The MMAR Lab
Marine Microbial Adaptive Responses
Team
Like a coral reef, we thrive on diversity. All students are welcome in The MMAR Lab - because better science comes when voices from different backgrounds are heard.
Lab Members
Dr. Suzana Gonçalves Leles (she/her)
I am joining UT Austin as an Assistant Professor in August 2025. As a biological oceanographer, I seek to answer fundamental questions that relate biodiversity and eco-evolutionary dynamics to microbial species distribution and ecosystem functioning.
By combining theory, numerical modeling, and empirical data, I study fine-scale cellular processes that can impact ecosystems and large-scale biogeochemistry. As a Latina, international, and first-generation college student, I am very excited to foster a lab that welcomes all!
Be the next member of The MMAR Lab!
The MMAR Lab is just getting started and is recruiting undergraduate and graduate students and postdocs who are are curious, passionate about science, and excited to integrate empirical and modeling approaches to answer their questions.
Check more about these opportunities here!
Also, feel free to reach out to Suzana for more details at suzana.leles@utexas.edu.