Michael Silverstein

Now:

Bioinformatics PhD Candidate, Microbiome Fellow, Kilachand Fellow, SB2 Trainee, and Hariri Institute Fellow @ Boston University in the Segrè Lab and Bhatnagar Lab

Microbial necromass carbon naturally stabilizes with soil minerals for hundreds to thousands of years.
Microbiome engineering could increase the carbon use effiency of soil communities.
If so, we could create an increased flux of atmospheric carbon into the ground, and mitigate climate change.

Before:

• Funga, Data Science Intern [February 2023 - May 2023]
• Finch Therapeutics, Bioinformatics Research Associate [December 2017 - June 2020]
• Boston University, MS, Biomedical Engineering [January 2018]
• Broad Institute, Visiting Graduate Student [May 2017 - October 2017]
• EPFL, Whitaker Fellow [August 2015- May 2016]
• University of Rochester, BS, Biomedical Engineering [May 2015]