Agriculture & Environment

The postdoctoral award through the BIO5 Institute supported international collaboration, new methods, and interdisciplinary conversations that advanced a University of Arizona researcher’s ocean microbiology research far from the coast.

BIO5 member Cristian Román-Palacios leads University of Arizona research using innovative data-driven approaches to study biodiversity and climate change, helping scientists better understand how species respond to a rapidly changing environment.

BIO5 member Solange Duhamel and her collaborators explore how microbes rapidly colonize new habitats formed by lava flows, offering insight into how life establishes itself in extreme environments.