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Prof Dave Spratt
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Microbial Diseases, UCL Eastman Dental Institute
256 Gray's Inn Rd
London
WC1X 8LD
Appointment
- Professor of Microbial Ecology and Education
- Microbial Diseases
- Eastman Dental Institute
- Faculty of Medical Sciences
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Research Themes


Research Summary
At present my research activities revolve around a number of aspects of microbial ecology. I am primarily interested in understanding population shifts in our commensal microbiota which are associated with the inception and progression of polymicrobial diseases. A number of molecular techniques including metagenomics are now available which allow the population profile of a given microbial population to be ascertained in a unbiased and cultured independent manner. These techniques have revolutionised our understanding of the human microbiome and it is thought that perhaps 50,000 different species make up th ehuman microbiome.
Academic Background
1994 | PhD | Doctor of Philosophy – Microbiology | University of West England |
1990 | BSc Hons | Bachelor of Science (Honours) – Applied Biological Sciences | Bristol Polytechnic |