I am responsible for the course BIO 233 Experimental Environmental Microbiology. I cover the microbiome sequencing part of the course BIO 332 Experimental Molecular Microbiology.
My main scientific interests are transmission and establishment of gut bacteria within a host population, in addition to host-bacterial coevolution. I have a particular focus on the role of mobile genetic elements and antibiotic resistance genes in these processes.
I am also actively working with translating basic scientific findings into practical application. These efforts have led to the first CE-marked test for the role of the gut microbiota in irritable bowels syndrome (IBS) commercialized through the company Genetic Analysis (www.genetic-analysis.com ).
My main research themes cover:
• Establishment of the infant gut microbiota
• Transition from infant to adult gut microbiota
• The role of the commensal microbiota as a reservoir for antibiotic resistance
• Honey bees as a model for understanding spread of antibiotic resistance
• Dynamic interactions in the horse cecal microbiota
• The salmon gut microbiota
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Forskningsprojsektet skal undersøke hvordan tarmbakterier kan påvirke utviklingen hos spedbarn. Vi vet at disse bakteriene er viktige for helsen vår, men kan de også påvirke spedbarns utvikling?
Systems biology will aid sustainability in salmon farming. Scarcity of fish oil has forced development of novel feedstuffs, challenging the salmon's metabolism as well as our understanding of it.
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