The De Anda Lab is based in the Department of Microbiology and Cell Sciences at the University of Florida at the Fort Lauderdale Research and Education Center in Davie South Florida., USA. 

The lab focuses on understanding the evolution of microbial metabolism in extreme environments through a comprehensive approach that integrates lab work, fieldwork, and computational methods. The lab bridges data science and microbial ecology employing culture-independent techniques to uncover the metabolic principles of governing microbial life across ecological and evolutionary scales. By developing computational algorithms and  intersecting various disciplines (i.e  computational biology, microbial ecology, molecular biology, evolution and paleobiology,) the lab uses microbial metabolism to predict past, present, and future outcomes of life on Earth and their implications in a changing environment.