Colloquium----Institute of Theoretical Physics，Chinese Academy of Sciences

CAS Key Laboratory of Theoretical Physics
Institute of Theoretical Physics
Chinese Academy of Sciences
Colloquium
Title 题目	Controlling Human Microbiota
Speaker 报告人	Yang-Yu Liu (刘洋彧)
Affiliation 所在单位	哈佛大学
Date 日期	2018年5月8日 16:00 －－17:00
Venue 地点	Conference room 6620 New Building
Abstract 摘要	We coexist with a vast number of microbes—our microbiota—that live in and on our bodies, and play an important role in human physiology and diseases. Many scientific advances have been made through the work of large-scale, consortium-driven metagenomic projects. Despite these advances, there are still many fundamental questions regarding the dynamics and control of microbiota to be addressed. Indeed, it is well established that human-associated microbes form a very complex and dynamic ecosystem, which can be altered by drastic diet change, medical interventions, and many other factors. The alterability of our microbiome offers opportunities for practical microbiome-based therapies, e.g., fecal microbiota transplantation and probiotic administration, to restore or maintain our healthy microbiota. Yet, the complex structure and dynamics of the underlying ecosystem render the quantitative study of microbiome-based therapies extremely difficult. In this talk, I will discuss our recent theoretical progress on controlling human microbiota from dynamical systems and control theory perspectives.
Contact person 所内联系人	周海军