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Welcome to the Heil Lab in the Department of Biological Sciences at North Carolina State!
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Come visit:
3556 Thomas Hall
Lab phone: 919-515-5815
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October 2025: We are so sad to say goodbye to postdoc Antoine Houtain. We wish him the best in his new position in the Ma lab at Vrije Universiteit Brussel.
December 2025: Welcome to our new Genetics PhD student, Edie Nissen!
November 2025: Thanks to the Genetics & Genomics Academy at NC State for funding our seed grant, “Bringing history to life: using metagenomics to understand ancient Mesopotamian beer.”

December 2025: Our recent paper on how flour type shapes the microbial community in sourdough starters is in the news!
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