Colton Bragg

Colton is a PhD student in the Kharbush Lab and Michigan Geomicrobiology Lab where he uses bioinformatic and multi-omic approaches to investigate Microcystis aeruginosa, a toxic cyanobacterial species. He's especially interested in investigating M. aeruginosa genetic regulation of carbon and nitrogen metabolism, cellular controls on toxin production, carbon concentrating mechanisms, and secondary metabolism. He's also exploring the broader microbial community ecology of harmful algal blooms in Lake Erie. Outside of research he enjoys reading, finding new music, hiking/camping, climbing, and going to the gym.