Immune-microbiome coordination defines interferon setpoints in healthy humans Human immune systems are highly variable, with most variation attributable to non-genetic sources. The gut microbiome crucially shapes the immune syst…

BCMM faculty Matt Spitzer & team’s new study in Cell reveals how the gut microbiome shapes immune health. Interferon responses drive immune variation, aligning with microbiome pathways - features that remain stable over time.
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Microbial Therapeutics for the Prevention and Treatment of Food Allergy Food allergy affects approximately 8% of children and 11% of adults in the United States. Available treatment including oral immunotherapy and anti-Ig…

Food allergies affect millions, yet current treatments fall short of remission. A new review highlights how gut microbiome therapeutics - probiotics, FMT, and more - may transform care from desensitization to durable tolerance. Read here: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

The BCMM Symposium "Engineering Microbiomes" is live NOW! 🌟 Join us via Zoom and explore cutting-edge microbiome research. microbiome.ucsf.edu/events/bcmm-...
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🚨 The BCMM Symposium "Engineering Microbiomes" is just ONE WEEK AWAY! 🚨
📅 February 3rd | 🕙 10:30 AM PT
There’s still time to register for Zoom participation!
🔗 Sign up & explore the program here: microbiome.ucsf.edu/events/bcmm-...
Join us for an exciting day of cutting-edge microbiome science!

Curious about the future of microbiome engineering? 🌍✨
Join us for the BCMM Symposium: “Engineering Microbiomes” on February 3rd, 2026.
🔗 Program and registration for online participation details can be found here: microbiome.ucsf.edu/events/bcmm-...

The “Engineering Microbiomes” Symposium will take place on Feb 3rd.
While on-site registration is now full, online participation via Zoom is still available.
🔗 Register here: microbiome.ucsf.edu/events/bcmm-...
Join us to explore innovative approaches in microbiome research.

🌟 STREAMS guidelines are here! Building on STORMS, they offer detailed guidance for environmental & host-associated microbiome research. 🧪Grateful for the collaborative work, including Peter Turnbaugh’s contributions! #MicrobiomeScience ✨https://www.nature.com/articles/s41564-025-02186-2

Your gift can ignite discovery and inspire cures What are you passionate about? Unlocking the brain’s mysteries? Battling health inequity? Donate to UCSF today, and together we will build a healthier tomorrow.

The microbiome plays a key role in many chronic conditions, including allergies, asthma, and other diseases that affect millions globally. This #GivingTuesday, we urge you to join us in supporting innovative research.
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CFTR modulator therapy drives microbiome restructuring through improved host physiology in cystic fibrosis: the IMMProveCF phase IV trial - Nature Communications Here, in a clinical trial, the authors show that CFTR-modulator therapy reshapes the lung and gut microbiomes in cystic fibrosis, reducing bacteria such as Staphylococcus in the lungs and Escherichia ...

Lynch Lab research, led by postdoc Rebecca Knoll, reveals how the elexacaftor/tezacaftor/ivacaftor combination therapy transforms microbiome dynamics in individuals with cystic fibrosis, providing insights into host-microbiome interactions and therapeutic modulation. www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Siolta Therapeutics Reports Positive Phase 2 Results from the ADORED Study /PRNewswire/ -- Siolta Therapeutics, a clinical-stage biotech company developing first-in-class live biotherapeutic products (LBPs), today announced positive...

From postdoc to CEO: Nikole Kimes, a former member of Sue Lynch's lab, shares an exciting advancement for allergic disease prevention through microbiome intervention. #CareerPathways #MicrobiomeMedicine #BCMM www.prnewswire.com/news-release...

👩‍🔬 Ready to dive into the future of microbiome science? Join us for the "Engineering Microbiomes" Symposium on Feb 3, 2026, a hybrid event with an exciting lineup of speakers!
✨ Network, learn, and be inspired by top scientists at UCSF and beyond.
Sign up here: microbiome.ucsf.edu/events/bcmm-...

