by Mark Fretz | Dec 14, 2025 | News
Design research conducted by the Institute for Health in the Built Environment was recently featured in Nature in an article titled, “The probiotic home: Where microbes are welcome guests,” by Katherine Bourzac. The article was part of Nature Outlook: The...
by yakhour5 | Feb 28, 2025 | News
IHBE’s Gwynne Mhuireach was awarded a USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture Seed Grant to study microbiomes of garden-fresh versus store-bought produce and the variation in their effects on the human gut microbiome. Despite the potential for food...
by Mira | Mar 23, 2023 | News, Publication, Research
What types of bacteria, fungi, and viruses inhabit garden soil? Does gardening without gloves affect your own skin microbiome? In 2019, BioBE’s Dr. Gwynne Mhuireach received a prestigious Postdoctoral Fellowship from the USDA National Institute of Food and...
by Mira | Jan 3, 2023 | Publication, Research
That plant you have on your desk? You are in relationship with it- well, microbially at least. Dr. Gwynne Mhuireach at BioBE is working to understand relationships between plant microbes and people. Humans have always been close to the microbial communities in plants...
by Mira | Dec 29, 2018 | News, Publication, Research
After reading this, you might think twice about hand washing after your workout. Dr, Erica Hartmann, of Northwestern University, and Dr. Ashkaan Fahimipour, of BioBE, have been heading a study on the relationships between gyms, anti-microbial chemicals, and antibiotic...
