Ph.D.: University of Manchester, Manchester, UK. Microbiology, Molecular and Structural Biology.

Postdoctoral: University of California at Berkeley, Berkeley, Ca, USA. Microbiology and Systems Biology.

• Role of gut microbes in human health and in gastrointestinal diseases such as IBS, metabolic syndrome, and obesity
• Human gut microbiota as a mediator of dietary effects on human physiology and immune system
• Degradation of dietary nutrients by gut microbial communities
• Network analysis of microbiota composition, functional capacity, and metabolite transformations

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