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Centre for Host-Microbiome Interactions

Our research explores how the changing relationships between our microorganisms and our cells affect our health.

Millions of microorganisms live in and on our bodies forming microbiomes on different surfaces. Researchers in the Centre for Host Microbiome Interactions study our relationship with these bacteria and fungi in health or in oral and systemic diseases such as periodontitis, candidiasis, oral cancer and Alzheimer’s disease.

Our academic researchers have come together from different disciplines including microbiology, immunology, data science and epidemiology. They examine the mechanisms of diseases caused by specific microorganisms or linked with an altered microbiome composition and the burden of disease in human populations.

Our research can have far-reaching impact, identifying potential new ways in which to treat a range of diseases and uncover preventative measures that keep us and our microbiomes healthy.

Members

Koula Asimakopoulou

Koula Asimakopoulou

Reader in Health Psychology

Eduardo Bernabe

Eduardo Bernabe

Reader in Dental Public Health

Veronica Booth

Senior Lecturer in Periodontology

Guy Carpenter

Guy Carpenter

Professor of Oral Biology

Stephen Challacombe

Stephen Challacombe

Martin Rushton Professor of Oral Medicine

Mike Curtis

Mike Curtis

Professor of Microbiology

Michael Escudier

Michael Escudier

Executive Dean, Faculty of Dentistry, Oral & Craniofacial Sciences

Magdalena Flak

Magdalena Flak

Lecturer in Mucosal Immunology

Jenny Gallagher

Jenny Gallagher

Dean for International Affairs

James Garnett

James Garnett

Senior Lecturer in Structural Bacteriology

Mandeep Ghuman

Mandeep Ghuman

Senior Lecturer / Honorary Consultant in Periodontology

Francis Hughes

Francis Hughes

Professor of Periodontology

Mark Ide

Mark Ide

Joint Associate Dean for Postgraduate Taught Education

Charles Kelly

Charles Kelly

Professor of Oral Immunology

Robert Kennedy

Robert Kennedy

Academic Clinical Lecturer in Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology

Thomas Lehner

Thomas Lehner

Professor of Basic and Applied Immunology

Emily Lu

Emily Lu

Clinical Lecturer / Honorary Consultant in Periodontology

Carolina Machuca Vargas

Carolina Machuca Vargas

Lecturer in Primary Dental Care Research

Adil Mardinoglu

Adil Mardinoglu

Professor of Systems Biology

David Moyes

David Moyes

Senior Lecturer in Host-Microbiome Interactions

Julian Naglik

Julian Naglik

Professor in Fungal Pathogenesis & Immunology

Vitor Neves

Vitor Neves

Academic Clinical Lecturer and Periodontology Registrar

Joana Neves

Joana Neves

Lecturer in Mucosal Immunology and Group Leader

Luigi Nibali

Luigi Nibali

Professor of Periodontology

Gordon Proctor

Gordon Proctor

Head of the Centre for Host-Microbiome Interactions

Jonathan Richardson

Jonathan Richardson

Lecturer in Host Fungal Interactions

Wael Sabbah

Wael Sabbah

Senior Lecturer in Dental Public Health

Sasha Scambler

Sasha Scambler

Reader in Medical Sociology

Jane Setterfield

Jane Setterfield

Professor of Oral and Dermatological Medicine

Saeed Shoaie

Saeed Shoaie

Senior Lecturer in Systems & Synthetic Biology

Mahvash Tavassoli

Mahvash Tavassoli

Professor of Molecular Oncology

William Wade

William Wade

Professor of Oral Microbiology

Svetislav Zaric

Svetislav Zaric

NIHR Academic Clinical Lecturer and Specialist Registrar in Periodontology

Gordon Proctor square

Head of Centre: Professor Gordon Proctor

"There aren’t any other dental faculties, or many other places, which have a combination of microbiologists and data scientists who can actually investigate the microbiome like we do."

Professor Gordon Proctor

Contact us

Head of Centre: Professor Gordon Proctor

tel:+44 (0) 207 848 8471