UNC Microbiome Core
@microbiomeunc.bsky.social
UNC Microbiome Core Facility at UNC Chapel Hill🦠 We study prebiotics, probiotics, and synbiotics with human health | NGS 🧬
https://www.med.unc.edu/microbiome/
https://www.med.unc.edu/microbiome/
🌟 Welcome our new BBSP rotation student, Inhwan Choi! Originally from Suwon, South Korea, Inhwan is a first-year grad student at UNC studying gut microbiota and intestinal immunity. He’s developing a mucus model to explore prebiotic effects on the gut barrier. 🧫🧠
November 11, 2025 at 11:19 PM
🌟 Welcome our new BBSP rotation student, Inhwan Choi! Originally from Suwon, South Korea, Inhwan is a first-year grad student at UNC studying gut microbiota and intestinal immunity. He’s developing a mucus model to explore prebiotic effects on the gut barrier. 🧫🧠
We were thrilled to attend ASM-NC 2025 in Greensboro, where we presented our latest work on co-cultures of Lactobacillus responding to different carbohydrates. 🎉
A huge congratulations to Nehal for winning the Best Poster Award! 🙌
Thanks everyone (Yunan, Abe, Amy) who contribute to this project!
A huge congratulations to Nehal for winning the Best Poster Award! 🙌
Thanks everyone (Yunan, Abe, Amy) who contribute to this project!
November 2, 2025 at 3:57 PM
We were thrilled to attend ASM-NC 2025 in Greensboro, where we presented our latest work on co-cultures of Lactobacillus responding to different carbohydrates. 🎉
A huge congratulations to Nehal for winning the Best Poster Award! 🙌
Thanks everyone (Yunan, Abe, Amy) who contribute to this project!
A huge congratulations to Nehal for winning the Best Poster Award! 🙌
Thanks everyone (Yunan, Abe, Amy) who contribute to this project!
Join us for the First Friday Microbiome Seminar #FFMS
📅 Nov 7, 12 PM | Marsico Hall 2004 + Zoom: zoom.us/j/95873962698
Talks by Dr. Folami Ideraabdullah (UNC) on diet × microbiome × sex effects & Özge Kuddar (NCSU) on bias in microbiome analysis.
🍕 Pizza served!
📅 Nov 7, 12 PM | Marsico Hall 2004 + Zoom: zoom.us/j/95873962698
Talks by Dr. Folami Ideraabdullah (UNC) on diet × microbiome × sex effects & Özge Kuddar (NCSU) on bias in microbiome analysis.
🍕 Pizza served!
October 30, 2025 at 2:17 PM
Join us for the First Friday Microbiome Seminar #FFMS
📅 Nov 7, 12 PM | Marsico Hall 2004 + Zoom: zoom.us/j/95873962698
Talks by Dr. Folami Ideraabdullah (UNC) on diet × microbiome × sex effects & Özge Kuddar (NCSU) on bias in microbiome analysis.
🍕 Pizza served!
📅 Nov 7, 12 PM | Marsico Hall 2004 + Zoom: zoom.us/j/95873962698
Talks by Dr. Folami Ideraabdullah (UNC) on diet × microbiome × sex effects & Özge Kuddar (NCSU) on bias in microbiome analysis.
🍕 Pizza served!
📢 First Friday Microbiome Seminar (Oct 3, 12pm, Marsico 2004 + Zoom)!
Talks by:
🔹 Amanda Nelson, PhD – microbiome & osteoarthritis in humans + dogs
🔹 Ourania Raftopoulou – CRISPR in Bifidobacterium lactis
🍕 Pizza will be served. Hope to see you all!
#FFMS
Talks by:
🔹 Amanda Nelson, PhD – microbiome & osteoarthritis in humans + dogs
🔹 Ourania Raftopoulou – CRISPR in Bifidobacterium lactis
🍕 Pizza will be served. Hope to see you all!
#FFMS
September 23, 2025 at 3:30 PM
📢 First Friday Microbiome Seminar (Oct 3, 12pm, Marsico 2004 + Zoom)!
Talks by:
🔹 Amanda Nelson, PhD – microbiome & osteoarthritis in humans + dogs
🔹 Ourania Raftopoulou – CRISPR in Bifidobacterium lactis
🍕 Pizza will be served. Hope to see you all!
#FFMS
Talks by:
🔹 Amanda Nelson, PhD – microbiome & osteoarthritis in humans + dogs
🔹 Ourania Raftopoulou – CRISPR in Bifidobacterium lactis
🍕 Pizza will be served. Hope to see you all!
