Sam Light
Assistant Professor of Microbiology
Committee on Microbiology
Committee on Molecular Metabolism and Nutrition
Sam Light received a B.A. from Bard College and a Ph.D. in biochemistry from Northwestern University. As a postdoctoral fellow at UC Berkeley, his research primarily focused on mechanisms of microbial metabolism. Since starting at the University of Chicago in 2020, he has sought to employ molecular approaches to address the role of gut-associated microbes in human health and disease. His interests include determining the role of metabolic activities on complex microbial ecosystems and elucidating the effect of such processes on a mammalian host.