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New Tool Makes Quick Health, Environmental Monitoring Possible

Posted on November 26, 2024

The Raman Lab has developed a new tool to quickly detect harmful and health-relevant substances in our bodies and environments.

Posted in NewsTagged allostery, modelling, protein engineering, Research

A key control knob for microbiome metabolism

Posted on February 28, 2022

Researchers are uncovering the complex mechanisms by which human gut bacteria accomplish a variety of functions, from transforming compounds derived from food into nutrition for the host to producing molecules that impact human behavior and …

Posted in NewsTagged microbiome, modelling, Research

Crop harvests and bacterial blends

Posted on October 18, 2021

Drive down Wisconsin’s county roads on a crisp fall day and you’ll see farmers maneuvering combines across their fields, harvesting bushels upon bushels of corn. Farmers help ensure a bountiful harvest by applying fertilizers that …

Posted in NewsTagged modelling, nitrogen fixation, Research

Venturelli R21 to provide major advance for personalized microbiome therapies

Posted on September 21, 2021

Clostridioides difficile, an antibiotic-resistant intestinal pathogen, is the leading cause of hospital-acquired infections in the United States. Treatment of a Clostridioides difficile, also known as C. difficile, infection may include courses of antibiotics or fecal …

Posted in NewsTagged C. diff, Grant, mibrobiome, modelling, Research

Computational design of microbial communities

Posted on July 16, 2021

Microbial communities are everywhere in the environment. The interactions among these complex networks of organisms shape the overall community function and metabolism, sometimes in unexpected ways. In a paper published May 31 in Nature Communications, …

Posted in NewsTagged microbiome, modelling, Research

Venturelli Lab develops computational model to predict butyrate production in the human gut microbiome

Posted on May 26, 2021

Researchers have developed the capability to predict and design the metabolic activities of microbial communities, which has broad implications for human health, agriculture and bioprocessing. In a paper released May 31st in Nature Communications [link], …

Posted in NewsTagged microbiome, modelling, Research

NIH funds R01 grant to study a model-guided design of next-generation bacterial therapeutics to treat cardiovascular disease

Posted on October 9, 2020

Ophelia Venturelli (Biochemistry) in collaboration with Philip Romero (Biochemistry) and Federico Rey (Bacteriology) were awarded an R01 grant through the National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering. The award will provide a total of $2.7M …

Posted in NewsTagged cardiovascular disease, Grant, microbiome, modelling, Research

Scientists develop and apply new tool for studying the dynamics of microbial communities

Posted on June 10, 2020

Microbial communities perform diverse chemical and physical transformations in every environment on Earth. These communities exhibit tremendous spatial and temporal variability. Abiotic (e.g. nutrient, pH) and biotic interactions shape the spatial distribution of microbes in …

Posted in NewsTagged microbes, modelling, Research

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