Ryan Lucas

Masters Student 2017-2020

Ryan focuses on understanding how host genetic background influences microbial community composition and immune response after exposure to clinically relevant levels of antibiotics, and whether stickleback from different genetic backgrounds select for different gut microbes. His work has been funded by an INBRE Graduate Research Fellowship. His teaching experience includes 2 years as a teaching assistant for  Introduction to Microbiology for Health Science Majors, BIOL A240. He successfully defended his Master’s thesis May 2020.