Michael C. Abt, Ph.D.

Abt Lab

Our research focuses on the pathogenesis of and host response to Clostridioides difficile, a bacterium that infects the large intestine following perturbation of the intestinal microbiota. C. difficile represents one of the most urgent public health threats in the United States with high recurrence rates following antibiotic treatment, which highlights the need to identify alternative strategies to control this disease.