From Gut to Lung: Using Metagenomics to Understand How Early Gut Colonisers Shape the Risk of Severe Respiratory Infections in Childhood

29 Jan 2026
Bacteria, Bugs & Big Data Stage
  • Evidence about early life gut microbiota assembly and how this is shaped by social and clinical factors 

  • Using birth cohorts and longitudinal study design to reveal the role of the neonatal gut microbiota in subsequent health 

  • Detailed evidence from the Baby Biome Study on how the gut microbiome at one week of age is associated with severe respiratory infections in the first 2 years of life 

  • Next steps 

Speakers
Nigel Field
Nigel Field, Professor of Infectious Disease & Epidemiology - University College London