ACL: Advent of Complex Life - MIT Astrobiology Team

Eric Alm
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
E-mail: ejalm at mit dot edu
Website link: http://almlab.mit.edu

Research Interests

The Alm laboratory studies the evolution and ecology of microorganisms using high-throughput DNA sequencing and computational modeling. Special interest areas include the structure and assembly of ecosystems, microbial population genetics, and reconstructing the early history of life on Earth.

Short Vita
Doherty Assistant Professor of Ocean Utilization, MIT    2008-2009
Associate Member, Broad Institute    Sept 2006-present
Assistant Professor, MIT    Jan 2006-present
Scientist, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory    2004-2006
Postdoctoral Researcher, with Dr. Adam Arkin, UC Berkeley    2002-2004