Minh Tu

LAGNiAppE Scholar

Pronouns: She/Her/Hers

Hometown: East-ish LA, California

Research interests: microbial ecology and evolution, modeling and simulation, environmental microbiology

Project: Understanding how different mycorrhizal nutrient acquisition strategies shape forest stand diversity (with Rachana!)

Past experiences:

Graduated in June 2025 with a B.S in Computer Science (Computational Biology) from Stanford University. As an undergraduate in Paula Welander’s lab, I was involved with the following projects:

Characterization of terpenoid cyclases
Molecular dynamics simulation of GDGT membranes
Phenotyping the C-24 mutant Methylomicrobium’s sterol synthesis pathway

Feel free to connect with me on [LinkedIn]( https://www.linkedin.com/in/mminhtu!