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Medicine & Health

The father of the microbiome

Jeffrey I. Gordon, MD, directs the Washington University School of Medicine’s Center for Genome Sciences and Systems Biology. Along with talented students and colleagues, Gordon has harnessed the power of specialized mouse models to study the ­microbial communities that colonize the human gut. (James Byard/Washington University)
Jeffrey I. Gordon, MD, is expanding our understanding of human health into nonhuman realms, studying the bacteria that take up residence in the gut and help define who we become. Indeed, this research suggests you are what you — and your microbes — eat.
Nutrition & Wellness

Key collaborators

Assisted by many ­talented students and postdoctoral fellows, such as Jeanette Gehrig, ­pioneering researcher Jeffrey I. Gordon, MD, has been studying the ­microbial ­communities that colonize the human gut for more than two ­decades, and his work has ­revolutionized our understanding of human ­biology. (James Byard/Washington University)
Jeff Gordon’s influence in the race to understand the human gut microbiome extends to the many students he has mentored at the Washington University School of Medicine. Here is a small sampling of his former students and postdocs, and where they are now.
Campus & Community

Sporting a new look

The $55 million Gary M. ­Sumers Recreation ­Center ­debuted Oct. 29, 2016. ­­The facility features a new three-court gym, 72 cardio machines, multiple exercise studios, a “Zen Den” and more. (Dan Donovan/Washington University)
At the Gary M. Sumers Recreation Center, the university encourages healthy living through ­ state-of-the-art fitness and recreation facilities.
Campus & Community

Must-reads

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In the last year, dozens of books by university faculty and alumni hit the shelves. Here we share just a small selection of the noteworthy tomes that are making an impact on literature, research and best-seller lists.