Scott Klasek

Scott Klasek is a Postdoctoral Associate in the Plant Pathology department at the University of Minnesota, focusing on bioinformatics and microbial genomics. He works in the Kinkel Lab, utilizing computational methods to study plant-soil-microbe interactions.

• Undergraduate: Biochemistry and Environmental Studies, University of Wisconsin-Madison
• PhD: Microbiology, Oregon State University

His research bridges computational techniques with environmental microbiology, targeting applications in agriculture and ecosystem health. Key methodologies include genome reconstruction from metagenomic data and machine learning-based analysis of microbial community functions.

Scott is based in Room 495 of the Borlaug Hall (BorH) at the University of Minnesota's St. Paul campus.