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Stilianos Louca is an Assistant Professor of Biology at the University of Oregon, affiliated with the College of Arts and Sciences. His research focuses on the ecology and evolution of microbial metabolism, investigating how microorganisms interact with their environment through metabolic processes and how these interactions shape microbial diversity over ecological and macroevolutionary timescales. He examines the interplay between gene combinations in genomes and ecosystem-scale dynamics, with implications for microbial macroevolution.
- Research Themes: Microbial metabolism, biogeochemical modeling, phylogenetics, and computational biology.
- Key Projects: Studies on antibiotic resistance, extreme environments like Nevada’s Big Soda Lake, and machine learning applications in microbial classification.
His work bridges environmental microbiology with systems biology, employing tools like metabolic control analysis and dynamical modeling. Recent publications emphasize interdisciplinary approaches, including machine learning for taxonomic classification and reaction-centric models of microbial ecosystems.
Louca’s research also addresses global challenges such as antibiotic resistance trends and biodiversity estimation. His lab, Louca Lab, focuses on integrating genomic, ecological, and computational methods to understand microbial systems.
