Tim Hackmann
Assistant Professor, Department Of Animal Science at University of California, Davis
Gainesville, Florida, United States
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Top SchoolTim Hackmann is an Assistant Professor of Animal Science studying the energetics, physiology, and ecology of gastrointestinal microbes with a focus on rumen symbionts and their impact on host energy use. Over an 8+ year academic career at institutions including UC Davis and the University of Florida, he combines microbiology, biochemistry, and innovative imaging approaches—such as fluorescent carbohydrate analogues—to reveal substrate preferences of the uncultured majority of gut bacteria. His lab investigates cellular mechanisms like energy spilling and glycogen synthesis that underlie poor microbial efficiency, aiming to translate discoveries into improved energy utilization for ruminant hosts. Based in Gainesville and trained with a PhD in Interdisciplinary Nutrition from Ohio State, he bridges fundamental microbial ecology with practical solutions for animal nutrition and sustainability.
8 years of coding experience
9 years of employment as a software developer
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Interdisciplinary Nutrition, Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Interdisciplinary Nutrition at The Ohio State UniversityUniversity of Missouri
Github Skills (14)
python9
kubernetes9
lora8
bioconductor7
microbiome6
bioinformatics6
taxonomy6
llm6
fine-tuning6
llama5
metagenomics5
mistral4
gemma3
inference2
Programming languages (4)
Github contributions (5)
thackmann/FermentationExplorer
Dec 2022 - Mar 2025
🧪A resource for showing the incredible diversity of fermentative metabolism
Contributions:9 releases, 21 PRs, 165 pushes in 2 years 3 months
thackmann/Distanced
Sep 2018 - Sep 2020
Contributions:89 commits, 88 pushes, 5 branches in 2 years
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