Welcome to the LevyLab

Understanding modern human disease is only possible from the perspective of the metagenome, the entirety of all microbial genomes associated with the human body. We study the interface between the host and its microbiome in the gastrointestinal tract, with a particular focus on microbiome-derived metabolites. We are a newly opened lab at the Microbiology Department, University of Pennsylvania.

The intestinal epithelium

We study new epithelial cell function in host-microbiome interactions

Metabolites

We investigate the role of microbiota-derived metabolites in host health and disease

Innate immunity

We explore new features of the intestinal innate immune response to the microbiota

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Maayan Levy named a 2019 Searle Scholar

June 7, 2019

Congratulations to Maayan for being selected as a 2019 Searle Scholar. The Searle Scholars Program makes grants to selected universities and research centers to support the independent research of exceptional young…

The lab has opened in March 2018

March 1, 2018

We are excited to build a state-of-the-art environment for the study of host-microbiome interactions and epithelial cell biology. We are currently looking for highly talented and motivated scientists at all…

New review in Nature Reviews Immunology

March 6, 2017

Throughout the past century, we have seen the emergence of a large number of multifactorial diseases, including inflammatory, autoimmune, metabolic, neoplastic and neurodegenerative diseases, many of which have been recently…

We are currently recruiting highly talented and motivated individuals to join our lab!

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