Enabling rational management of microbes for health, environment and engineering applications
The Swiss National Centre of Competence in Research (NCCR) Microbiomes brings together a unique and interdisciplinary research program with experimental and clinical microbiome studies. Combining computational, modeling, engineering and synthetic approaches, the Centre aims to understand the unifying principles of microbiome functioning, to develop tools to diagnose microbiome status, and to devise strategies to intervene and restore imbalanced microbiomes. Its scope encompasses microbial communities in human, animals, plants, as well as in natural and industrial environments.
The NCCR Microbiomes comprises 23 research teams from across Switzerland: the University of Lausanne (leading house), ETH Zurich (co-leading house), EPF Lausanne, the University of Zurich, the University of Bern, and Lausanne University Hospital (CHUV). It brings together internationally recognized experts in human infections, animal gut and plant microbiomes, genomics and computational biology, applied and environmental microbiology, and microbial ecology and evolution. Launched in 2020, the NCCR Microbiomes is funded by the Swiss National Science Foundation.
Research
An interdisciplinary approach
The NCCR Microbiomes integrates computational biology, bioinformatics, experimental approaches and medical microbiology with a focus on synthetic and engineering applications.
Latest News
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19 May 2022
Academic and industry researchers welcome a new forum to discuss microbiome applications in Switzerland
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28 February 2022
Santella among the Top12 in the STAGE UP 2022 competition
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3 February 2022
Swiss Microbiomes Forum rescheduled
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22 December 2021
Behind the scenes: How bacteria use tailocins to kill rival cells
Latest publications
Agenda / Events
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Jul 1 - Jun 30, 2022
NCCR Microbiomes Seminar Series July 2021 – June 2022
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Aug 14 - Aug 19, 2022
ISME 18
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Aug 30 - Sep 1, 2022
SSM Annual Meeting 2022