Gaurav Kandlikar

Hometown: Depending on the day/context… Mumbai or Hyderabad, India; Minneapolis, MN; Los Angeles, CA; or other places that feel like ‘home’

Past experiences: I came to LSU after a PhD at UCLA and three years as a postdoc at the University of Missouri

Research Interests: My primary interests are in plant community ecology, pedagogy of biology, and in making science more open and inclusive. As lab PI, I also let my own curiosity be guided by that of the students and researchers around me.

For more information about me, please check out my CV or my personal website

Projects: My ongoing projects are primarily focused on how soil microbes shape species coexistence and other processes in plant communities. Thanks in large part due to a fantastic network of collaborators, I enjoy the distinct privilege of working across ecosystems ranging from grasslands to forests, and I especially enjoy integrating theory and data to do science.