The Venkatesh Lab, led by Dr. Sid Venkatesh, has long-term goals to define general principles of molecular recognition in the gut and to elucidate mechanisms by which microbial metabolites impact human physiology and health.
While at Washington University in St. Louis, Venkatesh and colleagues identified a novel gut microbial enzyme that impacts satiety-related signaling pathways in undernourished children treated with microbiota-directed complementary foods.
Dr. Sid Venkatesh recently joined ISB as assistant professor and is our newest faculty member. In this Q&A, Venkatesh discusses his research, his aspirations in the gut-microbiota field, his philosophy as a scientist, what he does when he’s not in the lab, and more.
Assistant Professor
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