The Hegarty Lab The Hegarty Lab seeks to understand and ultimately engineer microbiomes to preserve human and environmental health. About Us About Us Our mission is to understand and engineer microbiomes to preserve human and environmental health. Our Research Our Research Our two major foci are to shift infrastructure design to promote healthy microbial communities and improve ecosystem services through microbial community design. Our People Our People The Hegarty Lab unites individuals interested in understanding and engineering microbiomes through current projects and other hands-on opportunities. The Hegarty Lab About Us People Research