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Gut microbiota and health · Molecular Biology

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h-index257
i10-index958
Publications1,784
Citations472,055

Grants

11 total · 3 active

NIH #U24DK131617

The UCSD Microbiome and Metagenomics Center

Expiring Soon
Amount
$3M–$4M
Period
2021-12-23 → 2026-11-30
PIs
2

Awarded at UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN DIEGO

NIH #R01AI192662

Skin microbes and development of allergic disease

Active
Amount
$5M–$6M
Period
2025-09-05 → 2029-08-31
PIs
3

Awarded at UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN DIEGO

NIH #R01CA241728

Bacterial biosensors for the prevention of gastrointestinal cancers

Active
Amount
$600K–$700K
Period
2020-05-18 → 2029-04-30
PIs
2

Awarded at UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN DIEGO

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All Grants

11 total · 3 active

NIH #U24DK131617

The UCSD Microbiome and Metagenomics Center

Expiring Soon
Amount
$3M–$4M
Period
2021-12-23 → 2026-11-30
PIs
2

Awarded at UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN DIEGO

NIH #R01AI192662

Skin microbes and development of allergic disease

Active
Amount
$5M–$6M
Period
2025-09-05 → 2029-08-31
PIs
3

Awarded at UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN DIEGO

NIH #R01CA241728

Bacterial biosensors for the prevention of gastrointestinal cancers

Active
Amount
$600K–$700K
Period
2020-05-18 → 2029-04-30
PIs
2

Awarded at UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN DIEGO

NIH #U19AG063744

Alzheimer's Gut Microbiome Project

Amount
$7M–$8M
Period
2019-09-15 → 2026-08-31
PIs
3

Awarded at DUKE UNIVERSITY

NIH #P30MH062512

Microbiome Core

Amount
$200K–$300K
Period
2001-04-24 → 2026-01-31
PIs
1

Awarded at UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN DIEGO

NIH #DP1AT010885

Mapping host-microbe-metabolite interactions in 3D to find diet-derived enhancers of immunity

Amount
$1M–$2M
Period
2019-09-30 → 2024-07-31
PIs
1

Awarded at UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN DIEGO

NIH #P30DK120515

Microbiomics and Functional Genomics Core

Amount
$200K–$300K
Period
2019-07-01 → 2024-04-30
PIs
1

Awarded at UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN DIEGO

NIH #R01MD011389

Epidemiology of the gut microbiome, prediabetes and diabetes in Latinos

Amount
$700K–$800K
Period
2016-07-08 → 2024-02-29
PIs
3

Awarded at ALBERT EINSTEIN COLLEGE OF MEDICINE

NIH #R01HL140976

Integrated analysis of CVD risk in HIV: gut microbiota, immune function and metabolites

Amount
$700K–$800K
Period
2018-01-15 → 2023-12-31
PIs
3

Awarded at ALBERT EINSTEIN COLLEGE OF MEDICINE

NSF #2038509

RAPID: Improving QIIME 2 and UniFrac for Viruses to Respond to COVID-19

Amount
$100K–$200K
Period
2020-07-15 → 2021-06-30
PIs
1

Awarded at University of California-San Diego

NSF #1565057

Collaborative Research: ABI Development: Extensible, reproducible and documentation-driven microbiome data science

Amount
$300K–$400K
Period
2016-05-01 → 2019-04-30
PIs
1

Awarded at University of California-San Diego

Recent Public Signals

  1. New paper: Applying Artificial Intelligence and machine learning in precision nutrition (Nature Communications)2026-07-06
  2. New preprint: Gut microbiome signatures associated with self-reported allergic symptoms among Finnish adults2026-07-04
  3. New NIH award: Skin microbes and development of allergic disease2025-09-05

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