We monitor pathogens across diverse environmental, food, and clinical samples. We focus on tracking pathogenic bacteria, antimicrobial-resistant bacteria, and foodborne pathogens using advanced microbiome profiling approaches. Through comprehensive surveillance of microbial communities, we aim to identify emerging threats and inform public health interventions.

• Detection of pathogenic and antimicrobial-resistant bacteria

• Foodborne pathogen monitoring across food production chains

• Multi-matrix surveillance (environmental, food, and human samples)

• Risk assessment through microbiome-based detection systems

We investigate the complex relationships between microbial communities and host physiology across multiple organ systems. Our research explores how dietary changes and environmental factors influence the gut-organ axis, including brain, lung, and immune system interactions. We aim to understand how microbial communities respond to and influence host health across different physiological states.

• Dietary modulation of microbiome-host interactions

• Multi-organ axis communication (gut-brain, gut-lung, gut-immune)

• Environmental factors shaping host-microbe relationships

• Mechanistic insights into microbiome-mediated host responses

We develop innovative computational tools and analysis pipelines for microbiome and multi-omics research. Our work focuses on creating methods that advance our ability to characterize and quantify microbial communities, including novel approaches for assessing microbial dysbiosis and implementing quantitative profiling techniques.

• Microbial dysbiosis index development

• Quantitative microbiome profiling pipelines

• Integration of multi-omics data (metagenomics, metabolomics, transcriptomics)

• Novel bioinformatics tools for microbiome analysis