College of Medicine
Gharaibeh Lab
Led by Raad Gharaibeh · Medicine
What we study
The Gharaibeh Lab studies how gut bacteria affect health using computer models. They look at how changes in the microbiome lead to stomach problems and how the gut and body work together.
What working here is like
- Computational
- No organisms (data only)
- Coding required
- Papers
- 5
Recent papers, explained
- Campylobacter jejuni infection impacts host-derived miRNAs targeting bacterial and host genes
2026 · Microbiology Spectrum
Shows how Campylobacter jejuni infection changes host-derived miRNAs in mice.
- Differences in composition and diversity of the gut microbiota of post-menopausal breast cancer patients
2026 · Scientific Reports
Compares gut microbes in post-menopausal breast cancer patients and healthy controls.
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- Defined bacterial consortium highlights the impact of intestinal bacteria on DNA methylation and tumorigenesis
2026 · Genome biology
Finds that a high-pks E. coli strain increases tumors and DNA damage in mice with colitis.
- Defined human Clostridia consortia reverse colitis via dual effects of tryptophan metabolites on microbiota and immunity
2026 · Cell Host & Microbe
Tests whether human Clostridia consortia can treat colitis in mice by restoring beneficial microbes.
- Commensal Nakaseomyces glabratus migrates into prostate tumors to accelerate cancer progression
2026 · Nature Cancer
Finds Nakaseomyces glabratus accelerates prostate cancer progression by activating PMN-MDSCs.
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