Award
NIH Reporter #5P20GM125498-09
Leveraging in vitro Models to Study Diet-Mediated Changes to Enteric Pathogen Infection Resistance
Recipient
University of Vermont & State Agricultural College
Award Amount
$220,389.00
Ceiling
$220,389.00
Awarded
August 10, 2026
Identifier
5P20GM125498-09
The award supports development of in vitro and organ-on-chip models to study how diet influences microbiome-mediated resistance to enteric pathogens, aiming to develop prebiotic treatments and improve infection resistance.
Description
This project aims to develop and optimize in vitro and organ-on-chip platforms to study diet-mediated microbiome changes and infection resistance, with potential applications in microbiome-targeted therapies and treatment strategies for dysbiosis.