Daniel Sprockett

I am currently a postdoctoral associate in Andy Moeller’s lab at Cornell University, studying the ecological and genetic factors that impact how gut microbes are transmitted between hosts. I previously worked on related topics as a research fellow at Boston Children’s Hospital and Harvard Medical School. Prior to that, I completed my PhD in Microbiology and Immunology at Stanford University in David Relman’s Lab, where I focused on understanding how host-associated microbial communities assemble in early life. Before arriving at Stanford, I completed my master’s thesis on the evolution of glycosyl hydrolases in Chris Blackwood’s lab at Kent State University, and then worked in the Department of Dermatology at Case Western Reserve University investigating the microbiome of chronic wounds. My research interests include understanding the ecology of host-associated microbial communities and host-microbe co-evolution. I also enjoy learning new, dynamic data visualization techniques in R, and promoting ways to make scientific research more reproducible and transparent. If you have any questions, please read on or contact me below.

When I am not in the lab, I also enjoy traveling, nature photography, and baking.

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Contact

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E-MAIL:
daniel [dot] sprockett [at] cornell [dot] edu

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Photography

Here are a few of my favorite nature photographs.


Northern Jacana (Jacana spinosa) in Guanacaste, Costa Rica.


A Plain Tree Snake (Imantodes inornatus) slithering around La Selva Research Station, Costa Rica.


White-Faced Capuchin (Cebus imitator) eating seeds, Costa Rica.


A Silvereye (Zosterops lateralis) on Rangitoto Island, New Zealand.


A Red Passion Flower (Passiflora coccinea) being visited by an unknown insect, Costa Rica.


A sail boat in Chiemsee, Germany.


The Yosemite Valley, California.