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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
(617) 253-2726
ejalm@mit.edu
https://be.mit.edu/faculty/eric-alm/
Assistant
Shandrina Burns
(617) 324-4931
burnss@mit.edu
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
Projects
July 1, 2020
Abdul Latif Jameel Clinic for Machine Learning in Health (J-Clinic)
Shaping the Future of Disease Diagnostics
Principal Investigator
Eric Alm
November 3, 2015
Department of Biological Engineering
Underworlds: A Vast Reservoir of Information on Human Health and Behavior Lives in Our Sewage
Principal Investigator
Eric Alm
November 6, 2014
Department of Biological Engineering
Center for Microbiome Informatics and Therapeutics (CMIT)
Principal Investigator
Eric Alm
September 3, 2009
Department of Biological Engineering
Alm Laboratory
Principal Investigator
Eric Alm
Related Faculty
Dr. James C Delaney
Research Affiliate
Prof. Alan Pradip Jasanoff
Professor of Nuclear Science and Engineering, Biological Engineering, and Brain and Cognitive Sciences
Mr. Corey Alfred Stevens
Postdoctoral Associate