The McDonald Lab
Laboratory for Microbial Experimental Evolution @ Monash University
Principal Investigator

Aysha Sezmis
Research Officer

Ruzeen Patwa
Research Officer

Chowdhury Hasan
Post-doctoral Fellow

An Nguyen
Research Officer

Gareth Howells
Gareth's Ph. D focuses on laboratory coevolution with a range of bacterial and eukaryote species.
Storme's Ph. D is focused on developing model, complex microbial communities for evolution experiments.
Chris Blake
Chris' Ph.D. focuses on evolutionary dynamics in microorganisms, specifically how coevolution with other species impacts adaptation dynamics.
Ph. D Candidate
Ph. D Candidate


Storme de Scally
Ph. D Candidate

Mariel Beiers
Honours Student
Mariel's Honours is focused on measuring the fitness effects of genetic variants in H. pylori.
2010 - present
2010 - present