Ecosystem Heath and Microbiomes
We aim to mitigate the adverse effects of environmental disturbances on ecosystems by investigating environment-microbiome interactions using a systems biology approach.
Food Safety and Bacterial Pathogens
We aim to reduce the burden of foodborne diseases and improve food safety through understanding the ecology and adaptation of foodborne bacterial pathogens.
Antimicrobial Resistance in the Environment
We aim to reduce human exposure to antimicrobial resistance (AMR) by studying the emergence, spread, and evolution of AMR in the environment.
Recent News
See archiveNew preprint out!
Our new preprint Motile and non-motile Listeria species adopt distinct genomic and ecological str...
Lab received funding from HRSD!
Great news to start the spring semester — we’ve received funding from the Hampton Roads Sanitatio...
New preprint out!
Our new preprint Assessment of a passive sampler for aquifer microbial community profiling and co...
New lead paper out!
A new paper co-led by the Calder Lab and us is out in GeoHeath! We identified the hotspots of put...









