Opportunities for Graduate Students

We are excited to welcome enquiries for rotations from Ph.D./MSTP students enrolled at Washington University. If you are an interested student, please don't hesitate to contact me for further information. We can mentor students enrolled in any of the Division of Biology and Biomedical Sciences Ph.D. programs. Per Washington University regulations, we are not permitted to consider any graduate trainees for direct admission into our lab (i.e. you must first be accepted to one of the above programs).

Who should apply?

We welcome inquiries from all passionate researchers who find our lab’s work interesting! We welcome individuals with interest broadly in areas of microbial genetics, ecology, host-genetics, epithelial biology and systems biology approaches. But really, if this skin microbiome-host-environment interaction stuff is exciting enough to get out of bed everyday and come to have fun in lab… Please reach out to me!

What would a postdoctoral experience in our lab look like?

  1. Lab priorities: Please review our lab vision and handbook.

  2. Career and professional development plan: We are committed to providing all trainees with a nurturing environment that fosters scientific creativity. At the same time, I do not want anyone to lose sight of their long-term career goals. Every lab trainee will be required to complete a personal development plan to help strategize and ensure that you are taking steps towards career development. We will work towards personalizing this plan for your needs. 

  3. Lab Rotation FAQ document to provide some insights about rotations, general expectations and what we would aim to provide you during the rotation. 

  4. Our research page provides a broad overview about our projects

How to apply?

Interested candidates should reach out to Aayushi directly by email.

Resources on choosing a lab for PhD:
1) This nice article by the inspiring Ben A. Barres on choosing a graduate mentor.
2) Erin Duffy’s (Postdoc at Harvard, Phd at Yale) experience on working with a new PI
3) Ten simple rules for choosing a PhD supervisor

Graduate training

Out research program focuses on understanding how microbes interact with humans so that we can identify new strategies to improve health.

Our research integrates 'skinomics', metagenomics and host-microbial genetics to address how microbes influence skin physiology. 

REACH OUT!

We are a new and upcoming lab! We encourage you to reach out to us with any questions. If you have any hesitation in contact us, read this blog Aayushi wrote!