Home Our Community Dr. Karina Gutierrez Garcia Karina Gutierrez Garcia Developmental Biology & Human Health Nested Ecosystems Symbiosis Postdoctoral Associate // Ludington Lab Postdoctoral Associate Baltimore, MD Biosphere Sciences & EngineeringEmbryology email Email Me language Lab Members Research The Ludington Lab investigates basic ecological principles in the context of gnotobiotic Drosophila melanogaster microbiomes in order to understand the complicated and often complex relationship between microbiome and host.