Alex Dmitry Vompe, Ph.D.
- Postdoctoral Scholar
- Email azv5523@psu.edu
- Office 541-740-3360
- PDF Curriculum Vitae
- Pronouns He/Him
Areas of Expertise
- Microbiome Analysis
- Metagenomics
- Amplicon Sequencing
- Viromics
- Mushroom Production Microbiology
- Coral Reef Microbiology
- Seagrass Microbiology
- R, Unix/Linux, Python
Websites
Education
- B.A., Biological Sciences, Cornell University, 2019
- Ph.D., Microbiology, Oregon State University, 2024
I am a microbial ecologist, who uses in vitro, in vivo, and in situ experiments paired with genomics to study how microbial communities bolster host health and resilience to stress and disease. As a postdoctoral scholar in Carolee Bull's and Kevin Hockett's labs at Penn State, I leverage RB-TnSeq (random barcode transposon-site sequencing) and viromics to investigate bacterial blotch, a disease hindering white button mushroom (Agaricus bisporus) cultivation. I have experience working with diverse hosts and methodologies.
