Public profile profile for schertze

Jonathan
Schertzer
Position: 
Associate Professor
McMaster University
Ontario
Research area/interests: 
Immunometabolism, diabetes, obesity, microbiota, postbiotics: We are interested in figuring out how xenobiotics, diet and microbial stress promote or combat obesity, prediabetes, and diabetic complications. We are excited to help students discover new aspects in the 2-way street between host glucose and commensal or pathogenic bacteria.
Researcher type: 
Academic
Microbiome sites of interest: 
Human microbiome
Animal microbiome
Gut microbiome
Animal models
Mouse models
Notable technologies or other expertise: 
Therapeutics
Other microbiome analyses: 
gnotobiotic mouse models