Public Health and Health Professions
Mai Lab
Led by Volker Mai · Epidemiology
What we study
The Mai Lab studies how diet and gut bacteria affect health. They use advanced sequencing and computer tools to explore potential treatments.
What working here is like
- Computational
- Wet lab
- Bacteria & microbes
- Coding required
- Papers
- 5
Recent papers, explained
- Promotion of a Mediterranean Diet Alters Constipation Symptoms and Fecal Calprotectin in People with Parkinson’s Disease: A Randomized Controlled Trial
2024 · Nutrients
Tests if a Mediterranean diet improves constipation and gut health in Parkinson's patients.
- Associations of gut microbiome with endogenous estrogen levels in healthy postmenopausal women
2023 · Cancer Causes & Control
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- 16S rRNA gene sequencing of stool samples collected from patients with latent tuberculosis infection before, during, and two months after treatment with 3HP or 4R
2023 · BMC Research Notes
Sequences gut bacteria in people with latent tuberculosis before, during, and after treatment.
- The intersection of social determinants of health, the microbiome, and health outcomes in immigrants: A scoping review
2023 · American Journal of Biological Anthropology
Reviews how social factors may affect immigrant health through gut bacteria.
- Gut microbiota composition and diversity before, during, and two months after rifamycin-based tuberculosis preventive therapy
2023 · Scientific Reports
Tracks gut bacteria changes in people taking tuberculosis preventive therapy.
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How to reach out
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