Presenter

Dr. Bonnie Hurwitz is an Associate Professor of Biosystems Engineering and BIO5 Faculty Fellow at the University of Arizona. She has worked as a computational biologist for over two decades on interdisciplinary projects in both industry and academia. Her research on the microbiome incorporates large-scale –omics datasets, high-throughput computing, and big data analytics to answer questions in systems biology and microbial interactions. In particular, Dr. Hurwitz is interested in integrating datasets to entangle the interaction between the environment and microbial communities in diverse ecosystems.