Florida Museum of Natural History
Gauthier Lab
Led by Nicolas Gauthier · Florida Museum of Natural History
What we study
The Gauthier Lab uses data analysis across history, ecology and health. Its papers cover the gut microbiome, urban climate adaptation and butyrate-producing bacteria; a recent student project models medieval European grain prices as time series.
What working here is like
- Computational
- Coding helps
- Project
- 1
- Papers
- 5
Current projects
Project Time Series Analysis: Uncovering Medieval Economic Dynamics
The lab studies grain prices from 1500-1800 in Europe, converting prices to silver per liter for wheat, rye, barley, and oat. Students will use time‑series modeling, imputation, spatial analysis, exponential decay simulation, and state‑space modeling to better understand past market behavior.
From the Spring 2025 UF Undergraduate Research Symposium · abstract book, p. 513
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Recent papers, explained
- Effect of honey consumption on the gut microbiome of Hadza hunter-gatherers in Tanzania
2026 · Open Collections
Checks if honey changes the gut bacteria in Hadza people.
- Projected warming will exceed the long-term thermal limits of rice cultivation
2026 · Communications Earth & Environment
Finds rice farming may struggle with future hotter weather.
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- Radiogenic strontium isotope variability in the Valley of Oaxaca: A predictive isoscape for Mesoamerican paleomobility studies
2025 · PLoS ONE
Maps strontium isotopes to track ancient human movement.
- The macroecology of butyrate‐producing bacteria via metagenomic assessment of butyrate production capacity
2024 · Ecology and Evolution
Shows how butyrate-producing bacteria's global spread relates to climate and geography.
- Integration of urban science and urban climate adaptation research: opportunities to advance climate action
2023 · npj Urban Sustainability
Explores how cities can adapt to climate change through social and physical planning.
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How to reach out
Nicolas Gauthier hasn't set up this page yet. Their UF Scholars profile lists their publications.