Nicholas V. Coleman

This study identifies novel antimicrobial resistance genes in environmental samples using a gene capture and functional screening platform.

This study investigates how heavy metal contamination in sediments selects for plasmids carrying both metal and antibiotic resistance genes, showing co-selection through co-resistance mechanisms.

The paper shows agriculture increases positive selection on nitrate reduction genes in soil bacteria globally, altering protein evolution in key microbial processes.

The paper identifies microbial communities in wetland tree barks that mediate methane and hydrogen cycling, showing they can both mitigate and emit climate-active gases.

The paper develops a whole-cell biosensor for ethylene oxide and ethylene using genetic parts from Mycobacterium, achieving detection limits of 0.2 μM for ethylene oxide and detecting ethylene from banana fruit.