Dr. Hariom Yadav, Ph.D.

Director, USF Center for Microbiome Research, Microbiomes Institute
Professor, Department of Neurosurgery, Brain and Spine
Professor
Faculty, Center of Excellence for Aging and Brain Repair
Faculty, Byrd Alzheimer’s Center/ USF Neuroscience Institute

Education

PhD, Biochemistry, National Dairy Research Institute, 2006
MSc, Applied Biochemistry, Jiwaji University, 2001
BSc, Biology, Jiwaji University, 1999
Interdisciplinary and Emerging Signature Programs
Allergy, Immunology & Infectious Disease
Biomedical Engineering & Nanomedicine
Cancer Biology
Cardiovascular Sciences
Cellular and Molecular Biology
Metabolic Regulation and Disorders
Neurodegenerative Disease
Neuroscience

Research Interests

Dr. Yadav, a professor of neurosurgery and brain repair, was recruited to the USF Health Morsani College of Medicine to direct the Center for Microbiome Research, a key component of the newly launched USF Institute for Microbiomes. The major focus of Dr. Yadav’s laboratory is investigating whether and how a leaky gut caused by disturbances in the gut microbiome contributes to the risk of dementia and other age-related chronic diseases such as diabetes, cardiovascular disease, cancer, and dementia. His group also work to develop evidence-based products — probiotics, prebiotics, fermented foods, modified ketogenic diets — that can modulate the microbiome to help prevent the bad effects of an abnormal leakiness in gut. Dr. Yadav’s research is supported by funding from the National Institutes of Health, Department of Defense, and National Science Foundation.