When Strains of E.coli Play Rock-Paper-Scissors, It’s Not the Strongest That Survives
New research from UC San Diego reveals hidden dynamics of bacteria colonies
The UC San Diego Center for Microbiome Celebrates 14 Researchers on Highly Cited Researchers 2020 List
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…
Antimicrobial Soap Additive Worsens Fatty Liver Disease in Mice
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.
Infection by Confection: COVID-19 and the Risk of Trick-or-Treating
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
Pavel Pevzner and team unveil new algorithm designed for metagenome assembly in long-read DNA sequencing
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…
L’Oréal Joins UC San Diego Center for Microbiome Innovation (CMI) as Industry Partner
San Diego, Calif., September 22, 2020 – UC San Diego Center for Microbiome Innovation (CMI) announced today that the L’Oreal Group, the world’s leading beauty company, has joined CMI as an Industry Partner. Founded by a chemist in 1909, L’Oreal has a more than 110-year heritage rooted in scientific innovation, delivering the highest quality cosmetic,…
Dr. Rob Knight and CMI researchers develop tool to identify patterns driving differences in microbial composition
Compositional tensor factorization that allows control for individuality across time or space will enable significant advancements in the field of microbiome research Dr. Rob Knight, Faculty Director for the Center for Microbiome Innovation (CMI), and a team of researchers at UC San Diego, UCLA, and the Flatiron Center for Computational Biology unveiled in a…
CMI Researcher Receives $7.3M DOE Grant to Address National Crop Productivity Through Soil Microbes
Multi-year research project will explore how to reduce microbial competition for organic Nitrogen and increase plant efficiency for long-term sustainable bioenergy production UC San Diego Center for Microbiome Innovation (CMI) Faculty Member Karsten Zengler and a team of researchers have been awarded a $7.3 million grant over a five-year period from the U.S. Department of…
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…
UC San Diego Researchers Optimize Microbiome Tool for Computer GPUs
Microbiome analyses including COVID-19 research made significantly faster
