University of MassachusettsPresident’s Science & Technology Award

The UMass Center for Microbiome Research was created to accelerate our understanding of how the microbes that live in and on us influence our lives, our health and our environment.

Progress Report2014 to present

STUDYING

UTILIZING

HEALTH FOCUSAREAS

Multiple SclerosisGut-Brain Axis

C. diff & fecal microbiota transplantInfections & AntibioticResistance

COLLABORATING

PEOPLE 4 UMass Campuses 21 Departments 37 Investigators

INFRASTRUCTURE

Computational SoftwareSequencing ServicesInformation ManagementNext Gen SequencingTechnologies

SHARING

PRODUCING

EDUCATIONALOUTREACH

CONNECTING

ACCOMPLISHMENTS

Awarded $8.75M in grantsPublished 28 articlesCreated IRB protocolsInitiated clinical studiesDeveloped Pilot Projects

Chronic Liver Disease

INDUSTRIAL & ACADEMIC PARTNERS

Phillips Healthcare New England

Biolabs

University ofPuerto Rico

ElancoSeres Therapeutics

Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine

Diet & inflammatory bowel disease

Public websiteEngage social mediaInformational, onlinevideosIntegration into MedSchool curriculumPartnered with IT &Communications Biosamples Repository

Bacainn Biotherapeutics

Duke University

Univ Cincinnati/Case Western Univ