UPenn Microbiology
LevyLab

Welcome to the LevyLab

Understanding modern human disease is only possible from the perspective of the metabolome, the entirety of all small molecules associated with the human body. We study the metabolome at the host-diet-microbiome interface in the gastrointestinal tract. We are a located at the Microbiology Department, University of Pennsylvania.

The intestinal epithelium

We study new epithelial cell function in host-environment interactions

Metabolites

We study the role of diet- and microbiota-derived metabolites in health and disease

Innate immunity

We explore new features of the innate immune response in the intestine

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New paper on Long COVID published in Cell

Post-acute sequelae of COVID-19 (PASC, “Long COVID”) pose a significant global health challenge. The pathophysiology is unknown, and no effective treatments have been found to date. Several hypotheses have been…

Maayan Levy receives BWF PATH Award

Congratulations to Maayan for being named a Burroughs Wellcome Fund (BWF) Investigators in the Pathogenesis of Infectious Disease (PATH) award! The BWF PATH grants are awarded to support innovative ideas…

New paper on psychological stress in IBD published in Cell

Mental health profoundly impacts inflammatory responses in the body. This is particularly apparent in inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), in which psychological stress is associated with exacerbated disease flares. Here, we…

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