments to the field — and back again!

My current research seeks to examine tradeoffs between the production, storage, and field application of microbial bioinoculants for agriculture.

My doctoral research used the kiwifruit pathogen Pseudomonas syringae pv. actinidiae to understand how plant pathogens evolve during incursions. Using this horticulturally-relevant pathosystem, we examined effector requirements, redundancies, and repertoire refinement across susceptible, tolerant, and resistant hosts.