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Modeling microbial metabolism on indoor surfaces

By Jack Gilbert   Posted in Sloan MoBE Program
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We have recently been awarded a new research program by the Alfred P Sloan Foundation to further develop out understanding of how bacterial, archaeal, viral and fungal communities interact on indoor surfaces. This research will be led by Jack Gilbert (University of Chicago), in collaboration with Chris Henry (UChicago), Brent Stephens (Illinois Institute of Technology), …

Workshop report: Building science to advance research in the microbiology of the built environment

By Brent Stephens   Posted in Buildings Meetings and Talks Research from microBEnet Sloan MoBE Program
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While recent studies of the microbiology of the built environment (MoBE) have greatly increased our understanding of microbial community structure and composition on surfaces and in air within the spaces in which we live and work, most have been driven and led primarily by microbiologists with the building science community playing a supporting role. Perhaps as …