Award
NIH Reporter #5R01DK137173-03
Identification of human gut microbe-derived xenolipids: impact of fibers and host metabolic health
Recipient
University of California at Davis
Award Amount
$687,624.00
Ceiling
$687,624.00
Awarded
April 03, 2026
Identifier
5R01DK137173-03
NIH grant awarded to University of California at Davis to study gut microbe-derived xenolipids and their impact on host metabolic health, with a focus on diet-microbe interactions and microbial metabolite bioactivity.
Description
This NIH-funded project aims to characterize unique microbe-derived fats (xenolipids) and explore their regulatory roles in physiological systems important to metabolism and health. The research focuses on expanding the catalog of microbial metabolites from human gut bacteria and studying their bioactivity and interactions with diet.