Better living through microbes
David Relman - Thomas C. and Joan M. Merigan Professor and Professor of Medicine (Infectious Diseases) and of Microbiology and Immunology
Bio-X Affiliated Faculty
Dr. Relman's primary research focus is the human indigenous microbiota, and in particular, the nature and mechanisms of variation in patterns of microbial diversity within the human body as a function of time, space, and in response to perturbation, e.g., antibiotics.
Research News
Gut microbes across continents trace ancient human migration
October 7, 2026 - Stanford Medicine News
A study, from Stanford Bio-X affiliated faculty members and Clark Center resident faculty members Justin...
Scientists get a new view of digestion
May 23, 2023 - Stanford Medicine Scope
Stanford Bio-X affiliated faculty members KC Huang, David Relman, Susan Holmes, and George Triadafilopoulos,...
Researchers refine bacterial signature associated with premature birth
August 29, 2017 - Stanford Medicine Scope
Stanford Bio-X affiliated faculty David Relman, Susan Holmes, Gary Shaw, and David Stevenson found that...