Amanda Lewis, Ph.D.

Bacteria, Glycobiology, and Women's Health

More about me

Professor

Department of Ob/Gyn and Reproductive Sciences

Division of Maternal-Fetal Medicine

Co-Director, Glycobiology Research and Training Center

Director, UC Glycosciences Consortium for Women's Health

University of California San Diego

Contact me: e-mail: a1lewis[at]health.ucsd.edu

The Vaginal Microbiome

The composition of bacteria in the human vagina has been linked to health and disease. Our lab builds experimental models to understand how vaginal bacteria interact with each other and the host and how these events lead to colonization and pathophysiology

Glycans and the microbiome in health and disease

Carbohydrates (glycans) are rich at mucosal surfaces and are involved in many host-microbe interactions. We investigate glycans in health and disease with an emphasis on infection and the microbiome