Nicholas L. Chia, Ph.D.

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• Testing the Biochemical Behavior of the Fecal Microbiome Rochester, Minn.

  The purpose of this study is to test the metabolic capacity of a fecal microbiome community in a bioreactor culture system in individuals in advanced adenomas versus a normal screening population.

• Time Longitudinal Study of the Microbiome in Colorectal Cancer Subjects Rochester, Minn.

  The primary purpose of this study is to characterize the microbes that are causal of colorectal cancer and those that are merely conditions of the tumor. This will be accomplished by comparing the microbiomes before and after resection.