Elizabeth Perry

Elizabeth Perry is an Associate Research Scientist in Biostatistics at the Yale School of Public Health, affiliated with the Townsend Lab. Her work bridges biostatistics, evolutionary biology, and microbial ecology to explore bacterial diversity and disease mechanisms.

• Yale School of Public Health - Biostatistics Department
• Townsend Lab - Computational and experimental research focus

Her research interests include:

• Bacterial diversity and systematics
• Evolutionary genetics and ecological adaptation
• Computational modeling of biological systems
• Cancer metastasis analysis using zebrafish models
• Lipopeptide biochemistry in Bacillus strains
• RNA-based regulatory mechanisms

Recent publications span 2015-2006, with key themes in bacterial evolution, computational biology, and metastasis modeling. Her work often integrates genetic analysis, ecological factors, and mathematical approaches.

Contributions include:

• Peer-reviewed articles in journals like Cancer Research and PNAS
• Collaborative studies on phage-host coevolution and Bacillus speciation
• Development of quantitative systems for metastasis research