Prof. Eric J Alm

Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering and Biological Engineering
Co-Director, Microbiome Informatics and Therapeutics (CMIT)
Associate Member, Broad Institute

Primary DLC

Department of Biological Engineering

MIT Room: NE47-379

Areas of Interest and Expertise

Biophysics
Computational Modeling
Energy
Macromolecular Biochemistry
Microbial Systems
Omics
Synthetic Biology
Systems Biology

Research Summary

Professor Alm is Co-Director of the Microbiome Informatics and Therapeutics (CMIT). CMIT is a New England regional center to advance the science of the human microbiome and the treatment of conditions and diseases associated with an altered microbiome. The center will focus on supporting the intersection of research, clinical practice, computational biology, and engineering. Located at MIT, with co-directors from MIT and Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH), the center is dedicated to fostering and supporting a research ecosystem involving the participation of hospitals, other universities, and research institutes in the region. For more information, please visit the Microbiome

Recent Work