#FFMS
Nivi represented UNC Microbiome Core at the 2025 MAD SSCi Annual Conference, hosted by VCU Massey Cancer Center. We shared our services, learned from fellow core directors, and explored new ways to collaborate & promote science in our community. #Microbiome #Cores
September 22, 2025 at 2:41 PM
Nivi represented UNC Microbiome Core at the 2025 MAD SSCi Annual Conference, hosted by VCU Massey Cancer Center. We shared our services, learned from fellow core directors, and explored new ways to collaborate & promote science in our community. #Microbiome #Cores
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If anyone happens to be around UNC Chapel Hill this week, I'll be speaking on Tuesday: www.med.unc.edu/cgibd/event/... @microbiomeunc.bsky.social #microbiome
"The Assembly, Evolution, and Clinical Implications of the Gut Microbiota in Early Life" With Daniel Sprockett, PhD, MSc | Center for Gastrointestinal Biology and Disease
www.med.unc.edu
September 6, 2025 at 1:55 PM
If anyone happens to be around UNC Chapel Hill this week, I'll be speaking on Tuesday: www.med.unc.edu/cgibd/event/... @microbiomeunc.bsky.social #microbiome
First Friday Seminar is back 🎉
📍 Marsico Hall 2004 + Zoom
🗓️ Fri Sept 5, 12 pm
Talks on microbes, fear circuits & gut metabolites!
🍕 Pizza served
🔗 zoom.us/j/97951195489
#Microbiome #UNC
📍 Marsico Hall 2004 + Zoom
🗓️ Fri Sept 5, 12 pm
Talks on microbes, fear circuits & gut metabolites!
🍕 Pizza served
🔗 zoom.us/j/97951195489
#Microbiome #UNC
September 2, 2025 at 6:10 PM
First Friday Seminar is back 🎉
📍 Marsico Hall 2004 + Zoom
🗓️ Fri Sept 5, 12 pm
Talks on microbes, fear circuits & gut metabolites!
🍕 Pizza served
🔗 zoom.us/j/97951195489
#Microbiome #UNC
📍 Marsico Hall 2004 + Zoom
🗓️ Fri Sept 5, 12 pm
Talks on microbes, fear circuits & gut metabolites!
🍕 Pizza served
🔗 zoom.us/j/97951195489
#Microbiome #UNC
Had a great undergrad lab meeting today 🎉
Our team shared their work on the Lactobacillus–nutrient response project — from growth curves to qPCR, chemical assays, and knockouts.
So proud of how much they’ve grown, and it’s amazing to see how collaboration makes the whole project stronger! 💡🧫
Our team shared their work on the Lactobacillus–nutrient response project — from growth curves to qPCR, chemical assays, and knockouts.
So proud of how much they’ve grown, and it’s amazing to see how collaboration makes the whole project stronger! 💡🧫
August 27, 2025 at 6:49 PM
Had a great undergrad lab meeting today 🎉
Our team shared their work on the Lactobacillus–nutrient response project — from growth curves to qPCR, chemical assays, and knockouts.
So proud of how much they’ve grown, and it’s amazing to see how collaboration makes the whole project stronger! 💡🧫
Our team shared their work on the Lactobacillus–nutrient response project — from growth curves to qPCR, chemical assays, and knockouts.
So proud of how much they’ve grown, and it’s amazing to see how collaboration makes the whole project stronger! 💡🧫
New semester, new faces at UNC Microbiome Core!
We’re welcoming Angela Sofia Molina to the lab this fall. Angela is a junior in Nutrition Science & Research, fascinated by how the gut microbiome impacts human health and GI diseases.
See more in 🧵
We’re welcoming Angela Sofia Molina to the lab this fall. Angela is a junior in Nutrition Science & Research, fascinated by how the gut microbiome impacts human health and GI diseases.
See more in 🧵
August 15, 2025 at 2:27 PM
New semester, new faces at UNC Microbiome Core!
We’re welcoming Angela Sofia Molina to the lab this fall. Angela is a junior in Nutrition Science & Research, fascinated by how the gut microbiome impacts human health and GI diseases.
See more in 🧵
We’re welcoming Angela Sofia Molina to the lab this fall. Angela is a junior in Nutrition Science & Research, fascinated by how the gut microbiome impacts human health and GI diseases.
See more in 🧵
We had a fantastic time at the Gordon Research Conference on Lactic Acid Bacteria 2025 last week!
It was a great opportunity to connect, share science, and get inspired.
