Research and teaching

My research in the recent past (2005–2022) is summarized on this page.

Research

Main focus: I’m working on a book on philosophical issues in microbiome research. It’s still in progress and should be out in 2025 with Harvard University Press. Topics include: host-microbiome individuality, phylosymbiosis and other evolutionary patterns, the nature of microbiomes, microbiome causality in hosts, microbiomes and health, microbiome research and traditional microbiology, and some general thoughts on philosophy of microbiome research.

Teaching