Team

Ruth-Anne Sandaa (project manager) has extensive knowledge of microbial ecology focusing on microbial population dynamics and biodiversity. She is particularly interested in the interaction and evolution between algal viruses and their hosts.

Selina Våge (co-project manager) is an early career scientist with broad expertise in theoretical microbiology, with a particular emphasis on virus-bacteria interactions and evolutionary dyanamics that create and maintain biodiversity in microbial communities.

Håkon Dahle is an associate professor at the Computational Biological Unit (CBU), he has strong experience in phylogenomics, bioinformatics, multivariate analyses and geochemical modelling.

Tatiana Tsagaraki is a researcher who uses mesocosms as a tool to understand the dynamics between microbial populations.

Aud Larsen is research director of the Molecular ecology and paleogenomics group. Her research focuses on understanding mechanisms controlling the structure and function of marine microbial food webs.

Kyle Mayers is a researcher in the Molecular ecology and paleogenomics group. His research focuses on the factors influencing the growth and mortality of phytoplankton, marine biogeochemistry, and viral ecology.

Both Aud and Kyle are actively involved in the outreach and education components of CONFECT.

Swami Iyer is a computer scientist with strong programming skills and expertise in evolutionary algorithms.

David Talmy is a mathematician with strong expertise in mathematical biology and theoretical microbial ecology.

Nick Record is a computational oceanographer who uses computation and data science to integrate across disciplines from physics, to ecology, and human systems. His work uses math, models, and machine learning to understand the ocean and find solutions to environmental challenges.

Hong-Yan Shih is a theoretical physicist with a specialization in soft-matter physics. She has a strong interest in biological complexity and evolutionary processes and is highly skilled in programming and simulation.

Janice Lawrence is an associate professor with a great experience working with virus ecology. She has first-class teaching experience in modern virology at UNB.

Hiroyuki Ogata is a bioinformatician with a strong expertise in genomics of microorganisms. His main interest is in understanding the evolutionary and ecological significance of large DNA viruses.