A Geneticist’s Approach to Human Microbiomes

Penn State undergraduate Kassi  Bradburn  interviews assistant professor of biology  Emily Davenport about her unique approach to researching the complex relationship that human beings have with our microbiomes. Her lab uses high-throughput sequencing technologies and novel computational and statistical techniques to approach this material from a genomic perspective.  HOST: Kassie Bradburn, Penn State undergraduate  student double majoring in Forensic Science – Biology Option and Biobehavioral Health with a minor in Chemistry. GUEST: Emily Davenport, Assistant Professor of Biology at Penn State working to understand the complex relationship humans have with our microbiomes. Her lab uses