RESEARCH INTERESTS
My research interest focuses on the microbiome development from birth, functions for the host, impact by practices that reduce microbial transmission or disrupt the microbiota, and strategies for restoration. We also study how Westernization changes environmental microbes and human exposures, integrating the fields of anthropology and architecture/urban studies into microbial ecology.
CURRENT PROJECTS
Recent article on microbiome research
C-section-like microbiota and alterations of immune responses.
(Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation, JDRF) The major goal of this study is to determine microbial factors that increase or decrease T1D outcomes, using the NOD mouse model.
Effect of water disinfection agent and by-products on the developing microbiome and host physiology
This work explores the antimicrobial effects of residuals in water on the microbiota. The results will contribute to understanding the link between antimicrobials and urban diseases.
The microbiome of isolated peoples
(C&D Fund, Emch Fund)
Hunter-gatherer societies bring a unique opportunity to understand the microbiome before the impact of modern life practices. Little attention has been paid to the microbiomes of isolated peoples, away from practices including antibiotics, C-sections, hygienic practices, that may impact microbial populations. This project studies the community structure and function of the bacterial populations from traditional peoples, and their protective effect against current epidemic diseases of the modern urban world.
PUBLICATIONS
Google Scholar Publications List
CURRICULUM VITAE
Maria Gloria Dominguez-Bello CV