Research context
- The collected paper applies isotope-labeled viromics to extracellular virus production and persistence in grassland soils, with predicted host associations primarily to bacterial groups. [1]
Gareth (Gary) Trubl
Lawrence Livermore National LaboratoryI am a soil microbial ecologist, with more than a decade of experience characterizing viruses and virus-host interactions in soil ecosystems via meta-omics approaches. Throughout my career, I have been interested in the fundamental ecology of virus-microbe interactions in soil, and the role these relationships play in soil carbon cycling. I have pioneered wet-lab and computational protocols for capturing viruses from complex soils and contributed foundational research on characterizing viral communities in soils. At LLNL, I have focused on optimizing SIP-meta-omics to enhance our understanding of how viruses control microbial physiology and the broader ecosystem-level impacts.
Collaborations/opportunities: Sequencing, bioinformatics, access to datasets, Access to soil samples, undergrad, MS, PhD and postdoctoral opportunities.