Alejandro De Santiago Successfully Defends Dissertation
Alejandor De Santiago, advisor, Dr. Holly Bik, successfully defended his dissertation titled, “Identification of novel nematode-associated symbionts by integrating pangenomic and single-specimen metagenomic datasets” on Thursday, October 24, 2025
Congratulations Dr. De Santiago!
![IMG_6308[31] Alejandro De Santiago stands with a colleague next to a presentation screen displaying his successful Dissertation Defense on nematode-associated symbionts at the University of Georgia.](https://iob.uga.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/47/2025/10/IMG_630831-1024x768.jpg)
