ALEGADO LABORATORY FOR

MICROBIAL ECOLOGY & EVOLUTION

IN HAWAIʻI

Ola ka ʻāina, Ola ke kānaka

We are an Indigenous-led laboratory using model systems & field experiments to investigate how ecology informs microbial evolution in a changing climate.

Our research is rooted in meaningful academic collaborations and partnerships with Indigenous communities. We are committed to training scholars to draw upon multiple knowledge systems in order to address key problems and to empower communities to understand and protect their resources. 

The ME*E lab is located in the Daniel K. Inouye Center for Microbial Oceanography: Research and Education in the School of Ocean and Earth Science and Technology at the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa, Honolulu, Hawaiʻi.

We are associated with the following projects/programs:

Mailing address: C-MORE Hale, 1950 East-West Rd. Honolulu, HI 96822