THE LEWIN LAB
In the Lewin Lab, we study microbial interactions.
We use ecological and evolutionary frameworks to understand the role of microbial interactions in human health and disease.
Using cutting-edge sequencing approaches and classic microbiology techniques, we ask questions such as:
How are microbial interactions impacted by genomic diversity, transcriptomic heterogeneity, and spatial patterning?
How is bacterial physiology in the host environment shaped by microbe-microbe and microbe-host interactions?
Our primary foci are the oral and vaginal microbiota.
The human oral cavity is a diverse and dynamic environment where microbial interactions are directly linked to gum disease and cavities. Similarly, microbial diversity in the female genital tract is a key determinant of women’s health, but the factors that mediate the (in)stability and function of the vaginal microbiota are largely unknown.