Shoutout to Yunan Hu for being elected co-chair of GRS 2027 🎉
Grateful to be part of such an amazing community!
It was a great opportunity to connect, share science, and get inspired.
Shoutout to Yunan Hu for being elected co-chair of GRS 2027 🎉
Grateful to be part of such an amazing community!
July 18, 2025 at 11:54 PM
We had a fantastic time at the Gordon Research Conference on Lactic Acid Bacteria 2025 last week!
It was a great opportunity to connect, share science, and get inspired.
Shoutout to Yunan Hu for being elected co-chair of GRS 2027 🎉
Grateful to be part of such an amazing community!
It was a great opportunity to connect, share science, and get inspired.
Shoutout to Yunan Hu for being elected co-chair of GRS 2027 🎉
Grateful to be part of such an amazing community!
Join us for First Friday Microbiome Seminar in June!
📅June 6 |🕚11am |📍Marsico Hall 2004
We have two speakers:
Dr. Benjamin Parker @ben-parker.bsky.social (UNC Biology), and Dr. Abigail Shahar Gancz (postdoc fellow at NCSU)
Come and join us in person on June 6!
#FMT #HostMicrobe #Lipidomics #FFMS
📅June 6 |🕚11am |📍Marsico Hall 2004
We have two speakers:
Dr. Benjamin Parker @ben-parker.bsky.social (UNC Biology), and Dr. Abigail Shahar Gancz (postdoc fellow at NCSU)
Come and join us in person on June 6!
#FMT #HostMicrobe #Lipidomics #FFMS
May 30, 2025 at 2:28 PM
Join us for First Friday Microbiome Seminar in June!
📅June 6 |🕚11am |📍Marsico Hall 2004
We have two speakers:
Dr. Benjamin Parker @ben-parker.bsky.social (UNC Biology), and Dr. Abigail Shahar Gancz (postdoc fellow at NCSU)
Come and join us in person on June 6!
#FMT #HostMicrobe #Lipidomics #FFMS
📅June 6 |🕚11am |📍Marsico Hall 2004
We have two speakers:
Dr. Benjamin Parker @ben-parker.bsky.social (UNC Biology), and Dr. Abigail Shahar Gancz (postdoc fellow at NCSU)
Come and join us in person on June 6!
#FMT #HostMicrobe #Lipidomics #FFMS
Today is World Digestive Health Day！
As we continue to uncover the links between the gut microbiota and human health, its clear that supporting a healthy microbiome is key to long-term health.
Let’s celebrate our digestive system and the microbial communities that help keep it running. #WDHD2025
As we continue to uncover the links between the gut microbiota and human health, its clear that supporting a healthy microbiome is key to long-term health.
Let’s celebrate our digestive system and the microbial communities that help keep it running. #WDHD2025
May 29, 2025 at 2:06 PM
Today is World Digestive Health Day！
As we continue to uncover the links between the gut microbiota and human health, its clear that supporting a healthy microbiome is key to long-term health.
Let’s celebrate our digestive system and the microbial communities that help keep it running. #WDHD2025
As we continue to uncover the links between the gut microbiota and human health, its clear that supporting a healthy microbiome is key to long-term health.
Let’s celebrate our digestive system and the microbial communities that help keep it running. #WDHD2025
We had a great time today at the NC Microbiome Symposium! So many inspiring talks and meaningful conversations. It was wonderful to reconnect with familiar faces and meet new ones who share a passion for microbiome science.
Let’s continue working together to advance microbiome research!
#Microbiome
Let’s continue working together to advance microbiome research!
#Microbiome
May 24, 2025 at 5:07 AM
We had a great time today at the NC Microbiome Symposium! So many inspiring talks and meaningful conversations. It was wonderful to reconnect with familiar faces and meet new ones who share a passion for microbiome science.
Let’s continue working together to advance microbiome research!
#Microbiome
Let’s continue working together to advance microbiome research!
#Microbiome
We had a sweet celebration during this week’s lab meeting — congratulations to our wonderful graduate student Yunan on her recent marriage!
Thank you to everyone who helped make it special, especially for the delicious homemade cake.
Wishing Yunan all the best in this exciting new chapter!
Thank you to everyone who helped make it special, especially for the delicious homemade cake.
Wishing Yunan all the best in this exciting new chapter!
May 21, 2025 at 6:09 PM
We had a sweet celebration during this week’s lab meeting — congratulations to our wonderful graduate student Yunan on her recent marriage!
Thank you to everyone who helped make it special, especially for the delicious homemade cake.
Wishing Yunan all the best in this exciting new chapter!
