Clinical Oral Microbiome Research Center (COMRC)

https://research.dental.uw.edu/comrc/

Mission

The goal of the Clinical Oral Microbiome Research Center (COMRC) is to study the microbial and host determinants of oral health and identify effective therapeutic strategies for maintaining oral health.

The COMRC promotes collaborative research between basic scientists, clinical, and translational researchers and covers areas of expertise that include oral mucosal immunity and microbiology.

Core capabilties include next generation sequencing and clinical research capabilities ranging from in vitro studies to clinical trials. The work performed in the COMRC is supported both by NIH extramural grants and industry sponsors.

We believe this center can bring together collaborators working across health disciplines with an interest in the oral microbiome-host interactions as well as provide the initial infrastructure to successfully train undergraduates, dental students, and graduate level (PhD, MS, MSD) in microbiome research for clinical and translational dental research applications in the future.

Core Services Offered

Core capabilities include 16S rRNA oral microbiome sequencing and analyses (focused on oral microbiology and clinical oral samples).

Funding Information

NIH 2023-2028 and Industry (Colgate)

Reporting Structure

Dean of the University of Washington School of Dentistry

Related UW Entities

School of Dentistry, Department of Periodontics, Department of Oral Health Sciences