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Sarah Lebeis, Ph.D. is an Associate Professor in the Department of Plant, Soil and Microbial Sciences at Michigan State University (MSU), part of the College of Agriculture & Natural Resources. Her research focuses on understanding how plants and microbes interact to assemble symbiotic microbiomes, particularly in root systems. She holds a B.S. from MSU (2002), a Ph.D. from Emory University (2008), and completed a postdoctoral fellowship at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill (2009–2014).
Her work investigates root exudate chemistry and microbe-microbe interactions, exploring how plants recruit beneficial microbes while resisting pathogens. Key topics include microbial chemotaxis toward plant sugars and survival mechanisms against plant immune compounds. She uses model systems like Arabidopsis thaliana and synthetic communities to study microbiome assembly.
Research Trends: Recent articles highlight advancements in understanding bacterial colonization dynamics, optimization of molecular detection methods for plant-associated microbes, and genomic features driving plant adaptation. Her work bridges basic science with applied solutions for sustainable agriculture.
Labs/Teams: Lebeis leads a research group focused on plant-microbe interactions, emphasizing interdisciplinary approaches to microbiome science. The lab collaborates on projects involving root microbiome assembly and functional genomics.
