My research group uses multidisciplinary approaches focused on: Elucidating the link between biological and chemical diversity of marine cyanobacteria. Understand the secondary metabolism in marine microorganisms with emphases on chemical ecology, natural products discovery, and chemotaxonomy. The utilization of molecular-phylogenetic methods for directing and enhancing natural product discovery programs. The study of molecular systematics, evolution, ecology, biogeography, and taxonomy of marine cyanobacteria.