Thank you to everyone who helped make it special, especially for the delicious homemade cake.
Wishing Yunan all the best in this exciting new chapter!
#AGS2025 in Chicago!
Our MD trainee Madelyn Bullard (Claire) presented her poster at the American Geriatrics Society Annual Meeting, showcasing her research on how GOS supplementation influences gut microbiota composition and function in lactose-intolerant adults over 55.
Great job, Claire!
Our MD trainee Madelyn Bullard (Claire) presented her poster at the American Geriatrics Society Annual Meeting, showcasing her research on how GOS supplementation influences gut microbiota composition and function in lactose-intolerant adults over 55.
Great job, Claire!
May 14, 2025 at 1:54 PM
#AGS2025 in Chicago!
Our MD trainee Madelyn Bullard (Claire) presented her poster at the American Geriatrics Society Annual Meeting, showcasing her research on how GOS supplementation influences gut microbiota composition and function in lactose-intolerant adults over 55.
Great job, Claire!
Our MD trainee Madelyn Bullard (Claire) presented her poster at the American Geriatrics Society Annual Meeting, showcasing her research on how GOS supplementation influences gut microbiota composition and function in lactose-intolerant adults over 55.
Great job, Claire!
Join us for First Friday Microbiome Seminar (Virtual!) in May
Friday, May 2 | 11am–12pm ET
Zoom: zoom.us/j/93402286233
ID: 934 0228 6233
See Speakers information in threads 🧵
#FFM #Microbiome #BladderMicrobiome #Biofilms #MicrobiomeResearch
Friday, May 2 | 11am–12pm ET
Zoom: zoom.us/j/93402286233
ID: 934 0228 6233
See Speakers information in threads 🧵
#FFM #Microbiome #BladderMicrobiome #Biofilms #MicrobiomeResearch
April 28, 2025 at 12:50 PM
Join us for First Friday Microbiome Seminar (Virtual!) in May
Friday, May 2 | 11am–12pm ET
Zoom: zoom.us/j/93402286233
ID: 934 0228 6233
See Speakers information in threads 🧵
#FFM #Microbiome #BladderMicrobiome #Biofilms #MicrobiomeResearch
Friday, May 2 | 11am–12pm ET
Zoom: zoom.us/j/93402286233
ID: 934 0228 6233
See Speakers information in threads 🧵
#FFM #Microbiome #BladderMicrobiome #Biofilms #MicrobiomeResearch
We gathered today to celebrate a major milestone for our clinical trial on how prebiotics influence human gut health!
Huge thanks to everyone who contributed their time and effort to make this possible.
Grateful for the teamwork-onward to data analysis and bringing this project to the finish line!
Huge thanks to everyone who contributed their time and effort to make this possible.
Grateful for the teamwork-onward to data analysis and bringing this project to the finish line!
April 21, 2025 at 7:38 PM
We gathered today to celebrate a major milestone for our clinical trial on how prebiotics influence human gut health!
Huge thanks to everyone who contributed their time and effort to make this possible.
Grateful for the teamwork-onward to data analysis and bringing this project to the finish line!
Huge thanks to everyone who contributed their time and effort to make this possible.
Grateful for the teamwork-onward to data analysis and bringing this project to the finish line!
Our talented undergrad Weston from the UNC Biology Department just presented his poster on designing qPCR primers to quantify bacterial consortia abundance in C. difficile mice. Fantastic work and well-deserved recognition—great job, Weston!
April 14, 2025 at 5:31 PM
Our talented undergrad Weston from the UNC Biology Department just presented his poster on designing qPCR primers to quantify bacterial consortia abundance in C. difficile mice. Fantastic work and well-deserved recognition—great job, Weston!
Just published!
Our lab explore the gut microbial side of a well-known human enzyme DPP-4.
While hDPP-4 is a major target in diabetes treatment, its microbial counterparts (mDPP-4) remain understudied. We dive into mDPP-4 structure and function.
Congrats Mashael!
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
Our lab explore the gut microbial side of a well-known human enzyme DPP-4.
While hDPP-4 is a major target in diabetes treatment, its microbial counterparts (mDPP-4) remain understudied. We dive into mDPP-4 structure and function.
Congrats Mashael!
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
Microbial dipeptidyl peptidases of the S9B family as host-microbe isozymes
Human and gut microbial dipeptidyl peptidases and their influence on physiological processes and health outcomes are decoded.
www.science.org
April 3, 2025 at 4:43 PM
Just published!
Our lab explore the gut microbial side of a well-known human enzyme DPP-4.
