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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.

Timeline of microbiome research
Maximizing health and wellness through microbiome research
Dr. David T. Rubin, inflammatory bowel disease center chicago
David T. Rubin, MD: Undaunted in his quest to improve the lives of patients with inflammatory bowel disease and other digestive ailments
intestinal microbiome image
Restoring gut microbes missing in early life dysbiosis can reduce the risk of colitis in genetically prone mice
UChicago Medicine launches new center to find the keys to lifelong health
Polonsky and Claud
Research shows gut bacteria affects radiotherapy in cancer
Study reveals how certain gut bacteria compromise radiotherapy in cancer
Analysis of the fecal microbiome and metabolome in healthy and food allergic twins has identified key bacterial changes that may play a role in the condition.
Study in twins identifies fecal microbiome differences in food allergies
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
Oni Basu, PhD, speaking behind a podium.
University of Chicago genomics researcher receives prestigious NIH New Innovator Award
Surprising species-level diversity in our gut bacteria
gut bacteria
awad research
Bacteria in the gut linked to rare brain disorder
Eugene Chang ibd and the microbiome
UChicago research team receives $10M grant to study the causes of IBD
Scientist pipettes liquid into a vial in a lab
Building a research foundation to optimize health at the Duchossois Family Institute
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