Human Health Advancement
Researchers in the Center study the impact of microbial communities on human health along a broad set of dimensions. Projects include research on nutrition, food safety, biomimetic therapies, and wastewater surveillance. Birthe Kjellerup is the research lead for this area.
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Associate Research Professor
Molecular and Microbial Epidemiology
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