The Microbiome Center’s Accelerator Awards sought proposals highlighting host-microbe relationships. This year’s winners will foster several microbial research collaborations between Argonne, MBL and UChicago.
Funded Proposals:
“The role of gut microbiota in modulating seasonal immunological variation in bat-reservoirs for emerging viral zoonoses” - Cara Brook (UChicago) and Laurie Comstock (UChicago)
“Elucidating the role of Bifidobacterium throughout the intestinal tract” - Eugene Chang (UChicago) and JJ Colgan (UChicago)
“Host-microbe interactions in a foundational marine primary producer”- Cathy Pfister (UChicago) and Sam Light (UChicago)
“Characterizing the diversity, activity, and habitat of microbes in tropical coral skeletons” - Emil Ruff (MBL) and Jake Waldbauer (UChicago)
“The Microbiome as a Sentinel for Marine Animal Health”- Mitch Sogin (MBL) and Karen Echerverri (MBL)