Dipti Nayak received her PhD in Organismic and Evolutionary Biology from Harvard University in 2014. She performed postdoctoral research at the University of Illinois, where she studied the physiology and evolution of methanogenic archaea. The Nayak lab at UC Berkeley employs genetic, genomic, and biochemical tools to study the physiology, metabolism, evolution, and cell biology of methanogenic archaea.
Talks with this Speaker
Archaea and the Tree of Life
Dr. Dipti Nayak explains how the mysterious microbes known as archaea are helping scientists rewrite the tree of life. (Talk recorded in December 2019)
- Part 1: Archaea and the Tree of LifeAudience:
- General Public
- Student
- Educators
- Educators of H. School / Intro Undergrad
Duration: 00:12:41 - Part 2: Mysteries of the MethanogensAudience:
- Student
- Researcher
- Educators
- Educators of H. School / Intro Undergrad
- Educators of Adv. Undergrad / Grad
Duration: 00:10:47