Research Interests

Research in Rodrigues’s laboratory lies at the interface of soil microbial genomics and ecology and focuses on sustainable solutions for biodiversity maintenance in tropical forests and agricultural fields under increased world food demand. He uses a combination of molecular and physiological experimental data to study microbial phylogenetic and functional diversification and their consequences for global biogeochemical cycles. Results from this work have broad implications from basic research in evolutionary biology and ecology to applied aspects, such as conservation policies for natural ecosystems.

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