The Martens lab investigates the symbiotic microorganisms in the human gastrointestinal tract at multiple levels with the goal of using diet and gut microbial interventions to treat chronic conditions such as Inflammatory Bowel Disease.
The Faith lab is developing and applying experimental and computational tools to understand gut microbiota structure and function to develop live defined microbial therapeutics.
Dr. Swanson’s research focuses on understanding the mechanisms of intestinal barrier homeostasis that drive IBD, and how environmental factors like circadian misalignment and alcohol impact intestinal barrier permeability.
The Cadwell Lab investigates how our immune system is regulated by diverse infectious agents. They aim to apply this knowledge towards treating inflammatory diseases through restoring a balanced relationship between microbes and the immune system.
The Bäumler lab has pioneered the study of microbial physiology in its natural context of a host-associated microbial community. An overarching theme of their research is that the host plays a key role in shaping its gut microbiota to be beneficial.
Dr. Barton’s group studies innate immunity with the goal of understanding strategies of pathogen recognition and self/non-self discrimination to reveal critical balance points with fundamental implications for our understanding of immunity.
