Unlocking the secrets of the microbiome offers immense promise for improving human, animal, and planetary health. The microbiome refers to the diverse community of microorganisms, including bacteria, viruses, and fungi, living within and on our bodies, as well as around us in the environment.
Cambridge researchers from across disciplinary boundaries are working together to understand and harness the power of these tiny organisms to drive a step change in our understanding of human and animal health. Moreover, recognising how human activities impact the planet's microbiomes can guide sustainable environmental practices and promote biodiversity, delivering a healthier planet where all can thrive.
Collaboration and Engagement
Microbiome research is inherently interdisciplinary, spanning the fields of microbiology, genetics, immunology, ecology, bioinformatics and medicine, among others. Through a series of engagement meetings, Cambridge researchers are collaborating to explore how microbiomes influence health, disease and ecological balances in the wider environment.
Through a series of 'lab meeting' style events, researchers from 15 Departments and Institutes across Cambridge have collaborated to share their research findings, as well as the challenges facing the field more widely, allowing space to develop solutions and deliver new insights and innovations in the microbiome research space. The breadth of research excellence at Cambridge, coupled with our collaborative and multidisciplinary scientific ethos, positions us at the heart of an exciting and dynamic research field that holds significant promise for human and planetary health.
Read more about some of our latest microbiome research in a recent article published by the University of Cambridge.
Key Collaborators
Alex Almeida, Veterinary Medicine
Kate Baker, Genetics
Tanmay Bharat, MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology
Josie Bryant, Wellcome Sanger Institute
David Bulmer, Pharmacology
Cinzia Cantacessi, Veterinary Medicine
Paul Dupree, Biochemistry
Robert Finn, EMBL-EBI
Diana Fusco, Physics
Luis González, Veterinary Medicine and Wellcome Sanger Institute
Rui Guan, MRC Toxicology Unit
Ashray Gunjur, Wellcome Sanger Institute
Florian Hollfelder, Biochemistry
Mike Inouye, Public Health and Primary Care
Trevor Lawley, Wellcome Sanger Institute
Archana Madhav, Medicine
Luis Miguel Martins, MRC Toxicology Unit
Reece McCoy, Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology
Julian Parkhill, Veterinary Medicine
Kiran Patil, MRC Toxicology Unit
Virginia Pedicord, Cambridge Institute of Therapeutic Immunology and Infectious Disease
Susannah Salter, Veterinary Medicine
Ana Catarina da Silva, Veterinary Medicine
Sarah Spencer, MRC Toxicology Unit
Lucy Weinert, Veterinary Medicine
Alexandra Wheeler-Enslin, Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology
Eske Willerslev, Zoology
Qi Yin, Veterinary Medicine
Work with us
We welcome opportunities to collaborate with industry partners, policy makers and academics. If you are interested in working with us, please contact Dr Abi Herrmann, Research Strategy Manager.
