Benjamin E. Wolfe

Tufts University

Full Professor(heuristic)

Probiotics and Fermented Foods · Food Science

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h-index39
i10-index61
Publications111
Citations17,369

Grants

4 total · 1 active

NSF #2328529

Collaborative Research: Mechanisms of community coalescence in synthetic microbiomes

Active
Amount
$500K–$600K
Period
2024-03-012027-02-28
PIs
1

NSF #1942063

CAREER: Mechanisms of microbial adaptation in variable biotic environments

Amount
$1M–$2M
Period
2020-08-012025-07-31
PIs
1

NSF #1715553

Ecological and evolutionary constraints on the design of synthetic microbiomes

Amount
$700K–$800K
Period
2017-08-012021-07-31
PIs
1

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All Grants

4 total · 1 active

NSF #2328529

Collaborative Research: Mechanisms of community coalescence in synthetic microbiomes

Active
Amount
$500K–$600K
Period
2024-03-012027-02-28
PIs
1

NSF #1942063

CAREER: Mechanisms of microbial adaptation in variable biotic environments

Amount
$1M–$2M
Period
2020-08-012025-07-31
PIs
1

NSF #1715553

Ecological and evolutionary constraints on the design of synthetic microbiomes

Amount
$700K–$800K
Period
2017-08-012021-07-31
PIs
1

NSF #0502154

GRADUATE RESEARCH FELLOWSHIPS

Amount
<$100K
Period
2004-11-012009-10-31
PIs
1

Awarded at Wolfe, Benjamin E

Recent Public Signals

  1. New paper: Metagenomes enriched with <i>Virgibacillus</i> are associated with a pink paste defect in an unpasteurized blue cheese (Microbiology Resource Announcements)2026-04-30
  2. New preprint: Spatial Metabolomics Reveals the Role of Penicillic Acid in Cheese Rind Microbiome Disruption by a Spoilage Fungus2025-09-08
  3. New NSF award: Collaborative Research: Mechanisms of community coalescence in synthetic microbiomes2024-03-01

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