Military Veteran Microbiome Podcast

Dr. Kerry Kinney is a Professor - Fellow of the L.P. Gilvin Centennial Professorship in the Department of Civil, Architectural, and Environmental Engineering.  Her research in environmental engineering focuses on the beneficial application of microorganisms to the treatment of pollutants in the environment. Today she sat down with Adam Hoffberg at the DoD Microbiome Symposium at the Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs to discuss her work and its implications for that well known structure the temporary classroom.

Erica Hartmann, Assistant Professor, Civil and Environmental Engineering, Northwestern University sat down with Adam Hoffberg at the DoD Microbiome Symposium at the Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs. Erica discusses her interest in antimicrobial agents especially in hand soaps and the negative effects they can have in the built environment.

Dr Paula J Olsiewski is the Program Director at the Alfred P Sloan Foundation and created and directs the Foundation's programs in Microbiology of the Built Environment and Chemistry of Indoor Environments. She sat down with Adam Hoffberg just before the start of the DoD Microbiome Conference in Colorado Springs to discuss how the Sloan Foundation got involved in this exciting field and where she thinks the research might lead. Dr. Olsiewski is one of those truly visionary thinkers.

Dr. Jack Gilbert, Faculty Director, The Microbiome Center Professor, Department of Surgery, The University of Chicago, Senior Scientist (Adjunct), the Marine Biological Laboratory, Group Leader in Microbial Ecology, Argonne National Laboratory met with us over the phone to discuss his work in the microbiome for built environments. Jack has far flung interests and this far reaching discussion was, if nothing else, a trip worth taking.