Our group's investigative interests lie in the interaction between the microbiome and host immune system.  This includes both control of pulmonary and intestinal inflammation and control of infections.  Our laboratory has utilized an interdisciplinary approach that combines research approaches in pathophysiology, immunology, microbiology, microbial ecology, microbial genomics and computational biology. Current projects in the lab include studies of host-microbiome interactions at a molecular/cellular level, in mouse models of inflammation and infection, and in human disease.