Michael A. Fischbach

Chan Zuckerberg Initiative (United States)

Full Professor(heuristic)

Gut microbiota and health · Molecular Biology

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Publications331

Citations59,622

Grants

5 total · 1 active

NIH #5R01AI152484-05

Gut Microbiota Modulation of Chikungunya Virus Infection and Pathogenesis

Active

Amount: $652K
Period: 2021-04-01 → 2027-03-31
PIs: 4
Est. capacity / PI: ~0 students

Awarded at WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY

NIH #5R01AI152484-04

Gut Microbiota Modulation of Chikungunya Virus Infection and Pathogenesis

Amount: $658K
Period: 2021-04-01 → 2026-03-31
PIs: 4
Est. capacity / PI: ~0 students

Awarded at WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY

NIH #5R01AI152484-03

Gut Microbiota Modulation of Chikungunya Virus Infection and Pathogenesis

Amount: $662K
Period: 2021-04-01 → 2026-03-31
PIs: 4
Est. capacity / PI: ~0 students

Awarded at WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY

Student capacity is a rough estimate from remaining award size, split equally among PIs. Actual funding decisions vary.

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Admission Signals

New paper: Gut microbe-derived short-chain fatty acids regulate joint inflammation and activation of infiltrating and resident myeloid cells after alphavirus infection (bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory))2025-12-03
New preprint: Gut microbial composition modulates food-specific CD4 <sup>+</sup> T cells in food allergy2025-10-28
New NIH award: $652K — Gut Microbiota Modulation of Chikungunya Virus Infection and Pathogenesis2021-04-01

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Publications as of 2026-07-01
Grants as of 2026-06-30

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Recent Publications

Last 2 years · showing 13 of 13

Gut microbe-derived short-chain fatty acids regulate joint inflammation and activation of infiltrating and resident myeloid cells after alphavirus infection
bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory) · 2025-12-03
A shift in gut microbial community alters antigen-specific regulatory T cells and disease phenotype in a model of food allergy 3125
The Journal of Immunology · 2025-11-01
Gut microbial composition modulates food-specific CD4 <sup>+</sup> T cells in food allergyPreprint
bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory) · 2025-10-28
Systematic identification and characterization of regulators of aryl hydrocarbon receptor signalingPreprint
bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory) · 2025-09-16 · 1 citations
Microbiota and kidney disease: the road ahead
Nature Reviews Nephrology · 2025-07-28 · 24 citations
1105: A SHIFT IN GUT MICROBIAL COMMUNITY ALTERS ANTIGEN-SPECIFIC REGULATORY T CELLS AND DISEASE PHENOTYPE IN A MODEL OF FOOD ALLERGY
Gastroenterology · 2025-05-01
Publisher Correction: Skin autonomous antibody production regulates host–microbiota interactions
Nature · 2025-02-19 · 3 citations
A gut pathobiont regulates circulating glycine and host metabolism in a twin study comparing vegan and omnivorous dietsPreprint
medRxiv · 2025-01-12 · 2 citations
A Gut Pathobiont Regulates Circulating Glycine and Host Metabolism in a Twin Study Comparing Vegan and Omnivorous DietsPreprint
SSRN Electronic Journal · 2025-01-01 · 1 citations
Discovery and engineering of the antibody response to a prominent skin commensal
Nature · 2024-12-11 · 42 citations
Skin autonomous antibody production regulates host–microbiota interactions
Nature · 2024-12-11 · 73 citations
PTER is a N-acetyltaurine hydrolase that regulates feeding and obesity
Nature · 2024-08-07 · 58 citations
Gut microbe-generated phenylacetylglutamine is an endogenous allosteric modulator of β2-adrenergic receptors
Nature Communications · 2024-08-06 · 35 citations

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