First-Ever Mycobiome Atlas Describes Associations between Cancers and Fungi
Poorly understood compared to bacteria and viruses, the new work opens the door to using tell-tale fungi as a diagnostic, prognostic and therapeutic tool.
UC San Diego Receives $14M to Drive Precision Nutrition with Gut Microbiome Data
National Institutes of Health establishes Microbiome and Metagenomics Center at UC San Diego, part of new effort to predict individual responses to food and inform personalized nutrition recommendations
The Sum Exceeds Its Parts – Overall Dietary Patterns Have a Greater Influence on Microbiome Composition than Individual Foods
The foods we eat have a wide range of effects on our bodies. They provide energy and nutrients, affect our health, and even bring us pleasure. In addition, our diet influences the composition of our gut microbiome, which has a wide range of implications for our health. While the fact that our dietary choices impact…
The Center for Microbiome Innovation Celebrates 17 Members on List of Highly Cited Researchers in 2021
The Center for Microbiome Innovation (CMI) at the University of California San Diego (UC San Diego) is proud to announce that 17 of our members appear on the list of 2021 Highly Cited Researchers from Clarivate: Shane Crotty – Immunology Pieter Dorrestein – Cross-Field Jack Gilbert – Microbiology Chris Glass – Molecular Biology and Genetics…
Researchers Develop CRISPR-based Rapid Diagnostic Tool for SARS-CoV-2
Blending experts from molecular genetics, chemistry and health sciences, researchers at the University of California San Diego have created a rapid diagnostic technology that detects SARS-CoV-2, the coronavirus that causes COVID-19.
Leaner, Cleaner, and Greener – How a Novel Algorithm to Compute Faith’s Phylogenetic Diversity Saves Time, Resources, and the Environment
The explosion of microbiome data available in recent years has enabled rapid advancements in the scope of research, yet it has also introduced myriad challenges. This is especially true for metrics that relate to phylogenetic diversity and relatedness, as the computational cost of calculation is dependent on the size of the phylogenetic tree and underlying…
Most of UC San Diego’s COVID-19 Cases Detected Early by Wastewater Screening
Part of the university’s Return to Learn program, wastewater screening helped prevent outbreaks by detecting 85 percent of cases early, allowing for timely testing, contact tracing and isolation
Researchers at UC San Diego Unveil New Interactive Web Tool for Visualizing Large-Scale Phylogenetic Trees
The proliferation of sequencing technologies and an ever-increasing focus on ‘omic studies over the past several years have spawned massive quantities of data and many tools to process and analyze the results. As these tools have evolved, so has the need for even greater scale and the ability to visualize complex data sets in more…
Center for Microbiome Innovation names Dr. Andrew Bartko as Executive Director
UC San Diego Center for Microbiome Innovation names Dr. Andrew Bartko, a veteran research leader from Battelle Memorial Institute, as its new Executive Director Bartko embarks on new role as founding executive director Dr. Sandrine Miller-Montgomery departs to lead Micronoma, a San Diego-based startup spawned out of the Center The University of California San…
