Leonora Bittleston

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Dr. Leonora S. Bittleston started at Boise State University in 2020 and is currently an Assistant Professor with the Department of Biological Sciences. She earned a Ph.D. in Organismic and Evolutionary Biology from Harvard University and a B.S. in Molecular Environmental Biology from the University of California, Berkeley. Before joining Boise State, she was a James S. McDonnell Postdoctoral Fellow in Complex Systems with Dr. Otto Cordero at MIT. Dr. Bittleston studies microbial ecology and is fascinated by the complex interactions that form between very different kinds of organisms. She aims to learn more about life on our planet, taking into account the interconnectedness of ecosystem processes, communities, and species. Dr. Bittleston is currently a member of the Ecological Society of America, the International Society for Microbial Ecology, and the Mycological Society of America.

External positions

JSMF Postdoctoral Fellow, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

1 Jan 2016 → 1 Jan 2020

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CAREER: MECHANISMS OF ASSEMBLY AND COEXISTENCE IN SPECIES-RICH MICROBIAL COMMUNITIES
Bittleston, L. (PI)
National Science Foundation
1/01/24 → 31/12/28
Project: Research
BRC-BIO: Environmental variation and the disruption of biotic local adaptation: Predicting consequences of changing microbial interactions for plant populations
Simler-Williamson, A. (PI), de Graaff, M.-A. (CoPI), Bittleston, L. (CoPI) & Caughlin, T. (CoPI)
National Science Foundation
1/09/23 → 31/08/26
Project: Research
Collaborative Research: MTM 2: Using successional dynamics, biogeography, and experimental communities to examine mechanisms of plant-microbiome functional interactions
Bittleston, L. (PI)
National Science Foundation
1/01/21 → 31/12/25
Project: Research

27 Article
17 Poster
8 Presentation
4 Review article
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A framework for utilizing leaf-associated microbes to achieve conservation and restoration goals
Heil, J. A., Bernardin, J. R., Galla, S. J. & Bittleston, L. S., 25 Jun 2025, In: mSphere. 10, 6, e01082-24.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

Open Access
Context-Dependent Effects of Microbial Inoculation on Sagebrush Seedlings During Drought Stress
Heil, J. A., Geisler, M., Skinner, M., DeFehr, C., Arogundade, A. A., Finney, B. & Bittleston, L. S., 13 Nov 2025, In: Phytobiomes Journal. 9, 4, p. 574-585 12 p.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

Open Access
Embracing the systems complexity of microbial ecology and evolution: call for papers
Bittleston, L., Gilbert, J., Klassen, J., MacKelprang, R., Mandel, M. J., Newton, R. J., Paudel, A., Rodriguez-Verdugo, A., Shade, A., Wilhelm, R. C. & Zhang, Y., Mar 2025, In: mSystems. 10, 3
Research output: Contribution to journal › Editorial

Open Access
1 Scopus citations
Environmental Stress Shapes Bacterial Community Structure and Function Through Interactive Abiotic Effects
Bernardin, J. R., Young, E. B., Cagle, G. A., Freedman, Z. B. & Bittleston, L. S., Oct 2025, In: Molecular Ecology. 34, 20, e70102.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
1 Scopus citations
Interactive effects of fungal community structure and soil moisture on Wyoming big sagebrush performance
Engel, A., Simler-Williamson, A., Ravenscraft, A., Bittleston, L. & de Graaff, M. A., Mar 2025, In: Plant and Soil. 508, 1, p. 417-439 23 p.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

Open Access
3 Scopus citations

Ecological Society of America (External organization)
Bittleston, L. (Member)
2000 → …
Activity: Membership › Membership of network
International Society for Microbial Ecology (External organization)
Bittleston, L. (Member)
2000 → …
Activity: Membership › Membership of network
Mycological Society of America (External organization)
Bittleston, L. (Member)
2000 → …
Activity: Membership › Membership of network

2013 - Certificate of Distinction in Teaching, Harvard College
Bittleston, L. (Recipient), 2013
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CAREER: MECHANISMS OF ASSEMBLY AND COEXISTENCE IN SPECIES-RICH MICROBIAL COMMUNITIES

BRC-BIO: Environmental variation and the disruption of biotic local adaptation: Predicting consequences of changing microbial interactions for plant populations

Collaborative Research: MTM 2: Using successional dynamics, biogeography, and experimental communities to examine mechanisms of plant-microbiome functional interactions

A framework for utilizing leaf-associated microbes to achieve conservation and restoration goals

Context-Dependent Effects of Microbial Inoculation on Sagebrush Seedlings During Drought Stress

Embracing the systems complexity of microbial ecology and evolution: call for papers

Environmental Stress Shapes Bacterial Community Structure and Function Through Interactive Abiotic Effects

Interactive effects of fungal community structure and soil moisture on Wyoming big sagebrush performance

Ecological Society of America (External organization)

International Society for Microbial Ecology (External organization)

Mycological Society of America (External organization)

2013 - Certificate of Distinction in Teaching, Harvard College

Leonora Bittleston

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External positions

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