Biographies:

Brian HEDLUND, University of Nevada Las Vegas, USA

Hedlund was hired at University of Nevada Las Vegas in 2003 and is currently a professor in the school of Life Sciences. Hedlund's research focuses on the microbiology and biogeochemistry of both thermal and non-thermal springs, microbial biodiversity exploration, and the role of diet and the intestinal microbiome in Clostridioides ifficile infection.