Research Interests:
My research aims to explore the function and ecology of the microbiota in the gastrointestinal tract. The focus of my research is on understanding the interactions that occur between the microbiota, probiotics, prebiotics and the influence of diet on gut health.
Research Goal:
To identify beneficial microbes or microbial-encoded functions in the gut that can improve gut health. Understand the link between different feeding strategies, microbiota and their influence on gut health.
Research Skills:
Microbiology, Molecular biology primarily with focus on DNA-based methods. I have experience of working with clinical materials from various animals (pig, human, dog, chicken, horse, cow and rat) and sample types including feces, digesta, various tissue samples and milk. I have experience from all steps in the amplicon sequencing process, from sample preparation to the bioinformatic analysis of sequence data. Moreover I have experience of working with probiotics and prebiotics and their interactions with the gut epithelium.
Activity in the scientific society:
Referee commissions in journals such as, PLoS One, ISME journal, Applied and Environmental Microbiology and International Journal of Food Microbiology
