The Benioff Center for Microbiome Medicine at UCSF
The BCMM provides a centralized home for the healthcare-based community of human microbiome researchers across the University of California, San Francisco, invested in exploring the human microbiome’s potential to predict, prevent and treat a wide range of diseases.
Major Areas of Support
- Funding to conduct innovative, integrative studies to accelerate our capacity to predict and prevent childhood disease and to develop new microbiome-based strategies to treat existing conditions
- Training program for the next generation of physicians and scientists specializing in the human microbiome
- Annual symposium to promote education and collaboration in the field
- Summer internship program for Bay Area youth
- Support to maintain and expand the Center’s team of dedicated healthcare-centered faculty and staff
- Advanced Collaborative (CoLab) facilities housing next-generation platforms and technical expertise to support genomic and molecular microbiome studies
- Expansion of our gnotobiotic mouse facility to facilitate pre-clinical testing of novel therapies
Our commitment to research excellence
The Benioff Center for Microbiome Medicine is dedicated to research excellence, mentorship and providing resources to the broader scientific community. We are proud to present our brochure, which encapsulates all our discoveries since our inception in 2019.
Your Donations Make a Difference
Your generosity keeps us nimble and innovative, able to take on promising opportunities and advance our mission. Please consider donating to support our efforts.
Become a BCMM Member
Would like to get involved in our programs and join the community of UCSF trainees, clinicians, and scientists who recognize that the human microbiome plays a key role in preventing, predicting, and treating disease. Membership if free and open to anyone with a UCSF appointment.