Postdoctoral fellows

Unfortunately, we do not currently have any opportunities. However, you should consider whether you might be a good fit for the NSF Postdoctoral Research Fellowship in Biology. The bad news is that this year’s RFP is exclusively focused on AI; the good news is that we’ve been applying AI/ML tools to biological problems for a decade. Some topics that could be a good fit: advanced species distribution modeling techniques; genomics-based prediction of viral reservoirs and vectors; applications of protein language models to understand microbial pathogenesis; use of natural language processing for literature synthesis and data extraction.

PhD students

For the 2026-27 application cycle, I am almost certainly not taking new PhD students, and can only consider applicants who have independent funding. Consider applying for the NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program, which provides substantial support and independence.

MPH students

We do not have funding for any RA positions right now.

This year especially, I have limited bandwidth to advise MPH thesis projects, but if you are interested in doing your thesis research with our group, feel free to email and see if we’re a good fit. Make sure to please:

• Include an up-to-date CV and a description of your research interests.

• Take a look at our publications page, and see if there’s anything that excites you — a question, a biological system, a methodological approach, etc. Think about how you could expand on that work in your thesis.

• Give me a sense for the methodologies you would want to use in your thesis, and if relevant, where you already plan to find that training (e.g., which courses).

• Outline a timetable for when you would want to collect data (if necessary), begin your analysis, and write your thesis.