Picking out the relevant needles from the haystack
The new DFI Metagenomics Platform is a powerful tool for helping researchers and clinicians understand how microbial communities interact with each other and the human organism.
Check out the Checkpoints and their answer to cancer
In the world of cancer research, Thomas Gajewski, MD, PhD, is a rock star. Gajewski has dedicated his career to figuring out how to help patients’ immune systems fight cancer from within.
Surprise players in life after transplant: Diet, exercise, and microbes
Scientists at UChicago are uncovering some surprising ways that diet, exercise, and microbes influence the immune system’s response to an organ transplant.
Surprising help from kelp (and the bacteria who support them)
UChicago researchers want to better understand the relationships between kelp, microbes, and their ocean environment.
Waiting to inhale: How UChicago is helping us breathe deeper in the Windy City
UChicago researchers are working to understand the genetic factors that lead to asthma both in childhood and later in life.
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