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Justin L. SonnenburgAcademic Appointments
Appointment
Organization
Assistant Professor
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Professional Education
Degree
Awarding Institution
Field of Study
Year of Graduation
BS
UC Davis
Biochemistry
1996
PhD
UC San Diego
Biomedical Sciences
2003
Web Site Links
Research/Lab website:
Sonnenburg Lab Website
Research Interests
We are interested in the basic principles that govern interactions within the intestinal microbiota and between the microbiota and the host. To pursue these aims, we colonize germ-free (gnotobiotic) mice with simplified, model microbial communities, apply systems approaches (e.g. functional genomics), and use genetic tools for the host and microbes to gain mechanistic insight into emergent properties of the host-microbial super-organism.
Publications
- Sonnenburg JL, Chen CT, Gordon JI "Genomic and metabolic studies of the impact of probiotics on a model gut symbiont and host." PLoS Biol 2006; 4: 12: e413 More »
- Sonnenburg ED, Sonnenburg JL, Manchester JK, Hansen EE, Chiang HC, Gordon JI "A hybrid two-component system protein of a prominent human gut symbiont couples glycan sensing in vivo to carbohydrate metabolism." Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2006; 103: 23: 8834-9 More »
- Sonnenburg JL, Xu J, Leip DD, Chen CH, Westover BP, Weatherford J, Buhler JD, Gordon JI "Glycan foraging in vivo by an intestine-adapted bacterial symbiont." Science 2005; 307: 5717: 1955-9 More »
- Sonnenburg JL, Angenent LT, Gordon JI "Getting a grip on things: how do communities of bacterial symbionts become established in our intestine?" Nat Immunol 2004; 5: 6: 569-73 More »
