News

Congratulations to @Hanen Su on Receiving the NSF-GRFP Award!

Congratulations to Prashant on the Nature Biotechnology Cover Feature!

We are excited to congratulate Prashant and collaborators on their publication, “Detecting gene transfer in microbial communities,” being featured on the cover of Nature Biotechnology, Volume 44, Issue 2 (February 2026)!

Join Us for Our First Science Cafe with Baker Collaborators!

Please join us for our first Science Cafe with our Baker collaborators on January 29!

Lily Metsker will be presenting, and Dr. Stadler will be moderating the discussion. We look forward to an engaging conversation and a great opportunity to connect, share ideas, and discuss exciting research together.

We hope to see you there!

Congratulations to Priyanka on her official hooding graduation ceremony — officially Dr. Ali!

We are so proud of this incredible achievement and all of the hard work, dedication, and perseverance that led to this milestone. Wishing Dr. Ali continued success and excitement in this next chapter!

Elizabeth Presents at RSBI Retreat

Elizabeth recently showcased her research at the Rice Synthetic Biology Institute (RSBI) annual retreat, presenting her project “Lytic Phage Host Range and Phage–Phage Interactions in Complex Communities.”

Tracking viruses in Houston schools: Wastewater surveillance helps protect kids’ health

Disease surveillance didn’t stop after COVID-19 — it expanded. Houston’s wastewater monitoring now covers more sites, more pathogens, and school-specific alerts.

Stadler Lab at the 2025 Rice Summer Undergraduate Research Symposium

The Office of Undergraduate Research and Inquiry (OURI) at Rice University hosts the Rice Summer Undergraduate Research Symposium each year to highlight the research and creative work of undergraduate students from Rice and beyond!

Wastewater surveillance workshop focuses on pathogen target selection, ethics, and data visualization

The workshop was held August 5 and 6, 2025, at Rice’s new Ralph S. O'Connor Building for Engineering and Science.

Our recent publication: Controlling the Taxonomic Composition of Biological Information Storage in 16S rRNA

We’re excited to share that Kiara Reyes Gamas, Ph.D. and collaborators have a new article in ACS Synthetic Biology presenting Ribodesigner, a program that designs catalytic RNAs (cat-RNAs) to barcode ribosomal RNAs (rRNAs) in specific microbes.