Eric J. Alm

Eric J. Alm is a Professor in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. His research focuses on understanding and engineering the human microbiome through computational and experimental approaches. Alm's work includes studying the evolution of microorganisms, gene family origins, and metagenomic data analysis. He is also interested in bacterial ecology, gene regulatory networks, and protein structure design. Alm's teaching interests span microbiology, computer algorithms, and thermodynamics of biomolecules. He is currently developing a new course on microbial evolution and genetics.

Eric Alm is a Professor of Biological Engineering at MIT, specializing in the study of the human microbiome through the lenses of ecology, microbiology, and genomics. His research explores the structure, function, and diversity of the healthy human microbiome, with a focus on how host lifestyle influences microbial communities and their role in health and disease. Alm's work includes analyzing the ecological dynamics of microbial interactions, the impact of environmental factors on gut microbiota, and the development of computational frameworks for microbiome data analysis. His research also addresses the implications of the microbiome in clinical settings, such as fecal microbiota transplants for Clostridium difficile infection and inflammatory bowel disease.