Bradd Mendoza-Guido is a Ph.D. student and researcher at the Laboratory of Molecular and Microbial Epidemiology of Aquatic Environments at the Institute for Health Research at the University of Costa Rica. He holds a bachelor’s degree in biology and a master’s degree in bacteriology.
He currently leads several projects that combine bioinformatics and genomic analyses with experimental laboratory assays, with the goal of understanding the role of plasmids and other mobile genetic elements in bacterial adaptation, particularly their contribution to the emergence and spread of antimicrobial resistance.
Bradd seeks to continue demonstrating that mobile genetic elements should not be considered mere vectors of traits, but rather molecular symbionts that interact with bacteria under the same evolutionary and ecological dynamics that govern all living organisms.
