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Understanding and Engineering the Multi-Scale Dynamics and Functions Of Microbial Communities

Pictured is Dr. Ophelia Venturelli, PhD, a woman with shoulder-length dark brown hair smiling warmly at the camera. She is wearing a gray sweater over a pink top, standing in front of a light-colored mesh background with soft lighting
Monday, February 03, 2025
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
Ophelia Venturelli, PhD
CBB Monday Seminar Series

The Venturelli Lab aims to understand the molecular, ecological and systems-level design
principles of microbiomes and their interactions with the environment and the host. The major goals of our research program include developing the capability to predict their behaviors in response to environmental perturbations and identify influential control knobs for steering microbiomes to desired states. Our detailed and quantitative understanding of the multiscale interactions shaping the human gut microbiome will guide the design
of precision bacterial therapeutics and dietary interventions with applications spanning infectious, autoimmune and metabolic diseases as well as manipulation of the gut-brain axis.