
Peter Turnbaugh, PhD
Associate Professor
Department of Microbiology and Immunology
G.W. Hooper Research Foundation
Chan Zuckerberg Biohub
+1 415 502-3237
Our lab is an interdisciplinary group of microbiome researchers committed to understanding host-associated microbes, reducing these complex microbial ecologies to molecular mechanism, and applying these lessons to improve the practice of medicine. We are currently focused on two major areas: pharmacology and nutrition. We use a variety of inter-disciplinary approaches ranging from the molecular (biochemistry and bacterial genetics) to the organismal (gnotobiotic mice, conventional animals, and human cohorts) to the ecological (synthetic microbial communities and metagenomic sequencing).
Primary Thematic Area:
Virology & Microbial Pathogenesis
Secondary Thematic Area:
Immunology
Research Summary:
Impact of the human gut microbiome on pharmacology and nutrition
Websites
- Turnbaugh Lab
- G.W. Hooper Research Foundation
- Dept. of Microbiology and Immunology
- Tetrad Graduate Program
- Microbial Pathogenesis Program
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