Research Objectives: The goal of this work is to understand how humans have evolved in response to their microbiota and vice versa. We will develop and apply a statistical method to discover adaptations in gut microbiota and their human hosts. We hypothesize that humans have imposed selective pressures on their microbes, and vice versa, potentially resulting in co-evolution between the two.
Evolution of humans and their gut microbiota
Year of approval
2026
Institute
University of California Los Angeles
Primary applicant
Garud, N.