Gut Microbes May Help Chew Your Food
Duke researchers are exploring how the human gut microbiome affects digestion and fecal particle size.
The awardees are being recognized for their boundary-pushing work to achieve scientific breakthroughs. Each will receive up to $2.5 million over five years to support their research. The six U.S. awardees join a global community of 21 Polymaths from six countries.
The Schmidt Polymath Award will support David’s work to seek new genomics methods to uncover healthier, more sustainable diets and food systems and make it feasible to obtain regular, objective, data on the diets of individuals and communities globally.