UF Microbiome Expert Named UF Distinguished Professor
Christian Jobin, Ph.D., who leads innovative research on how the microbiome affects cancer, inflammation, and drug responses, has been named a UF Distinguished Professor, which is the highest faculty honor awarded at UF.
UF Biomedical Engineering Professor Receives NIH Award To Uncover Microbiome’s Role in Tissue Health
UF researcher Ana Maria Porras has received the NIH Maximizing Investigators’ Research Award (MIRA) to advance her studies on how the human microbiome interacts with and influences tissue health.
New UF Study Shows How Bile Acids in Breast Milk Affect Newborn Gut Health
A UF researcher has compiled the first-ever study that identifies the role of breast milk bile acids to help lessen the incidence of the deadly norovirus in infants, which claims the lives of at least 50,000 children every year.
Viruses Don’t Just Make You Sick. They Affect Your Gut Bacteria, Too, Study Finds
Norovirus is a food-borne virus that causes food poisoning in millions of people each year. A new study from the University of Florida shows this virus also alters the bacteria that live in our gut, providing new clues about the human microbiome’s role in our health.
