Describing biodiversity and ecological interactions within microbial communities is the central goal of my career. As a junior researcher I currently have ongoing projects focused on the biodiversity, ecology and evolution of aquatic Archaea and Bacteria with a focus on their viruses, and on the interactions between marine microbiomes and global climate changes. My end goal is to generate knowledge that can be leveraged to mitigate ecosystem impacts driven by human activities, which affect all people, but are especially harmful to those who are part of impoverished communities in the developing world.