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Vaishnavi Padaki

Vaishnavi Padaki

Graduate Student
Department of Microbiology
Halsey Lab

Vaishnavi Padaki

Graduate Student
Department of Microbiology
Halsey Lab

Research

My research will investigate microalgal production of biogenic volatile organic compounds (BVOCs). Little is known about the range of BVOCs produced by different algae and how their production is altered depending on the growth environment and the presence of bacteria. A broad goal of this project is to understand how algal-bacterial interactions control sea-air emissions of BVOCs.