Time flies! Jacob joined PriME in 2018 to pursue his PhD in Terry Hwa’s lab. He investigated the condition-dependent aggregation and disaggregation behavior of an isolate of Alteromonas, a ubiquitous marine genus that is frequently found to be enriched in particle-associated bacterial communities.
He recently successfully defended his thesis, “Aggregation in Marine Bacteria: Sensory Capabilities, Genetic Requirements, and Coupling to Proteolytic Growth”concluding his journey in PriME.
We also congratulate him on being awarded a Simons postdoc fellowship to embark on a new project in Justin Meyer’s lab at UCSD where he will identify phage receptors and resistance mechanisms in Alteromonas.
We’ll stay in touch and wish Jacob success and fun in the new endeavor 🦠!