at the University of Bath
About us.
Welcome to The Holt Lab! We’re based at the University of Bath in the United Kingdom. Our research currently spans four key themes … Microbiomes. We're interested in all things microbial diversity, particularly how and why microbes live in …
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The lab is growing
A very warm welcome to our three new PhD students Lena, Rifa, and Rob, who just finished their first official week at Bath! We’re also joined by …
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Oct 2, 2026
The lab is growing
The Holt lab gets three new PhD students and one new Masters student!
Jan 30, 2026
Phylogenomic tree of Cercozoa based on single-cell transcriptomes from 100 uncultured cells
Lax, G, Cooney EC, Zlatogursky V, Mtawali M, Okamoto N, Jacko-Reynolds VKL, Bjornson S, Holt CC, Hurdeal VG, Giannotti D, Keeling PK. BMC Biology.
Feb 21, 2025
Phylogenomic resolution of marine to freshwater dinoflagellate transitions
Mtawali M, Cooney EC, Adams J, Jin J, Holt CC, Keeling PK. The ISME Journal.
