Dr. Ashvini Chauhan

I am a professor at Florida A&M University's School of the Environment. My research is spread over the following fundamental and applied areas: 1) Application of meta-omics techniques to better understand microbially-mediated environmentally-relevant functions. Some examples of ongoing research includes bioremediation of persistent organic pollutants (POPs), heavy metals, and radionuclides; 2) Sustainable production of bacterial and/or microalgal-based biofuels and other value-added products; 3) Development of environmental diagnostic tools and bioindicators of ecosystem health, resilience and rehabilitation; 4) Host-microbiome associations in health and disease(s), using oysters and the human gut habitat as model ecosystems.