Steven Kembel

Steven Kembel is a Professor and Canada Research Chair in Plant Microbiomes at Université du Québec à Montréal's Department of Biological Sciences. He leads research on ecological and evolutionary processes governing plant-microbe interactions.

Research expertise includes:

• Quantitative analysis of microbial communities
• Metagenomic sequencing techniques
• Host-microbe coevolution
• Bioinformatics pipeline development
• Ecophylogenetic modeling

Current projects investigate microbiome biomarkers for medical applications and ecological dynamics of Methylobacterium communities. The lab employs field experiments, environmental DNA sequencing, and computational biology approaches across diverse ecosystems.

Research outputs contribute to understanding microbiome influences on host health, ecosystem functioning, and climate change responses.