Trenado-Yuste Lab

Tissue and Microbial Dynamics in Health and Disease

Welcome to the Trenado-Yuste Lab! We study the biophysical principles that emerge from interactions among tissues, bacterial communities, and their surroundings.

We combine experiments, theory, and simulations to address biophysical questions that cannot be tackled by any single approach alone. Using microfabricated approaches, we engineer controlled microenvironments that enable rigorous quantitative analysis. We then develop biophysically motivated models to interpret experiments and make testable predictions. This multidisciplinary strategy helps us understand how tissues and microbes respond to and actively reshape their surroundings in health and disease.

Our Lab combines expertise in biology, physics, and engineering. We value curiosity, quantitative thinking, and interdisciplinary collaboration, and we are excited by questions that challenge conventional boundaries between fields.