Bridget Chalifour, Ph.D.

Postdoctoral Associate

Bridget completed her PhD in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology at the University of Colorado Boulder in 2022. Her research used a combination of preserved museum specimens and wild-caught snails to understand how factors like life stage, time in preservation, human disturbance, and geographic location impact the richness, diversity, and composition of the gut microbiome of native Rocky Mountain snails. Bridget graduated Summa Cum Laude from the University of Florida with a Bachelor of Science in Environmental Science and minors in Wildlife Ecology and Conservation and Soil and Water Science in 2017. In her free time, Bridget enjoys baking, running, playing violin and guitar, and hanging out with her dog, Macy.