R. A. Rodriguez-Gonzalez

The paper develops multitrophic models to investigate top-down and bottom-up drivers of Prochlorococcus population dynamics in the North Pacific Subtropical Gyre, finding grazers are the primary top-down factor despite high viral densities.

The paper uses machine learning to analyze time series data from ocean surface waters, revealing synchronized and asynchronous gene expression patterns linked to diel cycles and microbial niche partitioning.

This study develops a nonlinear population dynamics model to evaluate phage-antibiotic combination therapy for MDR bacteria, showing improved efficacy with sub-inhibitory antibiotic concentrations and innate immune interactions.