The Human Microbiome

Elizabeth Grice

Assistant Professor of Dermatology, University of Pennsylvania

Tuesday, September 23, 2014

Join us for a up-close examination of microbes associated with the human body. This workshop will address the following questions:

- What is the human microbiome and what are its functions?
- What types of genomic and metagenomic techniques are employed to study microbiomes?
- What is the composition of the human microbiome at different body sites in states of health?
- How does the human microbiome change in disease states?