Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai · GeneticsBunyavanich Allergy Lab
Supinda Bunyavanich · New York, New York
Research Focus
Dr. Supinda Bunyavanich's lab focuses on understanding how the oral environment contributes to food allergies in young children. By studying saliva samples from a large cohort of children, they aim to identify how oral immunity, microbial communities, and metabolites change as food allergies develop. This research could lead to better prevention strategies and methods for detecting food allergy risks using simple saliva tests.
food allergiesoral microbiomeimmune developmentsaliva analysismetabolomics
Research Aims
3AIM 01Characterize the development of allergen-specific antibodies and cytokine responses in saliva during early life.
AIM 02Profile the saliva microbiome and metabolome to identify changes associated with food allergy acquisition.
AIM 03Investigate the interactions between oral and systemic immune environments to understand food allergy development.
Skills the Lab Values
saliva collectionmicrobial profilingmetabolomicsimmunological assaysbioinformaticslongitudinal study designdata analysissystem biology modelingclinical research
Output against the department
Publications166top 47% of dept.123rd of 259
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Citations7.2kbottom 38% of dept.161st of 259
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