Tisza Lab
Hypothesis-driven Microbial Genomics
Baylor College of Medicine · Houston, TX
Scientists' ability to conduct genomic sequencing on microbes and communities of microbes has outpaced the ability to understand the meaning of those sequences. We build powerful computational tools that generate testable predictions and validate them in the laboratory.
Research Focus Areas
Viral Pathogen Genomics
From swabs to sewage — understanding viral evolution, detection, and surveillance in clinical and environmental samples.
Bacterial Epigenomics
Understanding the diversity and functional impact of DNA modification systems across bacterial genomes.
Virus Discovery
Discovering, annotating, and characterizing novel viruses in and on the human body using metagenomics.
Recent News
Your Lab Notebook Should Run on Markdown
What we talk about when we talk about notetaking.
Read more →New Faces, New Adventures! — Summer 2025
We welcome PhD candidate Camille Mazurek and research intern Ashleigh Crawford to the Tisza Lab.
Read more →Logo credit: Dr. Adrien Assie