Margot Delavy

As a scientist at the interface of experimental and computational microbiology, my research focuses on understanding the emergence of pathogenic fungi in commensal microbial communities. I am particularly interested in understanding how environmental factors, nutrient and metabolite abundances, host variables, and microbial interactions shape a pathogen’s ability to compete and dominate in host niches, with a focus on the interaction between fungi and the gut microbiota. Candida albicans, and more recently Candida parapsilosis, with their dual nature as harmless gut commensals in healthy individuals and dangerous pathogens in immunocompromised patients, have been a primary focus of my research.