We study gut microbial metabolism to improve human health.
One of the key ways that the gut microbiome impacts human health is through the production of bioactive metabolites. By understanding how microbes produce these molecules, we aim to develop new approaches to promote human health and treat disease. Our laboratory employs bacterial genetics, metabolomics, and gnotobiotic mouse colonization to uncover the chemistry that underlies host-microbe interactions in the gut.
Statement of Inclusion
Our research group is committed to fostering an environment of compassion, understanding, and inclusion because we acknowledge that each person has individual experiences which may be fundamentally different from our own. We strive to maintain a supportive environment free from prejudice based on sex, gender identity or expression, race, culture, or abilities, and we will not tolerate any form of implicit or explicit discrimination. We will speak up if we witness these injustices, and we stand in solidarity with the movements addressing systemic oppression of marginalized groups within our country, academia, and STEM.