Bacterial DNA May Integrate Into Human Genome More Readily In Tumor Tissue

Gene transfer may play role in cancer and other diseases associated with DNA damage....

UM Researchers Find Gut Microbiota Play Important Role With Vaccination

The bacteria in the human gut may play an important role in immune response to vaccines and infection by wild-type enteric organisms...

Dr. Ravel Named ASM Fellow

Dr. Fraser Named One of 2013 Influential Marylanders

Ravel Co-Editor of New Microbiome Journal

New study shows probiotics help fish grow up faster and healthier

New priobiotics research from the Institute of Marine and Environmental Technology...

UM Researchers Contribute to 1000 Genome Project

International human genomics project aims to identify genetic variations that cause disease

"Frontiers in Genomics" Scientific Symposium Held 10/18

IGS hosts international scientific symposium with global experts in genomics and bioinformatics

UM Researchers Identify Gut Bacteria Associated with Obesity and Metabolic Syndrome

Additional research to study impact of medicine, diet and lifestyle changes....

FDA, CDC & others create publicly available food pathogen genome database