Robin Shields-Cutler is a microbiologist at Macalester College. Understanding how microorganisms interact with humans is a unifying theme in the microbiology courses he teaches. In his classes, students have cultured sourdough starters and made bread, visited sewage treatment plants, and toured a local brewery.
Robin came back to Grinnell to teach in the biology department for 2015-2016.
His research interests include microbial biodiversity in humans and non-human primates, and how gut bacteria affect health.
Robin Shields-Cutler is a microbiologist at Macalester College. Understanding how microorganisms interact with humans is a unifying theme in the microbiology courses he teaches. In his classes, students have cultured sourdough starters and made bread, visited sewage treatment plants, and toured a local brewery.
Robin came back to Grinnell to teach in the biology department for 2015-2016.
His research interests include microbial biodiversity in humans and non-human primates, and how gut bacteria affect health.
Robin Shields-Cutler
Robin Shields-Cutler