AGA Center for Gut Microbiome Research & Education
Major Programs
AGA Microbiome Update
Industry Partners
For industries working in the microbiome space, the center can work with you to evaluate your product and help bring it to market.
AGA's Microbiome Center in the News
Scientific Advisory Board
The mission of the AGA Center for Gut Microbiome Research and Education is to advance research and education on the gut microbiome with the goal of improving human health. To provide guidance on gut microbiome-related issues, AGA has convened a scientific advisory board comprised of world leaders in computational biology and metagenomics, microbiome animal models, microbiology translational research, nutrition, and pertinent regulatory and policy issues.

Phillip I. Tarr, MD (Chair)

Eugene B. Chang, MD, AGAF (Past-Chair)

Robert A. Britton, PhD

Geoffrey Preidis, MD, PhD

Diane Hoffman, JD, MS

Vanessa A. Leone, PhD

Rohit Loomba, MD

Ryan Ranallo, PhD

Alejandro Reyes, PhD

Siew Chien Ng, MD, PhD, AGAF

Elena F. Verdu, MD, PhD

Liping Zhao, PhD

Nicholas Davidson, MD, DSc, AGAF (Governing Board Liaison)