Natalie Lozano-Huntelman
Ph.D. Biology
I am currently a post-doc at the University of Connecticut. My research focus is in ecology and evolutionary biology. I enjoy teaching students both in the classroom and in the lab how to learn new information and skills.
Research Topics of Interest
Microbial Evolution, Antibiotic Resistance, Thermal Response, Stressor Combinations, Bacteria, and Phytoplankton
I consider myself to be a microbial evolutionary biologist and enjoy studying how the ecology of a system influences the evolution of a population. My research takes an integrative approach by combining experiments in the lab with mathematical models. I performed my dissertation work at the University of California, Los Angeles where I examined the interactions within antibiotic combinations (typically, combinations with three or more antibiotics) and the evolution of antibiotic resistance in bacteria. My research at the University of Connecticut, focuses on how the life history traits of phytoplankton (mortality rates in particular) are affected by temperature and how these traits can influence populations undergoing the effects of climate change (warming temperatures).
