Our daily interactions include unseen ones at the microscopic level between our microbiome and the environment. My research explores the relationship between urban dwellers and the airborne microbial environment, called the urban aerobiome microclimate. At the Hénaff Laboratory for Living Interfaces, I aim to develop a framework to evaluate this using environmental conditions, social demographics, and microbial diversity. As technology advances, I hope to compare microbial biodiversity, identify distinct locations, and assess their vulnerabilities, helping us understand how urban microbiomes affect human well-being, including non-communicable diseases linked to space. I have also developed science communication tools to raise awareness of and empathy for microbes, which influence environmental justice as much as the air we breathe does.
Diedre’s Projects
Title | Type | Venue | Date | People | Topics | Projects | Link |
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Talk | NYU Tandon, 370 Jay Street, Brooklyn, NY 11201 | 04/09/2026 | |||||
ServiceWorkshopOutreach | Fort Greene Park, Brooklyn, NY | 11/08/2025 | |||||
TalkConference PresentationPoster PresentationSymposium | 06/15/2025 → 06/27/2025 | Alma Rocha Phoebe Mankiewicz |
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ExhibitLLI | Governor’s Island, New York, NY | 09/22/2024 | |||||
ServiceOutreach | Fort Greene Park, Brooklyn, NY | 11/11/2023 | Progga Nabiha Bhuiyan Harry Trethowan | Urban Aerobiome Microclimates | |||
Conference PresentationNYU seminar | NYU Urban Research Day, New York, NY | 03/06/2024 | |||||
Conference PresentationExhibitLLIAward | 2023 BioDesign Challenge, Museum of Modern Art, NYC | 06/22/2023 → 06/23/2023 | Sheila Atieno |
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Award | Museum of Modern Art, New York, NY | 06/23/2023 | Ands Sanchez Sheila Atieno Tori Coleman | ||||
SymposiumTalk | NYC Science Education and Outreach Symposium (Supported by Society for Science and March for Science NYC) | 03/09/2024 | |||||
Award | NYU Urban | 09/01/2023 → 05/31/2024 | |||||
Conference Presentation | 52nd International Conference on Urban Affairs, New York, NY | 04/25/2024 |
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Conference Presentation | 8th Annual Urban Soils Symposium – Metabolism of Cities ,The Arts Center at Governor’s Island | 12/12/2023 |
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