Stanford University · Biomedical EngineeringSmall Intestinal Microbiota Research Lab
Kerwyn C. Huang · Stanford, California
Research Focus
Dr. Kerwyn C. Huang's lab at Stanford University focuses on understanding the small intestinal microbiota and its implications for human health. They are developing novel techniques to collect samples from the small intestine and create a comprehensive atlas of microbes residing there. This research aims to engineer therapies that utilize these microbes to improve health outcomes, especially in conditions like Crohn's disease and bacterial overgrowth.
small intestinemicrobiotaCrohn's diseasebacterial overgrowthsynthetic communitiesphage therapymetabolomicsstrain libraries
Research Aims
5AIM 01Characterize the microbial communities of the small intestine across various health states.
AIM 02Develop synthetic communities that can resist pathogen colonization.
AIM 03Create personalized strain libraries for therapeutic applications.
AIM 04Engineer phage therapies targeted at small intestinal microbiota.
AIM 05Establish a comprehensive atlas of small intestine-specific microbes.
Skills the Lab Values
sample collectioncell sortingsynthetic microbiome designbacterial isolationphage editingmetagenomicsdata analysissystems biologymicroscopy
Output against the department
Publications381top 24% of dept.140th of 595
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Citations20ktop 16% of dept.97th of 595
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