Liana Merk

Liana Merk

she/her/hers

California Institute of Technology

Liana Merk

Project

Cultures Across Cultures

  • France
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  • India
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  • Singapore
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  • Thailand
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  • Ireland
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  • United Kingdom
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  • Iceland
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  • Sweden
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  • Liechtenstein
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  • Germany
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  • Austria
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  • Italy
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  • Croatia

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Fermentation arose as a means of preserving food, but has grown into a cornerstone of many cultures. A broad range of communities have developed many ways of making and sharing fermented foods. I learned how the microbes within fermented foods vary among cultures and how this affects diversity of thought.

Liana Merk traveling with the Watson Foundation
Liana Merk traveling with the Watson Foundation
Liana Merk traveling with the Watson Foundation
Liana Merk traveling with the Watson Foundation
Liana Merk traveling with the Watson Foundation
Liana Merk traveling with the Watson Foundation
Liana Merk traveling with the Watson Foundation
Liana Merk traveling with the Watson Foundation
Liana Merk traveling with the Watson Foundation
Liana Merk traveling with the Watson Foundation
Liana Merk traveling with the Watson Foundation
Liana Merk traveling with the Watson Foundation
Liana Merk traveling with the Watson Foundation
Liana Merk traveling with the Watson Foundation
Liana Merk traveling with the Watson Foundation
Liana Merk traveling with the Watson Foundation
Liana Merk traveling with the Watson Foundation
Liana Merk traveling with the Watson Foundation
Liana Merk traveling with the Watson Foundation
Liana Merk traveling with the Watson Foundation
Liana Merk traveling with the Watson Foundation
Liana Merk traveling with the Watson Foundation
Liana Merk traveling with the Watson Foundation
Liana Merk traveling with the Watson Foundation
Liana Merk traveling with the Watson Foundation

2022–23 Fellows