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Gut microbiome illustration from the NIH
Genetic differences in the immune system shape the microbiome

New research from UChicago shows how genetic differences in the immune system shape the collections of bacteria that colonize the digestive system.

A teenager with a large smile.
Microbes in dental plaque look more like relatives in soil than those on the tongue
A Pseudomonas bacteria entering a plant leaf. Image courtesy of the Max Planck Institute for Developmental Biology
New PATHOCOM project aims to discover how pathogens team up to cause disease
Nels Elde
2020 MacArthur fellow credits ‘breathtaking intellectual energy’ at UChicago to launching his evolutionary genetics career
University of Chicago genomics researcher receives prestigious NIH New Innovator Award
Oni Basu, PhD, speaking behind a podium.
gut bacteria
Surprising species-level diversity in our gut bacteria
awad research
Bacteria in the gut linked to rare brain disorder
Scientist pipettes liquid into a vial in a lab
Building a research foundation to optimize health at the Duchossois Family Institute
Brain cells with Alzheimer
Antibiotic treatment alleviates Alzheimer’s disease symptoms in male mice, study reveals
Eric Pamer, MD
Infectious diseases specialist and immunity researcher Eric Pamer to lead Duchossois Family Institute
Microbiome field sampling
The Microbiome Center continues its focus on the broader world of microbes
Intestinal bacteria from healthy infants prevent food allergy
the mouse small intestine
Bacteria
New RNA sequencing strategy provides insight into microbiomes
Dimitra Skondra and Danny Davis
Looking for links between the gut microbiome and eye disease
Beta amyloid plaques in the brain
Neuroscientist receives $2.32 million grant to study the role of the microbiome in Alzheimer’s disease
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