Connie W Y Ha

With more than ten years of experience driving research programs in academic, clinical and industry settings, my expertise in integrating microbial cultivation, sequencing technologies, and animal models have proven to be an asset in identifying novel host-microbiome relationships in gastrointestinal, neurological, and dermatological diseases. I currently serve as the Director of Microbial Genomics (University of California – San Francisco), a technology hub that focuses on accelerating the discovery and application of microbiome-based innovations through next-generation sequencing. I establish partnerships with investigators across biomedical disciplines to define the mechanistic role of microbiome in human physiology in order to add a powerful dimension to the diagnosis and treatment of conditions with unmet medical needs.