Diagnostic Applications of the Microbiome

The microbiome offers many opportunities for therapeutic and diagnostic applications. We will discuss what the microbiome is, its molecular contributions to health and disease, and means to analyze its properties for diagnostic purposes.

Learning objectives

• Understand what the microbiome is and how it impacts human health and different diseases
• Means to measure the microbiome and to define causative effects in vivo
• Existing and potential future platforms on which microbiome-based diagnostics may be developed

Webinar Materials

Handout (PDF, 3.7 MB)

Presenter:

Lynn Bry, MD, PhD