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The Gut Microbiome’s Role in Skeletal Health

October 12, 2023 | Scientists identify gut bacteria linked to bone density, strength.

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New Phase of Microbiome Research

November 23, 2020 | Our pilot funding awardee discusses his work interrogating the microbiome to find answers about disease.

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Five Questions with Caroline Mitchell

September 29, 2020 | Our "Microbiome in Human Health and Disease" pilot funding awardee discusses her research in fertility.

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Five Questions with Victor Neel

September 15, 2020 | Our "Microbiome in Human Health and Disease" pilot funding awardee discusses his innovative research in wound healing.

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Five Questions with Kate Jeffrey

August 13, 2020 | Our Translational Innovator program pilot funding awardee discusses her research on immunology and work investigating the immune response to COVID-19 in colon tissues.

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Five Questions with Georg Gerber

April 24, 2020 | Our pilot grant awardee discusses his research as a microbiome computational biologist and how the COVID-19 pandemic is impacting his work.

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The Microbiome in Human Health and Disease

August 19, 2019 | Harvard Catalyst awards pilot funding for five projects that investigate the role of the microbiome in human disease.

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Unexplored Frontiers

October 24, 2018 | Harvard Catalyst looks at microbiome’s links to disease.

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