Research Scientist
Neil Gottel is a Research Scientist in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering. He has extensive experience investigating the microbiome in a range of environments including the soil, plants, the gut, and most recently the built environment. His graduate work focused on the use of Bacillus species as biocontrol agents against Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus on surfaces commonly used in hospitals. At Duke, he is studying the microbiome of sinks in hospitals, with a focus on controlling colonization by pathogens.
Contact Information
- Email Address: neil.gottel@duke.edu
Education
- Ph.D. University of California San Diego, 2024
- B.S. University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, 2009
Research Interests
Microbes in the built environment, with a focus on developing methods to combat antimicrobial resistant pathogens that cause hospital-acquired infections.