Elucidate the changes in bacterial and fungal communities in the gut induced by antibiotic growth promoters that promote growth.
Identify alternatives to antibiotics that can elicit similar responses in growth and metabolism as antibiotic growth promoters.
Develop strategies to reduce the stress of weaning on the microbiome and gastrointestinal system.
Coordinate, evaluate, and manage human, fiscal, and physical resources of their laboratory.
Develop research plans and conduct experiments within the overall objectives of the project.
Use in vivo and in vitro methodologies to address the pertinent scientific goals.
Identify and understand the collection of interactions occurring between bacterial and fungal members within the weanling piglet gut.