Understanding the biomolecular cross-talk between the gut microbiota and the mammalian host using metabolomics

Prof. Jonathan R. Swann

Jonathan Swann is a Professor of Biomolecular Medicine in the School of Human Development and Health, Faculty of Medicine at the University of Southampton and Visiting Professor in the Department of Metabolism, Digestion, and Reproduction at Imperial College London. He leads a metabolomic-based research programme to understand the influence of gene-environment interactions on the mammalian metabolic system and their implications for development, health, and disease. His primary interests involve developing analytical techniques and models to study the metabolic interactions between the gut microbiota and the human host and he has a specific interest in the microbiota-gut-brain axis. He has led several projects in this area funded by international research councils (e.g., ERC, BBSRC, MRC, NIH), charities (e.g., Wellcome Trust, Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation), and industry partners (e.g., Danone).

His work has been published in high-impact journals such as Cell, Nature Medicine, PNAS, and JEM and he is an Associate Editor for the journals, Microbiome, Biofilms and Microbiomes, and Frontiers in Endocrinology. Prof. Swann is the Director of the Clinical Metabolomics Unit at the University of Southampton and co-lead for the Nutrition, Lifestyle, and Metabolism theme of the NIHR-supported Southampton Biomedical Research Centre.

 

Chair: Professor Sarah Berry

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