Understanding and Engineering the Multi-Scale Dynamics and Functions Of Microbial Communities

The Venturelli Lab aims to understand the molecular, ecological and systems-level design principles of microbiomes and their interactions with the environment and the host. The major goals of our research program include developing the capability to predict their behaviors in response to environmental perturbations and identify influential control knobs for steering microbiomes to desired states. Our detailed and quantitative understanding of the multiscale interactions shaping the human gut microbiome will guide the design of precision bacterial therapeutics and dietary interventions with applications spanning infectious, autoimmune and metabolic diseases as well as manipulation of the gut-brain axis.