Microbiome Researchers

Oxford Centre for Microbiome Studies & DS Project Manager, Kennedy Institute of Rheumatology

I am interested in using sequencing and microarray technology 1) to detect large scale genetic variations from human samples in identifying variants responsible for hereditary diseases and cancers, 2) to monitor the spread of multiple drug resistance bacteria, and 3) to develop products/services for precision medicine and health. On the genomic health marketing research, I am interested in identifying enablers and barriers to the adoption of direct-to-consumers (D2C) genomics for personal health management.

Senior Research Fellow, Nuffield Department of Clinical Neurosciences

I am a chemical biologist with a special interest in Parkinson's disease and the gut-brain-microbiome axis. I am currently working with peripheral samples, in particular stools, with the aim to investigate the presence of alpha-synuclein species able to seed with the Seed Amplification Assay (SAA). I am also interested in isolating extracellular vesicles from stool and characterizing both the human and bacterial population for biomarker discovery.

Senior Research Fellow, Departmental Lecturer (Department of Biology and Sir William Dunn School of Pathology), Stipendiary Lecturer (Hertford College)

I’m a microbiologist, currently working on a project where we combine microbiome research with chicken behaviour analyses to improve the gut health of commercial poultry and improve their resilience to disease. I’m also interested in the zoonotic spread of antimicrobial resistance and the impact of Campylobacter infection on human health.

Associate Professor, Nuffield Department of Population Health

I am interested in understanding the role of microbiome in aetiology of major chronic diseases such as diabetes and cardiovascular diseases, using large biobank data (Metagenomics).

Postdoctoral Researcher, Department of Biology

I am investigating how inter-individual variation in the gut microbiome might influence animal behaviour, using wild house mice as a model system.

Chair of Microbiology, Sir William Dunn School of Pathology

The Foster lab integrates the traditional fields of ecology and evolution with methods in computation, microbiology, molecular genetics, and the study of the mammalian microbiome. They study how bacteria compete and succeed in their communities and seek to use this to manipulate gut communities for better health.

DPhil Student (BBSRC iCASE, in collaboration with Roche), Kennedy Institute of Rheumatology

I'm investigating gut-liver-microbiome axis communication pathways in aging physiology through my BBSRC DTP collaboration with Roche's pRED division. I am using computational approaches in metagenomic analysis and transcriptomics to investigate microbial metabolite-mediated mechanisms governing host-microbe interactions.

Visiting Researcher, Department of Biology

My research focuses on understanding the drivers of the early-life gut microbiome and its consequences for later health

Group Leader, OCMS Deputy Director, Kennedy Institute of Rheumatology

My interest is in understanding how microbiome variation impacts the host immune system in ways that influence health and disease. My group applies multi-omic and computational genomic approaches to characterize complex microbiome samples, and makes use of in vitro and in vivo models to explore and validate potential mechanisms of microbe-host interaction.

Postdoctoral Researcher in Microbial Informatics, Kennedy Institute of Rheumatology

I lead the analysis of metagenomic sequences derived from 1,345 patients recruited as part of a longitudinal IBD study, with samples collected at three distinct timepoints. My work focuses on identifying microbial biomarkers and functional signatures associated with disease progression and therapeutic response, aiming to advance precision medicine approaches for inflammatory bowel disease.

Associate Professor, Department of Biology

My research focusses on the mammalian microbiome in the wild. Using wild mammals (often wild mice) as natural model systems, my group studies both what shapes the microbiome and how these communities shape host biology (e.g. physiology and behaviour), in natural settings. We are also interested in the forces that shape patterns of host-microbe association over evolutionary time. We use field studies, experiments, computational and comparative approaches in our research.

SNSF Postdoctoral Research Fellow, MRC Weatherall Institute of Molecular Medicine

During my PhD I have worked on rational bacterial strain replacement in the gut using vaccine-enhanced competition. My postdoctoral research focuses on the microbiota-immune axis in early life. I aim to understand how different bacteria train the neonatal human immune system and what long term effects this early training has.

Professor of Environmental Geography, School of Geography and the Environment

His research explores the social dimensions of microbiome research, including: public understandings of microbes and microbiology, practices that support beneficial microbes, the drivers of microbial dysbiosis, methods for engaging publics with microbes. He is co-director of the CIFAR Human and the Microbiome Programme.

Associate Professor, Wellcome ECA, Department of Psychiatry

I am a Clinical Academic Psychiatrist with a focus on early detection and preventive interventions. My current research aims at harnessing the microbiome to make treatments for severe mental illness more tolerable and effective.

Senior Gnotobiology Scientist, Kennedy Institute of Rheumatology

I am interested in how the immune system interacts with the microbiota to promote health and disease, using gnotobiotic systems and am the first point of contact for scientists interested in using the germ-free facility.

Research Fellow, Department of Biology

My research considers transmission ecology of mammalian gut microbiomes, specifically how microbiomes are shaped by microbial spread in social networks of their hosts. I use wild mice in Wytham woods as a study system, follow their social networks and movements and characterise their microbiomes from faecal samples. I also develop Bayesian probabilistic models for exploring how within-and between-host variables influence microbiome variation.

Associate Professor of Engineering Science, Department of Engineering Science

The Engineered Biotechnologies Research Group works at the intersection of Synthetic Biology and Robotics, developing techniques to engineer and control microbial communities for applications in bioprocessing and biomanufacturing. Their past work has applied automated bioreactors to stabilise productive communities, and now investigates methods to automate the study of long-term evolution of microbes and their interactions.

BBSRC Discovery Fellow, Department of Biology

I am interested in viral evolution and pathogenicity in the context of cross-species transmission - currently studying avian flu in marine mammals. I am using metagenomic approaches to test hypotheses related to the impact of early life pathogen/microbial exposure on susceptibility to infectious diseases.