Johannes Björk
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Björk, Johannes
University Medical Centre Groningen, The Netherlands
Johannes Björk holds a Ph.D. from Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC) in Barcelona. He is currently a postdoctoral researcher at the University Medical Center Groningen, in the Netherlands.
Throughout his career, Johannes has studied the microbiome across a wide range of host organisms, including marine sponges, wild baboons, and, more recently, humans. Drawing on concepts and theory from ecology, his research aims to unravel the complex and dynamic interactions between the microbiome and its host—relationships he believes are key to unlocking the therapeutic potential of the gut microbiome.
Leveraging his expertise in longitudinal microbiome analysis, he is currently involved in projects investigating the link between microbial dynamics and host health, with a focus on post-transplantation outcomes, inflammatory bowel disease, and cancer immunotherapy.