Yale University · Microbiology & ImmunologyGoodman Lab
Andrew L Goodman · New Haven, Connecticut
Research Focus
Andrew L Goodman's lab at Yale University studies the complex interactions between our gut microbiome and the food we eat. They focus on how different diets influence microbial communities in our intestines and how these microbes, in turn, affect our health, specifically in relation to food-borne infections. By understanding these interactions, the lab aims to find ways to improve health outcomes and fight infections caused by pathogens like Salmonella and Campylobacter.
gut microbiomedietary metabolitesfood-borne infectionsmicrobial variationmetabolomics
Research Aims
3AIM 01Map the metabolism of dietary compounds by gut microbes from humans and chickens.
AIM 02Evaluate how dietary components influence pathogen resistance in gnotobiotic animal models.
AIM 03Investigate the effects of microbial metabolites on pathogen growth and virulence.
Skills the Lab Values
gnotobiotic modelsanaerobic microbial geneticsmass spectrometryin vitro studiesmouse modelsbacterial culturepathogen virulence assessment
Output against the department
Publications162top 41% of dept.200th of 486
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Citations24ktop 15% of dept.74th of 486
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most citedleast cited
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