Carine Roese Mores

Research area

It is well established that the resident microorganisms of our intestines play a major role in numerous key processes as host's immunity, food digestion and drugs metabolism. It is also known that the gut microbiome and its associated metabolites have a direct affect on host's health and that some dysbiosis in the microbiome structure can lead to disease states.
The research interest in this area is growing exponentially ever since it became clear that health interventions are possible by manipulating the gut microbiome. Either by the introduction/enrichment of beneficial bacteria, or by identifying and removing potential pathogens.

My current research interest is focused on the gut microbiome of preterm infants and its relation with the most common and life-threatening emergency of the gastrointestinal tract in the newborn: Necrotizing Enterocolitis (NEC).