Curtis Huttenhower

Harvard University

Full Professor(heuristic)

Gut microbiota and health · Molecular Biology

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h-index144
i10-index317
Publications656
Citations177,248

Grants

14 total · 5 active

NIH #P30DK043351

Microbiome Core

Active
Amount
$100K–$200K
Period
1997-01-01 → 2031-05-31
PIs
1

Awarded at MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL

NIH #T32GM135117

Interdisciplinary training: Statistical Genetics/Genomics and Computational Biology

Active
Amount
$400K–$500K
Period
2020-07-01 → 2030-06-30
PIs
2

Awarded at HARVARD UNIVERSITY D/B/A HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH

NIH #U24HL175772

A consortium facilitation, coordination, and data management center for the HVP

Active
Amount
$3M–$4M
Period
2025-01-15 → 2029-12-31
PIs
2

Awarded at UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND BALTIMORE

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All Grants

14 total · 5 active

NIH #P30DK043351

Microbiome Core

Active
Amount
$100K–$200K
Period
1997-01-01 → 2031-05-31
PIs
1

Awarded at MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL

NIH #T32GM135117

Interdisciplinary training: Statistical Genetics/Genomics and Computational Biology

Active
Amount
$400K–$500K
Period
2020-07-01 → 2030-06-30
PIs
2

Awarded at HARVARD UNIVERSITY D/B/A HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH

NIH #U24HL175772

A consortium facilitation, coordination, and data management center for the HVP

Active
Amount
$3M–$4M
Period
2025-01-15 → 2029-12-31
PIs
2

Awarded at UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND BALTIMORE

NIH #R21CA299494

Methods for profiling the cancer virome and microbial strain genetics

Active
Amount
$300K–$400K
Period
2025-08-01 → 2027-07-31
PIs
1

Awarded at BROAD INSTITUTE, INC.

NIH #OT2CA297578

PROSPECT: Pathways, Risk factors, and mOleculeS to Prevent Early-onset Colorectal Tumors

Active
Amount
$700K–$800K
Period
2024-05-01 → 2027-04-30
PIs
1

Awarded at BROAD INSTITUTE, INC.

NIH #R24DK110499

A comprehensive platform for novel therapy development from the microbiome

Amount
$1M–$2M
Period
2017-09-20 → 2022-06-30
PIs
1

Awarded at BROAD INSTITUTE, INC.

NIH #R01CA202704

Dietary sulfur, the gut microbiome, and colorectal cancer

Amount
$500K–$600K
Period
2016-03-01 → 2021-02-28
PIs
4

Awarded at MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL

NIH #T32GM074897

Interdisciplinary training: Statistical Genetics/Genomics & Computational Biology

Amount
$300K–$400K
Period
2005-07-01 → 2020-06-30
PIs
2

Awarded at HARVARD UNIVERSITY D/B/A HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH

NIH #R21AI112991

Staphylococcus Aureus Carriage and the Nasal Microbiome

Amount
$200K–$300K
Period
2015-08-10 → 2017-07-31
PIs
1

Awarded at HARVARD UNIVERSITY D/B/A HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH

NSF #1453942

EAGER: Computational Rapid Identification and Putative Characterization of Understudied Microbial Community Gene Products

Amount
$200K–$300K
Period
2014-09-15 → 2016-08-31
PIs
1

NIH #U54DK102557

Characterizing the gut microbial ecosystem for diagnosis and therapy in IBD

Amount
$2M–$3M
Period
2013-09-06 → 2016-08-31
PIs
2

Awarded at BROAD INSTITUTE, INC.

NIH #U54DE023798

Characterizing the gut microbial ecosystem for diagnosis and therapy in IBD

Amount
$2M–$3M
Period
2013-09-06 → 2016-08-31
PIs
2

Awarded at BROAD INSTITUTE, INC.

NSF #1053486

CAREER: Scalable Computational Models for Multicellular Systems Biology

Amount
$800K–$900K
Period
2011-04-01 → 2016-03-31
PIs
1

NIH #R01HG005969

Functional activity and inter-organismal interactions in the human microbiome

Amount
$400K–$500K
Period
2010-09-27 → 2013-06-30
PIs
1

Awarded at HARVARD UNIVERSITY D/B/A HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH

Recent Public Signals

  1. New paper: Dietary sulfur amino acids enhance anti-tumor immunity in colon cancer via an NKT cell-XCL1-cDC1 circuit (Immunity)2026-05-26
  2. New NIH award: Methods for profiling the cancer virome and microbial strain genetics2025-08-01
  3. New NIH award: A consortium facilitation, coordination, and data management center for the HVP2025-01-15

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  • Grants as of 2026-09-03

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ORCID: 0000-0002-1110-0096

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