Dr. J.P. Maestre

JP Maestre, Ph.D. is a Research Associate in Environmental Engineering at the University of Texas Austin, where he researches environmental health using a combination of molecular genetic and engineering approaches. Much of his work focuses on understanding the indoor microbiome – the collection of microorganisms that live on our walls, our air vents, our faucets…well, you get the idea. He also co-developed the UTbiome project, which involves undergraduates in mapping the indoor and outdoor microbial diversity of the UT campus.