DSSS - Using de novo mutations to understand human microbiomes

There is an enormous potential for evolution within each of our microbiomes, with billions of new mutations being created each day. In this talk, I will highlight the power of tracking within-person evolution for understanding microbiome community assembly, identifying bacterial genes critical to in vivo survival, and for understanding host-microbe interactions. I will focus on examples from the human skin microbiome, a tractable system for understanding the intersection of ecology and evolution in the microbiome.