Jay Lennon
Distinguished Professor at Indiana University Bloomington
Bloomington, Indiana, United States
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Top SchoolJay Lennon is a Distinguished Professor at Indiana University Bloomington with 11 years of faculty experience and a research career spanning microbial ecology and evolutionary biology. He investigates the ecological and evolutionary drivers of microbial biodiversity, translating field and lab insights into broadly cited ecological theory and applied microbiology. A leader in the community, he serves as Chair of the American Society for Microbiology’s unit on Applied and Environmental Microbiology, bridging basic research and practical applications. Trained with a PhD in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology from Dartmouth, he has risen through academic ranks from postdoc to distinguished professor while maintaining an active role in mentoring and shaping research directions in microbial ecology.
11 years of coding experience
12 years of employment as a software developer
University of KansasDoctor of Philosophy - PhD, Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Ecology and Evolutionary Biology at Dartmouth CollegeBachelor of Science - BS, Biology, General, Bachelor of Science - BS, Biology, General at State University of New York College of Environmental Science and Forestry
Github Skills (34)
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Programming languages (9)
Github contributions (5)
jaytlennon/relicDNA
Sep 2015 - Jun 2018
study to determine how extracellular DNA influences microbial structure
Contributions:79 pushes in 2 years 8 months
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jaytlennon/globalmacroevo
Jun 2018 - Jul 2023
Contributions:7 pushes in 5 years 2 months
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