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Lisa Karstens Lab
Microbiome Bioinformatics
The Karstens Lab is an interdisciplinary group at Oregon Health & Science University in the Department of Medical Informatics, Division of Bioinformatics and Computational Biomedicine. We study the human microbiome and its relationship to health and disease using high-throughput sequencing and analytical chemistry approaches. We specialize in the urinary microbiome and other low microbial biomass niches, but also have projects involving the gut microbiome.
Skills
We specialize in the following
Microbiome Analysis
R Software
Data Analysis
Bioinformatics
Projects
All things are difficult before they are easy
Low Microbial Biomass Enviornments
Sequencing data that is used to study the microbiome is error prone, especially in samples originating from low microbial biomass environments.
Microshades
An R package for improving color accessibility and organization of complex data.
Urinary Microbiome
Bacteria and other microbes exist the bladder in the absence of infection. How these bacteria relate to non-infectious bladder disorders is largely unknown.
Updates & News
IRACDA Fellowship Award
Celebrating the OHSU IRACDA Fellowship Award!
Welcome Dr. Keisha Harrison!
Dr. Keisha Harrison joined our lab as a postdoctoral fellow in December 2024.
microshades featured by ASM journal
The microshades R publication has been included in the ASM Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion article collection.