Saghar Hendiani

Saghar Hendiani serves as a Guest Researcher at the Section for Geogenetics within the Globe Institute at the University of Copenhagen, investigating critical intersections between geological processes and microbial evolution. Her work addresses pressing global health challenges through environmental microbiology frameworks.

Her research prioritizes Microbiology, Antibiotic Resistance, and Horizontal Gene Transfer mechanisms, with specialized focus on mineral-mediated bacterial evolution. She examines how geological materials facilitate resistance gene propagation in natural environments, bridging Geochemistry and Environmental Science to uncover evolutionary pathways relevant to antimicrobial resistance crises.

Recent publications demonstrate consistent methodological approaches using mineral-bacteria interaction models, with her 2025 Science of the Total Environment paper establishing mineral surfaces as evolutionary catalysts and the 2024 Frontiers in Microbiology study revealing historical gene function propagation through mineral facilitation. These works collectively position geological matrices as active agents in microbial adaptation rather than passive environmental backdrops.

Dr. Hendiani maintains active collaborations across international research networks, co-authoring with specialists in mineralogy (Sand, Hansen), microbiology (Burmølle, Mulec), and environmental science (Carbajo, Verma), contributing to the Globe Institute's mission of exploring Earth-biosphere co-evolution through interdisciplinary geogenetic frameworks.