🎉 Excited to be part of the Bay Area Science Festival
bayareascifest.bsky.social! Join us tomorrow for a fun-filled day of science-packed activities, including exploring exhibits featuring microbial foods and human microbes. Grab your own science-inspired Pokémon cards! 🧫✨ #BASF2025 #MicrobialFun

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Shoutout to everyone who came through for the BCMM and @immunox.bsky.social social hour! Chill vibes, fun games, and good times with the community. 🙌🧬 #UCSF

Come visit the Benioff Center for Microbiome Medicine at the Bay Area Science Festival @bayareascifest.bsky.social on October 25th! A fun, educational experience for families and friends. Discover the microbes that surround us and live inside us, and learn how they impact our health. 🔬🧫

🚀 Ignite Talk Highlight: Kai Trepka @ BCMM
Today at our monthly Ignite talks, Kai Trepka, a PhD student from Peter Turnbaugh’s lab, delivered an engaging talk on popular sweet treats-microbiome associations and their role in human health. 🍫🎂 #MicrobiomeResearch #UCSF

🚀🔬Exciting news: GRC has chosen microbiome editing as the focus of its inaugural Microbiome Editing Gordon Research Conference! This 5-day event offers cutting-edge talks, poster sessions, and mentorship opportunities. Don’t miss this opportunity! www.grc.org/microbiome-e...

BCMM Computational Hub – Research Assistant (Junior/Assistant Specialist) University of California, San Francisco is hiring. Apply now!

The Computational Core at BCMM is hiring a Research Assistant (Junior/Assistant Specialist) to support bioinformatics for microbiome research projects (16S, ITS2, metagenomics, RNA-seq).
🔗 Apply here: aprecruit.ucsf.edu/JPF05786
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We are thrilled to launch the Microbiome Data Analysis Workshop Series with about 30 BCMM trainees! In this first session, Lu Yang shared tools to transform raw data into biological insights. #PracticalLearning

We’re excited to welcome Monet Yuan, a graduate student in the Biomedical Sciences program and a member of the Roan Lab, as our new BCMM Trainee Ambassador! Starting in October, she’ll team up with Margôt Bacino to support and empower our amazing trainee community.

UCSF’s DREAM Challenge microbiome dataset, now part of NSF’s NAIRR Pilot, offers >3,500 vaginal microbiome samples to advance AI-powered health research. Explore the resource: pretermbirthdb.org/mod/resources.

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NIST Releases Reference Material to Aid Gut Microbiome Research Researchers hope this material will help usher in a new era of diagnostics and treatments involving the gut microbiome

As researchers, we know reproducibility is key to scientific progress. NIST’s rigorously analyzed stool reference material is a big step forward for the microbiome field. #GutMicrobiome
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Announcing the Biomedical Data Translator: Initial Public Release The growing availability of biomedical data offers vast potential to improve human health, but the complexity and lack of integration of these datasets often limit their utility. To address this, the ...

Big news! The Biomedical Data Translator Consortium has launched Translator—an open-source platform that connects and harmonizes complex biomedical data. Shoutout to BCMM’s Sergio Baranzini for helping drive this innovative tool. Check it out: pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC...

Gut microbial bile and amino acid metabolism associate with peanut oral immunotherapy failure Nature Communications - Peanut oral immunotherapy (POIT) can treat peanut allergy, but only a subset of patients achieve lasting remission. Here, the authors show that POIT efficacy is associated...

The Lynch lab’s latest research delves into the gut microbiome’s influence on peanut oral immunotherapy outcomes. The study identifies specific bile acids and microbial metabolic signatures that predict treatment success. #Microbiome #AllergyResearch #UCSF rdcu.be/ewbEn

A group of UCSF researchers gathered for a photo in front of the Chaminade Resport & Spa at sunset.

Reflecting on our incredible BCMM Retreat at Chaminade Resort & Spa! Over 60 participants shared cutting-edge research, fostered collaborations, and enjoyed fun activities. Excitedly planning the next one! 🌟 #BCMMRetreat #UCSF

🌍🎉 Happy World Microbiome Day! At the Benioff Center for Microbiome Medicine @UCSF, we’re dedicated to understanding and harnessing the power of microbiomes to improve human health. Join us in celebrating the tiny organisms that make a huge difference! #WorldMicrobiomeDay #UCSF