Professor Dr. Andrew Moeller

Biography

Andrew Moeller is an evolutionary biologist interested in symbiosis, particularly host-microbe relationships. His research examines how multicellular eukaryotes serve as habitats for microbial lineages, potentially leading to new adaptive trajectories for hosts. For example, vertebrates harbor diverse communities of microorganisms that become deeply integrated into the hosts’ metabolic, immune, and neuroendocrine systems. This ubiquity has profound effects on these interactions, yet fundamental questions remain unanswered. His research aims to tackle questions such as how microorganisms coevolve with their hosts, what the genetic bases are of these intimate partnerships, and how microorganisms shape host adaptation and diversification. Moeller has worked across a diversity of systems, including mammals, reptiles, amphibians, and birds, and he seeks to apply new technological methods to old problems within ecology and evolutionary biology.

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