About Me
I work on translating scientific data into real-world insight. While biological systems have been getting increasingly tractable, using the growing amounts of data from them to shape decisions, products, and systems is a challenge.
I’m a computational biologist working at the intersection of microbiomics, data science, and diagnostics at Barnwell Bio enabling data-driven decisions that improve animal health and management. My background is in microbial ecology and metagenomics where I turn large complex dataset into information about what microbes are present, what they’re doing and why it matters at a systems level.
Selected Publications
Prasad, A., et al. (2025). Evolution of gut microbiota across honeybee species revealed by comparative metagenomics. Nature Communications
Prasad, A., et al. (2026). Priority effects drive strain-level community composition of honeybee gut microbiota. The ISME Journal