Sarkis mazmanian biography of abraham

American microbiologist

Sarkis Mazmanian is an American medical microbiologist who has served as a professor at the California Institute of Technology since 2006.

He is currently the Luis & Nelly Soux Professor of Microbiology in the Division of Biology and Biological Engineering, and a board member of Seed.

Sarkis mazmanian biography of abraham

Prior to this, Mazmanian was affiliated with Harvard Medical School and the University of Chicago. In 2012, Mazmanian was awarded a MacArthur Fellowship for his pioneering work on the human microbiome.

Work

Mazmanian's research investigates the symbiotic relationship between beneficial bacteria and their hosts.

In seminal work, Mazmanian discovered the first microbial molecule that has direct beneficial effects on mammals. Working in Dennis Kasper's lab, he showed in 2005 that a particular bacterial species, Bacteroides fragilis, from the human microbiome augments immune function and balances a dysregulated immune system.^[1] Mazmanian