Microbiome

In the last ten years, research has revealed the significance of bacteria and microbial communities in the environment, oceans, our homes, and our bodies. The UChicago Microbiome Center is positioned to produce research that will improve both human life and the health of the earth.

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The Hottest New Cancer Drugs Depend on Gut Microbes

<p>Prof. Thomas Gajewski leads study, which finds gut microbiome composition can affect the body’s immune response to cancer</p>


Hey Obama, Can We Have a Unified Microbiome Initiative?

<p>Assoc. Prof. Jack Gilbert says initiative will help scientists understand how microbes ‘organize themselves, communicate, and deal with the world’</p>


Looking closer at role of microbiome

<p>Jack Gilbert and colleagues study bacteria’s broad influence</p>


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Looking closer at role of microbiome

Jack Gilbert and colleagues study bacteria’s broad influence

Designing a Hospital to Better Fight Infection

<p>Asst. Prof. Emily Landon discusses three-year study of how UChicago’s Center for Care and Discovery can better examine bacteria in hospitals</p>