Peter D. Newell

Peter D. Newell is an Associate Professor and Department Associate Chair in the Department of Biological Sciences at the State University of New York at Oswego. He holds a Ph.D. in Molecular Microbiology from the Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth and a B.A. in Molecular Biology and Biochemistry from Middlebury College.

His research focuses on:

• Interactions between animals and microbes, particularly invertebrates and their gut microbiota
• Microbial interactions within host-associated communities
• Bacterial adaptations to host-associated lifestyles
• Specialty areas include microbiology, genetics, and genomics of bacteria

Dr. Newell has supervised multiple graduate and undergraduate researchers in investigating Drosophila-microbe interactions, biofilm formation, and microbial metabolism. His publications demonstrate consistent focus on host-microbe relationships using genetic and genomic approaches.

Research trends show:

• Strong emphasis on Drosophila as a model system for microbiome studies
• Integration of genomic and metagenomic approaches since 2014
• Increasing focus on metabolic interactions in recent work