Research interest: Quorum sensing involves the induction and control of collective behaviors in bacteria via the production and sensing of small molecule metabolites, autoinducers. Autoinducers are produced by many bacterial species, spread across several chemical classes, and contain many different chemical motifs. In my PhD studies, I used analytical chemistry and metabolomics to study unique enzymological transformations in the gut microbiome. I plan to apply these skills and knowledge to identifying motifs in the autoinducers and different bacterial species.