While hDPP-4 is a major target in diabetes treatment, its microbial counterparts (mDPP-4) remain understudied. We dive into mDPP-4 structure and function.
Congrats Mashael!
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
Our lab explore the gut microbial side of a well-known human enzyme DPP-4.
While hDPP-4 is a major target in diabetes treatment, its microbial counterparts (mDPP-4) remain understudied. We dive into mDPP-4 structure and function.
Congrats Mashael!
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
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The 2024 UNC School of Medicine Annual Report is here! Congratulations to our incredible research community and thank you for your dedication to advancing medical research.
Read more in the latest OoR Newsletter: www.med.unc.edu/oor/wp-conte...
Read more in the latest OoR Newsletter: www.med.unc.edu/oor/wp-conte...
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March 28, 2025 at 2:13 PM
The 2024 UNC School of Medicine Annual Report is here! Congratulations to our incredible research community and thank you for your dedication to advancing medical research.
Read more in the latest OoR Newsletter: www.med.unc.edu/oor/wp-conte...
Read more in the latest OoR Newsletter: www.med.unc.edu/oor/wp-conte...
Join us in welcoming our new undergrad student, Amy🎉
Amy is a junior majoring in Biology and Nutrition. Her passion for microbiome lead her to explore its role in human health.
Outside of the lab, Amy enjoys drawing, taking walks, and experimenting with new Korean recipes.
Amy is a junior majoring in Biology and Nutrition. Her passion for microbiome lead her to explore its role in human health.
Outside of the lab, Amy enjoys drawing, taking walks, and experimenting with new Korean recipes.
March 19, 2025 at 4:01 PM
Join us in welcoming our new undergrad student, Amy🎉
Amy is a junior majoring in Biology and Nutrition. Her passion for microbiome lead her to explore its role in human health.
Outside of the lab, Amy enjoys drawing, taking walks, and experimenting with new Korean recipes.
Amy is a junior majoring in Biology and Nutrition. Her passion for microbiome lead her to explore its role in human health.
Outside of the lab, Amy enjoys drawing, taking walks, and experimenting with new Korean recipes.
At UNC Microbiology and Immunology Retreat 2025, our graduate student Yunan is presenting a flash talk about her work on prebiotic GOS combined with rationally designed bacterial consortia on preventing C. difficile infection.
Really nice talk and poster presentation!
Really nice talk and poster presentation!
March 14, 2025 at 10:36 PM
At UNC Microbiology and Immunology Retreat 2025, our graduate student Yunan is presenting a flash talk about her work on prebiotic GOS combined with rationally designed bacterial consortia on preventing C. difficile infection.
Really nice talk and poster presentation!
Really nice talk and poster presentation!
Join us for the First Friday Microbiome Seminar on March 7 at 11 am in Marsico Hall, Room 6004!
Science cannot and will not be stopped. Come enjoy two amazing presentations and, of course, bagels!
Science cannot and will not be stopped. Come enjoy two amazing presentations and, of course, bagels!
March 3, 2025 at 4:24 PM
Join us for the First Friday Microbiome Seminar on March 7 at 11 am in Marsico Hall, Room 6004!
Science cannot and will not be stopped. Come enjoy two amazing presentations and, of course, bagels!
Science cannot and will not be stopped. Come enjoy two amazing presentations and, of course, bagels!
Has the two decades of research on the gut microbiome resulted in making healthier choices?
Please check out our newly released article about the impacts of well-supported microbiome research on human health
Please check out our newly released article about the impacts of well-supported microbiome research on human health
Has the two decades of research on the gut microbiome resulted in making healthier choices? | Gut Microbiome | Cambridge Core
Has the two decades of research on the gut microbiome resulted in making healthier choices? - Volume 5
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February 16, 2025 at 9:53 PM
Has the two decades of research on the gut microbiome resulted in making healthier choices?
Please check out our newly released article about the impacts of well-supported microbiome research on human health
Please check out our newly released article about the impacts of well-supported microbiome research on human health
Great talk today by Dr. Andrea! She introduced the change of gut microbiome during aging and highlighted the role of prebiotics and bacterial consortia in against pathogen infections. She also shared insights on how the Microbiome Core collaborates across projects to advance microbiome research
February 11, 2025 at 10:33 PM
Great talk today by Dr. Andrea! She introduced the change of gut microbiome during aging and highlighted the role of prebiotics and bacterial consortia in against pathogen infections. She also shared insights on how the Microbiome Core collaborates across projects to advance microbiome research