As the COVID-19 pandemic proliferated in early 2020, tracking the spread of a frequently asymptomatic virus presented a novel challenge for public health officials. Diagnostic testing was often unavailable and not fast enough to act as a useful forecasting tool. While symptoms can take several days to appear, the virus immediately begins replicating in the…
As anyone who has woken up to a blast of morning breath can attest, the human mouth plays host to a vibrant and diverse blend of microbes. Along with its obvious olfactory output, the oral microbiome impacts the digestive tract, immune system, and nearly every other facet of human health. The mix of bacteria and…
As the COVID-19 pandemic grew and quickly took hold of the world, one of the biggest challenges in the response efforts was determining the most effective approach to monitoring the virus’s spread. That task has become all the more critical as regional and national governments have been tasked with balancing the protection of public…
University of California San Diego professor Bernhard O. Palsson has been named the Y.C. Fung Endowed Chair in Bioengineering at the Jacobs School of Engineering. Palsson is also a professor of pediatrics, and Director of the Center for Biosustainability.
Center for Microbiome Innovation director Rob Knight (above) and his research team regularly visit all sites to collect and test samples. Photo Credit – UC San Diego, Erik Jepsen Early detection is one of the keys to reducing the spread of SARS-CoV-2 – the virus that causes COVID-19 – and a wastewater monitoring system developed…
New research from UC San Diego reveals hidden dynamics of bacteria colonies
The UC San Diego Center for Microbiome (CMI) is proud to announce that 14 of our academics have been named on the annual Highly Cited Researchers™ 2020 list from making up 27% of the 52 names listed from UC San Diego. Pieter Dorrestein – cross-field Jack Gilbert – microbiology Christopher Glass – molecular biology and genetics Trey Ideker – cross-field…
University of California San Diego School of Medicine researchers found evidence that triclosan, an antimicrobial found in many soaps and other household items, worsens fatty liver disease in mice fed a high-fat diet.
Researchers say viral transmission risk is low, even when candies are handled by infected persons, but handwashing and disinfecting collected sweets reduces risk even further
Center for Microbiome Innovation Faculty Member Pavel Pevzner and research team unveil new algorithm designed for metagenome assembly in long-read DNA sequencing Pavel Pevzner, who is a University of California San Diego computer science professor and faculty member of the UC San Diego Center for Microbiome Innovation (CMI), and a team of researchers at…
