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Title
Microbiome Engineering and Infectious Disease
Category
general
UUID
6effa5f33d684071a33e5609842e033a
Source URL
https://be.mit.edu/research/microbiome-engineering-and-infectious-disease/
Parent URL
https://be.mit.edu/undergraduate-program/bme-minor/
Crawl Time
2026-03-09T04:28:29+00:00
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Microbiome Engineering and Infectious Disease

Source: https://be.mit.edu/research/microbiome-engineering-and-infectious-disease/ Parent: https://be.mit.edu/undergraduate-program/bme-minor/

This research area seeks to understand microorganisms' biology and their interactions with human hosts.

Types of Research

Understanding the complex relationships between humans and commensal or pathogenic microbes requires a diverse set of skills and concepts. Genomics and computational analysis is an essential aspect of this research area because\ DNA sequencing has become the primary means of measuring microbial communities.

Focus Areas

Spotlight

Douglas A. Lauffenburger

Ford Professor of Engineering