Dr Jose Garcia is a research associate in th eTranslational Systems Biology group in the Centre for Host-Microbiome Interactions (CHMI).

Jose completed his BSc in Genomic Sciences and his MSc and PhD in Biochemical Sciences at the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM). During this time, his research concentrated on conducting evolutionary analyses on protein families.

After completing his doctoral studies, he joined the Gulf of Mexico Research Consortium (CIGOM) as a postdoctoral researcher. Here, he analysed metagenomic data from environmental samples taken from the Gulf to investigate the bacterial diversity in the ocean and their oil-degrading potential to mitigate oil spills.

He then worked with the research team at SciLifeLab, where he specialised in analysing metagenomic data from individuals with chronic diseases. He developed bioinformatic pipelines for analysing species composition, antibiotic resistance genes, and biosynthetic gene clusters.

With his strong research background and extensive experience in metagenomic data analysis, Jose is dedicated to finding innovative solutions in understanding microbiome interactions, secondary metabolites and their biological role in the context of the human host.