mSphere of Influence: Frameshift—a Vision for Human Microbiome Research

Abstract

ABSTRACT Ariangela J. Kozik studies the respiratory microbiome as it relates to asthma. In this mSphere of Influence article, she reflects on how two papers, “Time’s up to adopt a biopsychosocial model to address racial and ethnic disparities in asthma outcomes” (E. C. Matsui, A. S. Adamson, and R. D. Peng, Allergy Clin Immunol 143:2024–2025, 2019, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jaci.2019.03.015) and “Health disparities and the microbiome” (K. Findley, D. R. Williams, E. A. Grice, and V. L. Bonham, Trends Microbiol 24:847–850, 2016, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tim.2016.08.001), shape her approach to human microbiome research.

Keywords

• asthma
• disparities
• microbiome