Award
National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases 5F30DK139739-03
Dissecting the effect of diet on gut microbiome metabolism
Recipient
RUTGERS BIOMEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES
Award Amount
$46,138.00
Ceiling
$46,138.00
Awarded
March 06, 2026
Identifier
5F30DK139739-03
Research project funded by the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases to study how diet affects gut microbiome metabolism and develop dietary treatments for related diseases.
Description
This project aims to define the relationship between diet and production of indole and phenol metabolites by the gut microbiome, with the goal of creating dietary formulations to treat microbiome-related diseases such as inflammatory bowel disease and obesity.