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Our research group uses mathematical models to study emergent properties of complex ecosystems, collective interactions in high-diversity ecology, and evolution of multi-task tradeoffs. In particular, we are interested in the blurring of classic concepts of "species" and maybe even "organism", when applied to the microbial world. While our primary motivation is theoretical, the active projects in the group are a roughly equal split between theory, data analysis and experimental collaborations.
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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Emergent predictability in microbial ecosystems
Moran, J., Graham, L. C. & Tikhonov, M., Apr 9 2026, In: Science. 392, 6794, eadr1440.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Author Correction: Environmentally dependent interactions shape patterns in gene content across natural microbiomes (Nature Microbiology, (2024), 9, 8, (2022-2037), 10.1038/s41564-024-01752-4)
Crocker, K., Lee, K. K., Chakraverti-Wuerthwein, M., Li, Z., Tikhonov, M., Mani, M., Gowda, K. & Kuehn, S., Feb 2025, In: Nature microbiology. 10, 2, p. 599 1 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Comment/debate
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Comparing regression-based approaches for identifying microbial functional groups
Yu, F. & Tikhonov, M., Jul 1 2025, In: Physical Biology. 22, 4, 046001.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Energy-ordered resource stratification as an agnostic signature of life
Goyal, A. & Tikhonov, M., Dec 2025, In: Nature communications. 16, 1, 2867.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Functional regimes define soil microbiome response to environmental change
Lee, K. K., Liu, S., Crocker, K., Wang, J., Huggins, D. R., Tikhonov, M., Mani, M. & Kuehn, S., Aug 28 2025, In: Nature. 644, 8078, p. 1028-1038 11 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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