The Pakpour Laboratory is a microbiome research group located at the University of British Columbia.

Microbiome research is the study of microorganisms, their genomes, and their surrounding environmental conditions.

The BMR Laboratory Approach

The ultimate goal of our laboratory is to better comprehend forces and factors influencing the human microbiome, and how microorganisms interact with their environment, with each other, and with their host.

Our research has continuously focused on translating basic microbiome discoveries into applications ranging from bioengineering and biomaterials to medicine.

"You live in intimate association with bacteria, and you couldn't survive without them."

— Bonnier Bassler

Human microbiome-based diagnostics and therapeutics at the frontier of personalized medicine.

Taken together, the microbiome is emerging as an integral part of precision medicine as it not only contributes to interindividual variability in all aspects of a disease but can also be employed as diagnostic tools and represent a potentially modifiable factor, unlike host genes, that can then be targeted by probiotics, prebiotics, diet, as well as community replacement approaches such as fecal microbiota transplant.

The utilization of modern techniques and global research collaboration have allowed our laboratory to continuously pursue the aim of discovering novel methods to enhance the quality-of-life and health of citizens around the world.