Hello hi! I’m Kate Bowie, a postdoc studying the microbiome of the built environment at Yale University. I work across the Peccia lab and Gerstein lab, where I apply computational tools to tackle environmental engineering questions. My research spans the high biomass world of wastewater, all the way to the sparse and notoriously challenging indoor air microbiome. I’m fascinated by how these microbes evolve in these spaces and how these changes impact human health.
I recieved my PhD from Oregon Health & Science University in Portland, Oregon. I was part of the Karstens’ lab, where I mainly focused on the urinary microbiome. I grew up in Indiana. I’m curious, hardworking, and passionate about trying to understand the microbes we share space with.
Current Interests and Projects:
- Finding a tenure-track faculty position
- How biofilms in sink drains change with disinfection
- Climate change’s impact on the outdoor air microbiome
- Data visualization
- ice hockey